Re: [NTLK] Giving the Newton some USB [and Bluetooth] lovin'

From: Adam Goddard <pashosh_at_tpg.com.au>
Date: Fri Oct 06 2006 - 06:59:47 EDT

On 06/10/2006, at 9:55 AM, Alex Perez wrote:
> Right, because it's a bridge, not a true USB port at all. It can only
> do
> one thing, convert serial data to USB data, much as my embedded
> bluetooth SPP (Serial Port Profile) bridge does, which simply bridges a
> wired serial port to a bluetooth SPP "port" on one's local machine, via
> bluetooth. Now I am just working on trying to get the bluetooth bridge
> module shrunk enough to be embedded in my MessagePad. This would be
> trivial to do in an eMate, since there's a ton of room.

Which module are you using? There are some cheap micro ones with
inbuilt or separate chip antennas from a few Chinese and Taiwanese
companies. All SMD stuff. My next project after the USB-001 board. ^_^

Regards,
   - Adam Goddard

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