[Coco] CoCo Wireless RS-232 Pak

[Darren A]

On 2/25/09, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 February 2009, Roger Taylor wrote:
>>> >Two DECB, OS-9, or NitrOS-9 CoCo's should be able to talk to each
>>> >other using the pak's EasyConnect mode which is initiated by both
>>> >CoCos using a certain command sequence.  A cable-replacement mode is
>>> >started and the rest is just an invisible null-modem serial cable as
>>> >far as the CoCo is concerned.
>>>
>>>That doesn't seem to address using a BT mouse with the coco though?
>>
>>I'm not sure if the pak can use a BT mouse or not.  There's too many
>>gadgets out there that one would have to test on their own.
>
> All my blathering about is trying to figure out how, if the bt was receiving
> data both from a bt mouse, a bt keyboard, and a bt<-> usb dongle with a copy
> of minicom running on it from this box. How can the coco keep the bytes in
> their proper playpens.  Or will the bt mouse & keyboard just be so much
> interference to the comm link its intended to be?


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The firmware in the BT module of Roger's wireless pak implements the
Serial Port Profile (SPP) for bluetooth.  This profile provides a
simple RS-232 cable replacement mechanism.  BT mice and keyboards are
not serial port devices. They use the Human Interface Device (HID)
profile which is not supported by the firmware.

Darren