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11 Human Interface Device 11.1 Introduction
A typical Bluetooth Human Interface Devices (HID) is a Bluetooth-enabled mouse,
keyboard or joystick. The HID service allows wireless communication to Bluetooth HID
devices.
The HID profile can be used in the following scenarios:
♦ Connecting a computer to a Bl uetooth Mouse.
♦ Connecting a computer to a Bluetooth Keyboard.
11.2 Connect a Computer to a Bluetooth Mouse
This section outlines how to connect a computer (Computer A) to a mouse (Bluetooth
Mouse B).
Computer A: Bluetooth Mouse B:
Desktop, PIII, 800MHz, 128M Bluetooth wireless mouse
A Bluetooth USB dongle
Windows 2000
IVT BlueSoleil™
Step 1: Insert the Bluetooth USB dongle into the computer.
Step 2: Start BlueSoleil™ in the computer and set the security level to low
using the Tools | Configurations | Security menu.
Step 3: Set the device name of the computer to anything you want. Here it
is named Computer A.
♦ In the BlueSoleil™ Main Window of Computer A, click Tools |
My Bluetooth Device. Enter ‘Computer A’ in the device name
field in the My Bluetooth Device window.
Step 4: Power on the Bluetooth mouse. (Bluetooth Mouse B)
Step 5: Search for Bluetooth devices in Computer A until you find Bluetooth
Mouse B. In the Main Window, double-click the My Device icon
(‘center ball’). Wait a few seconds. The discovered surrounding
devices appear.
Step 6: Double-click the Bluetooth Mouse B device icon to find it’s HID
service. If found, the HID service icon turns red . (Figure 11.1)