Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[bluez.mexon]

(Resending to the list, since for some reason my last attempt didn't get
through.  Sorry if this is a duplicate.)

Mitja Pufic - m@section-one.org wrote:

> Belkin for sure uses Broadcom, for Aiptek I would not know. But for sure I 
> can recommend you Level 1 MDU-0025USB which is indeed BC4, the only 
> problem is, that BC4-external (flash) version is hard to find, most of 
> them are BC4-rom. The other good BC4-external ones, are Toshiba 
> Bluetooth 2.0 EDR dongle, PNX BTA 6060 (class 1) and a bunch of Level 1 
> look alikes, like Bspeech and Digitus, they are everywhere in EU. While 
> searching and collecting info about EDR dongles, I came to a conclusion, 
> that dongles boundled with Toshiba Bluetooth stack are all CSR BC4 based, 
> while dongles boundled with Widcomm stack are all Braoadcom based [gee 
> what a surprise :)], for IVT you can not tell, but most of them are BC4.

Thanks very much for the advice, this helps a lot!  I was *that* close
to buying the Aiptek just to see whether or not it would work.  That's
saved me a lot of trouble already.

After searching around, I decided on the Digitus "DN-3008", mainly
because of this website here, which specifies not only the chipset but
also whether it's the external or rom version, so I can be really sure
what I'm getting:

http://www.computerstore.co.nz/store/web/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=48&idproduct=94

I was tempted to buy it all the way from New Zealand, their website is
so unexpectedly helpful, but then I just decided to buy it off ebay ;-)
 I'm slightly nervous that what I've bought is a "DN-3008M1", not a
"DN-3008", but I guess that's the kind of model number variation you
always get.

Just because I like to include lots of links for people who might find
this email through google, here are links to some of the other dongles
you mentioned...

LevelOne:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000C0V5RK

Toshiba:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?poid=298783&seg=HHO

PNX BTA 6060 (class 1):
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Productinfo.aspx?ProductID=15016
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PNX-Bluetooth-Adaptor-operating-distance/dp/B000K0NX90

Bspeech:
http://www.inzerce-annonce.cz/21145-usb-bluetooth-adapter-bspeech.html

Thanks again!
Mat


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Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[Anssi Saari]

On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 01:10:28PM +0100, bluez.mexon@spamgourmet.com wrote:
 
>  I'm slightly nervous that what I've bought is a "DN-3008M1", not a
> "DN-3008", but I guess that's the kind of model number variation you
> always get.
 
Have you received this yet? I'd like to hear some experiences. With a
little searching I found a source for the Toshiba adapter here in Finland,
but I thought why not go for a class 1 device?

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Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[bluez.mexon]

Anssi Saari - anssi.saari@modeemi.fi wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 01:10:28PM +0100, bluez.mexon@spamgourmet.com wrote:
>  
>>  I'm slightly nervous that what I've bought is a "DN-3008M1", not a
>> "DN-3008", but I guess that's the kind of model number variation you
>> always get.
>  
> Have you received this yet? I'd like to hear some experiences. With a
> little searching I found a source for the Toshiba adapter here in Finland,
> but I thought why not go for a class 1 device?

Not yet, I expect it to arrive next week.  And I might not have time to
properly play with it until the weekend after.  But I'll be sure to give
a report.

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Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[Brad Midgley]

hey

> that it doesn't say "Chip version: BlueCore3-ROM".  And if you find a
> source of dongles that say "BlueCore4-External", please let the list know...

I've noticed these getting harder to find too.

fwiw the only -ext I have is the wt11-a-hci bluetooth module from
semiconductorstore.com. you still have to add a regulator and a usb
connector. It would be best if you could find someone integrating this
module or talk someone into laying it out for batchpcb.com

brad

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Re: [Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[bluez.mexon]

Brad Midgley - bmidgley@xmission.com wrote:

> I've noticed these getting harder to find too.
> 
> fwiw the only -ext I have is the wt11-a-hci bluetooth module from
> semiconductorstore.com. you still have to add a regulator and a usb
> connector. It would be best if you could find someone integrating this
> module or talk someone into laying it out for batchpcb.com

I'd never heard of batchpcb.com before.  Wow.  That's very cool.
Clearly this hobbyist stuff has come a long way since I were a lad.  I
wouldn't even know how to solder a surface mount component, so even
getting a batchpcb.com board is going to leave me several steps short of
a working dongle.  Interesting thought though, especially since CSR has
a reference design here:

http://www.csrsupport.com/ExampleDesigns#s1003


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[Bluez-users] Shopping advice: bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle with CSR chipset?

[bluez.mexon]

Hi,

I'm looking for a Bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle, preferably Class 1.  But I
really want it to be a CSR chipset, because I want the "HID proxy"
feature (http://times.usefulinc.com/2004/06/12-hidproxy).  I've found a
couple of likely-looking devices, but finding out what chipset they are
is really hard:

http://www.aiptek.com.tw/english/product/bluetooth/bluetooth_usb_dongle.htm
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=273100

Does anyone know how I can be reasonably sure what chipset I'm getting
before I buy?  Or maybe someone has a suitable device and can verify the
chipset for me?

Thanks for any help,
Mat

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