Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide. Date: January 2004 Document Version M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide

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2 1- Introduction Chapter contents Introduction Overview Installing the Bluetooth PC adapter Setting up the Bluetooth serial port Installing the handheld device Installing Pi Remote Toolbox. 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide 1

Introduction Introduction Pi Remote Toolbox utilises a PDA handheld device with a built in Bluetooth adapter as a wireless solution for viewing compatible Pi Toolbox displays.

3 Introduction Introduction Pi Remote Toolbox utilises a PDA handheld device with a built in Bluetooth adapter as a wireless solution for viewing compatible Pi Toolbox displays. When Pi Toolbox is installed on the PC, a folder called Remote is created in the Pi Toolbox directory. This folder contains a file called PiToolbox.prc and a file called Mathlib.prc. These files need to be installed on the handheld device by using the Hot Sync function with the PC. For more information on using or installing the handheld device, refer to the supplied manufacturers documentation. 2 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide

4 Overview Overview To be able to successfully view Pi Toolbox displays on the handheld device you must carry out the following steps: This overview assumes that you have already installed a version of Pi Toolbox that supports Pi Remote Toolbox. If you haven t done so, you must carry this out before attempting any of the other tasks. 1 Install the Bluetooth PC adapter. 2 Configure the Bluetooth Serial port. 3 Install the Handheld PDA. 4 Install the Pi Remote Toolbox application on the handheld device. 5 Start Pi Remote Toolbox. 6 Configure the displays in Pi Toolbox and check their operation. For more information on using Pi Remote Toolbox, refer to the HTML Help in Pi Toolbox. Installing the Bluetooth PC adapter Install the supplied Bluetooth PC adapter as per the supplied manufacturers instructions. Setting up the Bluetooth serial port Once you have installed the Bluetooth PC adapter, the Bluetooth serial port must be configured. You need to do this to configure the security options and to obtain the port details so that you can configure Pi Toolbox. 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide 3

Setting up the Bluetooth serial port To set up the Bluetooth serial port 1 Right-click on the Bluetooth icon in the System tray to bring up the shortcut menu, select Advanced Configuration.

5 Setting up the Bluetooth serial port To set up the Bluetooth serial port 1 Right-click on the Bluetooth icon in the System tray to bring up the shortcut menu, select Advanced Configuration. 2 The Bluetooth Configuration dialog is displayed, click the Accessibility tab. 3 In the Allow field, select Only Devices listed below from the list. This will mean that only devices added to a permissions list will be able to connect to the PC via Bluetooth. 4 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide

Setting up the Bluetooth serial port 5 Select the user(s) that you want to be

6 4 Click Add. The PC will search the network for Bluetooth devices. The Devices with access... dialog will be displayed. Setting up the Bluetooth serial port 5 Select the user(s) that you want to be able to connect to the PC. 6 Click OK. 7 Click the Local Services tab. 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide 5

Installing the handheld device 8 Select the Bluetooth Serial Port from the list, click Properties. The Bluetooth properties dialog is displayed.

7 Installing the handheld device 8 Select the Bluetooth Serial Port from the list, click Properties. The Bluetooth properties dialog is displayed. 9 Click to select the Startup Automatically box if it isn t already selected. This will mean that your virtual bluetooth port will automatically start when the PC is started. 10 Remember the COM port details that are displayed. This setting has to be the same for the bluetooth adapter and the handheld device. 11 Click OK. 12 Click OK. Configuration for the handheld device COM port is done in Pi Toolbox. Installing the handheld device Install the supplied handheld device as per the supplied manufacturers instructions. 6 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide

8 Installing Pi Remote Toolbox Installing Pi Remote Toolbox The final step in configuring the elements of Pi Remote Toolbox is the installation of the PiToolbox.prc file and the Mathlib.prc file. To install the prc files 1 Browse to the location where you installed Pi Toolbox, for example: C:\Program files\pi Toolbox. 2 Locate and open the Remote folder. 3 Select the two.prc files contained in the folder and double-click them. This will add them to the Hot-Sync process. 4 Hot-Sync your handheld device with your PC. The files are installed. 5 Start Pi Remote Toolbox. Tap the icon. Further information For more information on using Pi Remote Toolbox, refer to the HTML Help contained in Pi Toolbox. 29M Pi Remote Toolbox Quick Start Guide 7

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