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BlueSnap Specifications

Operating Modes Mode Description Command Slave Mode Slave Mode is the default mode of the BlueSnap. While in this mode, other wireless devices can discover and connect to the BlueSnap. SM,0 Master Mode Master Mode enables the ability to make outbound connections via the C command. SM,1 Trigger Mode Trigger Mode configures the BlueSnap to connect to the remote stored address automatically when data is received on the local serial port of the master. SM,2 Auto Master Mode Auto Master Mode configures the BlueSnap to automatically connect to the stored

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How to change the baud rate of the BlueSnap Smart dongle on Windows

The default baud rate for the BlueSnap Smart Dongle is 115200. Some applications may require a different baud rate. This article will walk you through the steps to change the baud rate (to 9600 in this example). You will need a terminal application like TeraTerm, PuTTy, or Serialio’s JavaTerm. We will use PuTTy in this example. You will also need a USB-RS232 cable to connect the BlueSnap Smart Dongle to the PC. Open PuTTy, select the Serial radio button and set your communication options to the correct COM port and

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Set BlueSnap M6A Baudrate Wireless RS232 (DB9) Adapter

You set BlueSnap M6A baudrate on the BlueSnap M6A Wireless RS-232 (DB9) Adapter quickly and easily. Launch the yACK FAST app, connect to the M6A. Second tap the Mode Menu Icon third, tap Set M6A baudrate. Finally tap the desired baudrate from the list: When you set BlueSnap M6A baudrate on yACK FAST Android, you pick the menu option, then tap the drop-down for the list of baudrates.

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Unix Error Numbers

#define EPERM 1 /* Not super-user */ #define ENOENT 2 /* No such file or directory */ #define ESRCH 3 /* No such process */ #define EINTR 4 /* Interrupted system call */ #define EIO 5 /* I/O error */ #define ENXIO 6 /* No such device or address */ #define E2BIG 7 /* Arg list too long */ #define ENOEXEC 8 /* Exec format error */ #define EBADF 9 /* Bad file number */ #define ECHILD 10 /* No children */ #define EAGAIN 11 /* No more processes */

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SerialPort Install Notes

The Java Tool For Serial PortsVersion 6.1WinXP/2K/NTx86/98/95, OS/2, Mac PPC OS9/OSX,Solaris Sparc/x86, Linux x86/ARM, FreeBSD x86, HP/UX PA-RISC, SGI IRIX MIPS, IBM AIX PPC, SCO UnixWare IA32, Compaq Tru64 Alpha, Novell Netware, WinCE MIPS/SH3/SH4/ARM, EPOC32 ARM, PocketPC 2002 MIPS/SH3/SH4/ARM Java compatability Note This version was compiled with JDK 1.4.0. Due to enhancements in JDK 1.4.0, certain older code may not run as expected when run on older versions of the Java VM (1.1.8 in particular). If you plan to run on JDK 1.1.8 use the Serialio.jar in the ../Core/Jars/JDK118 folder.

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SerialPort Power Management Examples

SerialPort provides power management for PCMCIA and CF cards.* This allows you to maximize battery life by minimizing the power consumption of your application. Using the power management features is very simple. Below, you’ll find a couple of example snippets that demonstrate SerialPort’s power management capabilities. Example 1 — Querying the state of a particular card slot: int slot = choiceSlot.getSelectedIndex();int pMode = SerialPortLocal.getPowerMode(slot); Example 2 — Setting the card state to standby or active: int pMode = 1;if (cbStandby.getState()) pMode = 0;int slot = choiceSlot.getSelectedIndex();SerialPortLocal.setPowerMode(slot, pMode); *Not supported on all platforms

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About Java SerialPort

SerialPort is the world’s first (since 1996), and still foremost Java product for serial ports. SerialPort provides highly flexible control of serial ports from your Java application.SerialPort is a high-performance class that also provides low-level serial port control. If your device plugs into a serial port—on or off the Internet—it is almost certain that you can use SerialPort to communicate with it. Applets To implement applet support, you must create a ‘trusted’ applet. If you’re interested in creating trusted applets, ask about our Termlet Package which has the source code

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SerialPort Version Changelog

Changes for version 9.6-9.7 MacOS M1 Apple Silicon support Windows SerGetPortListReg method gets ports from the registry for devices not showing in the Windows Device Manager. Changes for version 9.5-9.6 Windows Server 2022 Changes for version 9.3-9.5 Support Windows 11 Changes for version 9.2-9.3 Support Windows Server 2019 Changes for version 9.1-9.2 Linux x86 serGetPortList support, aarch64 architecture, ttyUSB  Changes for version 9.0-9.1 Support Windows Server 2016 Changes for version 8.9-9.0 Support Raspberry Pi-3 (LuxArm 32-bit)Support ODROID (in RPi-3 package – LuxArm 64-bit) Changes for version 8.8-8.9 Support Windows 10 Changes

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The difference between SerialPort and javax.comm.SerialPort

People frequently ask if SerialPort provides support for javax.comm.SerialPort. Yes, absolutely. This information will help you determine if you wish to use the superior SerialPort API directly, or the javax.comm.SerialPort API. SerialPort provides maximum flexibility (evident by the fact that javax.comm.SerialPort is implemented entirely using SerialPort). The SerialPort API was shipping commercially for about 18 months before Sun introduced javax.comm.SerialPort. As diagrammed below, the Serialio.com implementation of javax.comm.SerialPort was built completely using the SerialPort API and is based on the Comm API 2.0 (the first release in spite of the

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How to setup the idChamp 1126/1128 with SerialMagic Professional for Windows

This support article will show you how to configure SerialMagic Professional for Windows for use with the idChamp UHF 1126/1128. This tutorial is applicable to both the idChamp UHF 1126 desktop scanner and the idChamp UHF 1128 scanner. 1. Plug your idChamp 1126/1128 into your Windows PC via the micro USB cable that came with it in the box. 2. Download and install SerialMagic Professional for Windows if you have not already done so. 3. Launch SerialMagic Professional and click on “Add” to add a new connection. 4. Select “Cabled

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Our Testimonial

Our boutique private school time and attendance uses Cloud-in-Hand® Stratus-io Time and Attendance. Our school’s students scan RFID badges for attendance logging using the idChamp® NF4x RFID badge reader. It’s so simple all of our very young students easily learned and use it without effort or confusion. Stratus-io Time and Attendance program is easy to… Read more “Time and Attendance Easy-To-Use For Young Students”

Starport Technologies encodes 10 million RFID tags per month, sometimes UHF reader must ignore unwanted nearby UHF tags. Prior to encoding some UHF tags we do printing. We use Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID readers to quickly spot check around voided tags to insure the encoding is done to the proper tags. Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e UHF RFID… Read more “Unwanted Nearby UHF Tags Ignored Using Scanfob® Ultra-RE40e”

Sanders Roth - VP
Starport Technologies

Innova Zones was approached by a customer looking to track RFID i-Safe Tags to ensure compliance with safety gear requirements within their facility. Unsure if it was possible, we sent a tag to Serialio, who quickly and expertly helped us setup the idChamp® Smart Credential Readers to read iSafe tags. Thanks to Serialio, we have… Read more “Read RFID i-Safe Tags”

Eastland Dunavin
Innova Zones

We use SerialMagic Keys Professional Android to connect with the HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader. SerialMagic Keys Professional is exceptionally easy to use. SerialMagic Keys Professional quickly and easily posts scan RFID tags to all apps that take keystrokes. Post many types of RFID tags: ISO 11784/11785 compliant FDX-B and HDX, FDX-B Fastag, FDX-B… Read more “HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader – Android”

USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid on iPad & iPhone is an unmatched data collection solution. Form-A-Feed uses this solution successfully for years. Serialio support has been unmatched by any supplier. The Support Team is super responsive, and the Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid solution always works. Mobile Grid is so reliable, when our Microsoft based solution fails, Serialio is… Read more “Unmatched Data Collection Solution – Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid”

Martin Tandsater
Form-A-Feed, Inc.

The Toshiba Team spent months searching for the best electronic emergency headcount software for our large facilities. Toshiba needed emergency mustering Roll Call ensuring employees, visitors, and contractors are all safe and accounted for during an Emergency. Serialio was one of many companies we reached out to, and we’re so thankful we did! The Cloud-In-Hand… Read more “Emergency Headcount Software 1-Million-Square-Foot”

Derius Goudeaux - Safety Manager
Toshiba

Our search for mobile order for sales reps and trade shows solution ended when we found Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order. Mobile Order is a terrific application replacing our last ordering solution.  We deployed to our outside sales staff and use it for our trade shows on iPads & iPhones.  We were up and running in record… Read more “Mobile Order For Sales Reps and Trade Shows”

Scott Bonora - Director of Operations
Phillips International, Inc.

In 2019, we needed a reliable and cost-effective method of enabling RFID scans on a tablet for a custom RFID time clock application on Windows Surface Pro we developed.  We were fortunate enough to find SerialMagic Professional and the idChamp® RFID Smart Card Badge Reader.  Serialio assisted us with the software and hardware needed to… Read more “Enable RFID Scans On Windows Surface Pro For Time Clock Application”

Russell Hopkinson - Senior Engineer

University of Wyoming Vending Services has used the BlueSnap M6A Dex for vending machine service for vending machine DEX service for over two years. VendSys initially recommended we purchase the BlueSnap DEX Kit and we’re very happy we did. UW Vending has full-time, employees managing students who are route drivers. I can confidently say that… Read more “Vending Machine DEX Service With iPhone-Android-BlueSnap”

Bill McCleary - Manager Vending Services
University of Wyoming

We take orders with iScanBrowser iOS with the PX20 wireless mobile 2D+1D barcode scanner. Our users quickly and reliably make orders are in our showroom with iScanBrowser on iPad Air devices. We like the speed and stability of the PX20 iScanBrowser in building orders fast and accurate. We have worked with Serialio.com for many years… Read more “iScanBrowser iOS Super-Fast & Reliable Order Taking”

David R.
Giftwares Company, Inc.