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4 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>BlueSMiRF Installation Tutorial.<br>
5 </b>By James Frye</font>
6 <p><b><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Updated <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" startspan s-type="EDITED" s-format="%m/%d/%Y" -->05/21/2010<!--webbot
7 bot="Timestamp" i-CheckSum="12519" endspan -->.</font></b></p>
8 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This tutorial applies for Windows XP and Vista.</font></p></td>
9 <td align="center" valign="top" width="320"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf15.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
10 <font size="2"><b>Image of completed Robot.</b></font></font></td>
11 </tr>
12 <tr>
13 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
14 </tr>
15 <tr>
16 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Necessary Hardware</strong></font>
17 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">You will need:<br>
18 &nbsp; &gt; Bluetooth USB Dongle (WRL-00150)</font></p>
19 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Choose one of these modules:<br>
20 &nbsp; &gt; Bluetooth Modem BlueSMiRF (Int. ceramic ant.) (WRL-00582)<br>
21 &nbsp; &gt; Bluetooth Modem BlueSMiRF RP-SMA (Ext. ant.) (WRL-00158)<br>
22 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; 2.4GHz Duck Antenna RP-SMA (WRL-00145)</font></p>
23 </td>
24 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt000.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
25 <b>BlueSMiRF modules and Accessories.</b></font></td>
26 </tr>
27 <tr>
28 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
29 </tr>
30 <tr>
31 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 1.</strong><br>
Eric Nantel 31.1 32 We need to create a custom cable. Using a DC-02 data cable as a
Eric Nantel 30.1 33 base, you will need to remove the violet wire's female connector from the black housing on one end. Refer to Figure 1 for an example of how to
34 easily remove a connector from a black housing.</font></td>
35 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/dhbmd02.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
36 Figure 1.</font></td>
37 </tr>
38 <tr>
39 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
40 </td>
41 </tr>
42 <tr>
43 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 2.</strong><br>
44 Cover the exposed connector with heatshrink to avoid shorts. Your cable should look like Figure 2.</font></td>
45 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf01.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
46 Figure 2.</font></td>
47 </tr>
48 <tr>
49 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
50 </tr>
51 <tr>
52 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 3.</strong><br>
Eric Nantel 31.1 53 Connect the data and power cables to the BlueSMiRF as shown. Consult
Eric Nantel 30.1 54 Table 3 for connection information. A wiring diagram is available directly following Step 4.<br>
55 &nbsp;</font>
56 <div align="center">
57 <center>
58 <table border="1" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" >
59 <tbody><tr>
60 <td >
61 <div align="center">
62 <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" >
63 <tbody><tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 64 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">BlueSMiRF
Eric Nantel 30.1 65 Connections</font></td>
66 </tr>
67 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 68 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">CTS-I</font></td>
69 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Violet (Heat shrink end)</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 70 </tr>
71 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 72 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">PWR</font></td>
73 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Power Cable - Red (+)</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 74 </tr>
75 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 76 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">GND</font></td>
77 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Power Cable - Black (-)</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 78 </tr>
79 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 80 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">TX-O</font></td>
81 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Yellow</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 82 </tr>
83 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 84 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">RX-I</font></td>
85 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Blue</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 86 </tr>
87 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 88 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">RTS-O</font></td>
89 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Violet</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 90 </tr>
91 </tbody></table>
92 </div>
93 </td>
94 </tr>
95 <tr>
96 <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
97 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Table 3.</font></p></td>
98 </tr>
99 </tbody></table>
100 </center></div>
101 </td>
102 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf02.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
103 Figure 3.</font></td>
104 </tr>
105 <tr>
106 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
107 </tr>
108 <tr>
109 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 4.</strong><br>
110 Connect the data and power cables to the SSC-32 as shown. Consult Table 4 for connection information. A wiring diagram is available directly
111 following this step.<br>
112 &nbsp;</font>
113 <div align="center">
114 <center>
115 <table border="1" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" >
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117 <td >
118 <div align="center">
119 <table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" >
120 <tbody><tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 121 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">SSC-32
Eric Nantel 30.1 122 Connections</font></td>
123 </tr>
124 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 125 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">TX</font></td>
126 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Blue</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 127 </tr>
128 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 129 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">RX</font></td>
130 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Yellow</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 131 </tr>
132 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 133 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">+</font></td>
134 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Red</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 135 </tr>
136 <tr>
Eric Nantel 31.1 137 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">GND</font></td>
138 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Black</font></td>
Eric Nantel 30.1 139 </tr>
140 </tbody></table>
141 </div>
142 </td>
143 </tr>
144 <tr>
145 <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
146 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Table 4.</font></p></td>
147 </tr>
148 </tbody></table>
149 </center></div>
150 </td>
151 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf03.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
152 Figure 4.</font></td>
153 </tr>
154 <tr>
155 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
156 </td>
157 </tr>
158 <tr>
159 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Wiring Diagram.</strong><br>
160 Refer to the following diagram for wiring information.</font>
161 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bluessc.gif" border="0" hspace="10" ></font></p>
162 </td>
163 </tr>
164 <tr>
165 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
166 </td>
167 </tr>
168 <tr>
169 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 5.</strong><br>
170 Currently, there are two versions of the BlueSMiRF. You can see the difference by looking at the ceramic antenna on the end of the board.</font>
171 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;- The (new) blue-antenna version defaults to a baud rate of 115.2K.<br>
172 &nbsp;- The (old) white-antenna version defaults to a baud rate of 9600.</font></p>
173 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Set the SSC-32's baud rate to either 115.2K or 9600, depending on which BlueSMiRF version you have. Refer to
174 Figure 5 to see the jumper configurations.</font></p>
175 </td>
176 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/baudrate.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
177 Figure 5.</font></td>
178 </tr>
179 <tr>
180 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
181 </tr>
182 <tr>
183 <td valign="top" align="left"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Step 6: Windows Vista.</b><br>
184 Plug the dongle into a spare USB port on the computer.</font>
185 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There should be a new icon in your taskbar, shaped like the Bluetooth symbol. Double
186 click on it to open the Bluetooth Devices screen.</font>
187 </p><p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click on "Add..."</font></p>
188 <p align="center"><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/taskbar2.jpg" ></p>
189 </td>
190 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/big/vista01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/vista01.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
191 <font size="2">Figure 6.</font></font></td>
192 </tr>
193 <tr>
194 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
195 </tr>
196 <tr>
197 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 7: Windows Vista.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
198 Make sure "My device is set up and ready to be found" is selected, then click "Next".</font></font></td>
199 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/big/vista02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/vista02.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
200 <font size="2">Figure 7.</font></font></td>
201 </tr>
202 <tr>
203 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br class="pb">
204 </font></td>
205 </tr>
206 <tr>
207 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 8: Windows Vista.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
208 Select "SparkFun-BT/New Device", then click "Next".</font></font></td>
209 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/big/vista03.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/vista03.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
210 <font size="2">Figure 8.</font></font></td>
211 </tr>
212 <tr>
213 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
214 </tr>
215 <tr>
216 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 9: Windows Vista.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
217 You will need to enter the BlueSMiRF's passkey. The passkey will be different, depending on the color of the BlueSMiRF's antenna.</font></font>
218 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;- The (new) blue-antenna version's passkey is "1234".<br>
219 &nbsp;- The (old) white-antenna version's passkey is "default".</font></p>
220 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click "Next".</font></p></td>
221 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/big/vista04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/vista04.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
222 <font size="2">Figure 9.</font></font></td>
223 </tr>
224 <tr>
225 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
226 </tr>
227 <tr>
228 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 10: Windows Vista.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
229 </font></font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now that you've set up the BlueSMiRF, a dialogue will appear.</font>
230 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Take note of the COM Ports listed in the dialogue box. You will use the
231 "Outgoing" COM port to connect with the BlueSMiRF.</b></font></p>
232 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click "Finish".</font></p>
233 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">To connect to the BlueSMiRF, simply plug it in and select the proper COM port.</font></p>
234 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Skip down to Step 16.</font></p>
235 </td>
236 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/big/vista05.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/vista05.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
237 <font size="2">Figure 10.</font></font></td>
238 </tr>
239 <tr>
240 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br class="pb">
241 </font></td>
242 </tr>
243 <tr>
244 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>Step 11: Windows XP.</b><br>
245 Now we need to install the WIDCOMM Bluetooth Software that came with the dongle. Insert the CD and plug the Bluetooth Dongle into a spare USB
246 port on the computer.</font></font>
247 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When the CD screen pops up, click on "Install Buetooth Softwa". Don't worry -
248 the software works much better than the first screen might lead you to believe.</font></p>
249 </td>
250 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt001.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
251 <font size="2">Figure 11.</font></font></td>
252 </tr>
253 <tr>
254 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
255 </tr>
256 <tr>
257 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 12: Windows XP.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
258 For the next several screens, keep clicking on "Next". Make sure you accept the license agreement. Click "Install".</font></font>
259 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Currently there are no signed Bluetooth drivers available. When you get to the
260 "Driver Signature Notice" screen, click "OK" to continue.</font></p>
261 <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sit back and relax; the installation will take a few minutes. Don't be alarmed when
262 multiple windows pop up and begin installation on their own - this is normal.</font>
263 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When the installation is complete, click on "Finish".</font></p>
264 </td>
265 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt005.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
266 <font size="2">Figure 12.</font></font></td>
267 </tr>
268 <tr>
269 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
270 </tr>
271 <tr>
272 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 13: Windows XP.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
273 </font></font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">There should be a new icon in your taskbar, shaped like the Bluetooth symbol.
274 Right click on it, and click Quick Connect &gt; Bluetooth Serial Port &gt; Find Devices. Double click on "SparkFun-BT" to connect.</font>
275 <p align="center"><img border="2" src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/taskbar.jpg" ></p>
276 </td>
277 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt017.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
278 <font size="2">Figure 13.</font></font></td>
279 </tr>
280 <tr>
281 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br class="pb">
282 </font></td>
283 </tr>
284 <tr>
285 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 14: Windows XP.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
286 You will need to enter the BlueSMiRF's passkey. The passkey will be different, depending on the color of the BlueSMiRF's antenna.</font></font>
287 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;- The (new) blue-antenna version's passkey is "1234".<br>
288 &nbsp;- The (old) white-antenna version's passkey is "default".</font></p>
289 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click "OK" to connect. Note: After connecting for the first time, you can
290 always use the Quick Connect menu to connect and disconnect.</font></p>
291 </td>
292 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt018.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
293 <font size="2">Figure 14.</font></font></td>
294 </tr>
295 <tr>
296 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
297 </tr>
298 <tr>
299 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="2">Step 15: Windows XP.</font></b><font size="2"><br>
300 </font></font><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now that you've connected with the BlueSMiRF, a dialogue will appear.</font>
301 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Take note of the COM Port listed in the drop-down box. You will use this COM port to
302 connect with the BlueSMiRF.</b></font></p>
303 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Click "OK".</font></p>
304 </td>
305 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/bt016.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
306 <font size="2">Figure 15.</font></font></td>
307 </tr>
308 <tr>
309 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;</font></td>
310 </tr>
311 <tr>
312 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 16.</strong><br>
Eric Nantel 31.1 313 <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/ses-software/lynxterm/" target="_blank">Download</a> and install Lynxterm. Click on "Setup" in the
Eric Nantel 30.1 314 "Port" section and change the COM port to the one listed in the Quick Connect dialogue.</font>
315 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Make sure the Baud Rate is set to match your BlueSMiRF's default.</font></p>
316 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;- The (new) blue-antenna version defaults to a baud rate of 115.2K.<br>
317 &nbsp;- The (old) white-antenna version defaults to a baud rate of 9600.</font></p>
318 <p>&nbsp;</p>
319 </td>
320 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt01.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
321 Figure 16.</font></td>
322 </tr>
323 <tr>
324 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
325 </td>
326 </tr>
327 <tr>
328 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Step 17.</strong><br>
329 Click on "Setup" in the "Terminal" section. Make sure your settings are the same as in Figure 17. <b>Double-check to make
330 sure "Send line feeds with carriage return" is turned off!</b></font>
331 <p>&nbsp;</p>
332 </td>
333 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt02.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
334 Figure 17.</font></td>
335 </tr>
336 <tr>
337 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
338 </tr>
339 <tr>
340 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 18.<br>
341 </b>In the main terminal screen, type "ver" and then hit "enter" to test connectivity to the SSC-32. You should see "ver"
342 replaced with your firmware's version.</font>
343 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;- For the (new) blue-antenna BlueSMiRF version, if the "ver" test returns the firmware version,
344 you're done! Please go to Step 23 for some helpful information.<br>
345 &nbsp;- For the (old) white-antenna BlueSMiRF version, please continue to Step 19.</font></p>
346 </td>
347 <td align="center" valign="top" ><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/lt03b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt03.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
348 Figure 18.</font></td>
349 </tr>
350 <tr>
351 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
352 </td>
353 </tr>
354 <tr>
355 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 19.</b><br>
356 Now type "+++" and hit "enter" to activate "Configuration Mode" on the BlueSMiRF. You should see "OK" on
357 the screen after you enter the "+++".</font>
358 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Type "AT" and hit "enter". You should see "OK" returned on the screen, confirming
359 that communication is still possible with the BlueSMiRF. If you don't see an "OK", go back through the tutorial and double-check your
360 settings.</font></p>
361 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Now type "ATSW20,472,0,0,1" and hit "enter". This changes the baud rate to 115.2k baud.
362 Note: This command does not return an "OK" on completion.</font></p>
363 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Reminder: Terminal applications do not allow the use of the "Backspace" button! If you make a
364 typo, just hit "enter" and try it again.</b></font></p>
365 </td>
366 <td align="left" valign="top" >
367 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/lt04b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt04.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
368 Figure 19.</font></p></td>
369 </tr>
370 <tr>
371 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
372 </tr>
373 <tr>
374 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 20.</b><br>
375 Type "ATSI,8". Disregard the rest of the line - it's just leftover from the previous command. You will see a return of "OK"
376 and "01D8,0000,0000" which is the baud rate written in hexadecimal. If this number is different, then you need to repeat Step 19.</font></td>
377 <td align="left" valign="top" >
378 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/lt05b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt05.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
379 Figure 20.</font></p></td>
380 </tr>
381 <tr>
382 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
383 </tr>
384 <tr>
385 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 21.</b><br>
386 Click on "Setup" in the "Port" section, and change the baud rate to 115200.</font>
387 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Now disconnect from LynxTerm by pressing "Disconnect" in the "Port" section. Disconnect
388 from the Bluetooth software by right clicking on the Bluetooth taskbar icon, then click Quick Connect &gt; Bluetooth Serial Port &gt; Sparkfun-BT,
389 then click OK.</font></p>
390 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Now turn off the SSC-32.</font></p></td>
391 <td align="left" valign="top" >
392 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/lt06.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
393 Figure 21.</font></p></td>
394 </tr>
395 <tr>
396 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
397 </td>
398 </tr>
399 <tr>
400 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 22.</b><br>
401 Set the SSC-32's baud rate to 115.2k baud, using the jumper configuration as shown.</font>
402 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Turn the SSC-32 back on. Reconnect to the BlueSMiRF (steps 10-13), then reconnect LynxTerm (press
403 "Connect" in the "Port" section).</font></p>
404 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">In LynxTerm, type "ver" and hit "enter" for the final test. You should see the firmware
405 version returned on the screen if all is well.</font></p></td>
406 <td align="left" valign="top" >
407 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf14.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
408 Figure 22.</font></p></td>
409 </tr>
410 <tr>
411 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
412 </tr>
413 <tr>
414 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 23.</b><br>
415 <b>Congratulations!</b> You can now control your robots without the annoyance of wires!</font>
416 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Note, at this point, you can re-enable the "Send line feeds with carriage return" option in the
417 "Terminal" setup of LynxTerm. Just remember that if you need to use the BlueSMiRF's configuration mode, you'll have to turn this
418 option off again.</font></p>
419 </td>
420 <td align="left" valign="top" >
421 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/smirf15.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
422 Figure 23.</font></p></td>
423 </tr>
424 <tr>
425 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font face="Verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
426 </tr>
427 <tr>
428 <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Step 24.</b><br>
429 For our testing, we did not have to change any timeouts in LynxTerm for reliable communication. However, we did have to change some timeouts in
430 <a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/p-443-ssc-32-sequencer.aspx" target="_blank">SEQ-01</a>.
431 Click on "Timeouts" and refer to Figure 24 for specific values.</font>
432 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">It's a good idea to experiment with timeout values. Try to find the smallest values that still allow reliable
433 communication.</font></p></td>
434 <td align="left" valign="top" >
435 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://www.lynxmotion.com/images/assembly/smirf/seq01b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-bipeds/bluesmirf-installation/WebHome/seq01.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ></a><br>
436 Figure 24.</font></p></td>
437 </tr>
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