From: Randy Yates <yates@digitalsignallabs.com>
To: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hard-configuring a BT Module
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:59:42 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zj6unlb5.fsf@digitalsignallabs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <987BC9D9-2FE8-4ED5-8171-33E3727501EB@holtmann.org> (Marcel Holtmann's message of "Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:49:59 -0700")
Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> writes:
> Hi Randy,
>
>> we are building a custom board using the TI AM335x ARM processor and
>> want to base it on the armhf port of debian linux.
>>
>> to save cost/power/etc), our system will not have a usb bridge, so the
>> usual method of adding a bluetooth device via plugging it into a usb
>> port will not be used.
>>
>> is it possible to configure bluez and/or the kernel to recognize and use
>> a BT module (an LSR TiWi-uB2) that has its HCI serial interface
>> hard-wired to a specific serial port / uart on the ARM?
>
> you are looking for hciattach or btattach tool to attach a serial port to the kernel.
>
>> also, is the LSR TiWi-uB2 known to operate with bluez correctly?
>
> No idea. Nobody ever send me board and enough instructions to test this all. There is TI support in hciattach. So at least there is a starting point if it does not work out of the box.
Aha! Excellent! Thank you, Marcel.
--
Randy Yates
Digital Signal Labs
http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
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