re: How to send pass-key with serial link under Bluetooth

Luc Le Blanc wrote:

>> I open a serial link under Bluetooth with a Garmin GPS 10.
>> I can establish the connection, but I never receive any data,
>> likely because I don't send the "1234" pass-key it expects.


>I note the device appears with a padlock next to its name in the >list of
discovered devices. What does it mean (help tips don't 
>say).

>I tried to connect the GPS with PathAway (http://www.pathaway.com). >It
worked right away, and now my app can connect too! Can it be >that the link
has now been authenticated or unlocked on my T3, and >now any app can connect
again? I don't have another >Bluetooth-enabled device to test that
assertion.

It turns out my app was waiting for the GPS to send a position (before a
position is established, the GPS only sends satellite-related NMEA sentences
that my app ignores). In the end, no pass-key is required. Everything works
fine.
End of the monologue ;)


Luc Le Blanc
Luc Le Blanc