Bruce Hopkins is a Senior Java Consultant at Great Lakes Technologies Group in Southfield, MI. He has worked in Java for over 6 years, and has researched in wireless networking for 4 years. He's the co-author of an upcoming book entitled Java Bluetooth by Apress (Nov. 2002), and can be reached at javaspaces@comcast.net
This is Part 1 of a two-part article that will show you how to write wireless
J2ME applications using Bluetooth. If you're a J2ME developer, this will
quite likely be your first introduction to Bluetooth. Perhaps you've heard a
lot about it, but you're not sure what it is or how it works. Well, you've
come to the right place.
First, we'll look at the Bluetooth protocol, then compare it to another
common wireless technology: 802.11b. Next, we'll look at the anatomy of a
Java Bluetoothenabled device and examine its components in detail. Later
on, we'll dive into the details and explain the purpose of the Bluetooth
stack and profiles (not to be confused with J2ME profiles). Finally, we'll
wrap up by providing some example code that shows how to initialize your
Bluetooth ... (more)
This article is the second installment in a two-part series on Java and
Bluetooth. Last month you got your feet wet in Bluetooth (JDJ, Vol. 7, issue
8); if you don't remember what the role of a Bluetooth stack or a Bluetooth
profile is in the context of a Bluetooth application, refer to Part 1.
Let's recap. The basic concepts of any Bluetooth application (Java or
otherwise) consist of the... (more)
Bruce Hopkins is a Senior Java Consultant at Great Lakes Technologies Group in Southfield, MI. He has worked in Java for over 6 years, and has researched in wireless networking for 4 years. He's the co-author of an upcoming book entitled Java Bluetooth by Apress (Nov. 2002), and can be reached at javaspaces@comcast.net
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