Firmtech FB200AS User manual

Bluetooth Serial Adapter
FB200AS User Guide
Version 1.0
FIRMTECH Co., Ltd.
B-606, Ssangyong IT Twin Tower, Sangdaewon-dong, 442-5
Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 462-120
Tel : [phone]
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Inquiry : [email protected]
www.firmtech.co.kr

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 Revision History
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Revision History
Revision Date Change Descriptions
Ver 1.0 02-09-2009 - Write a draft

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 (C) Copyright FIRMTECH Co., Ltd. 2005
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(C) Copyright FIRMTECH Co., Ltd. 2005
All rights reserved
The products and operation descriptions contained herein shall be protected by
copyright law.
Any part or whole of products or operation description shall not be copied, reproduced,
translated, nor transformed into readable form by electronic device or machines, without
prior consent in writing by FIRMTECH Co., Ltd.
There might be some misprinting or technical faults in the products and operation
description which are subject to change without prior notice.

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 List of Content
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List of Content
1 What is Bluetooth? ...........................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Features of Bluetooth ........................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Operation of Bluetooth .....................................................................................................................................5
2 Products Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................6
3 PRODUCT COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Basic Components of FB200AS .....................................................................................................................7
4 Product Appearance ........................................................................................................................................................8
5 Features of Dip Switch ...................................................................................................................................................9
5.1 Dip Switch 1 (FUNCTION Switch) ................................................................................................................9
5.2 Dip Switch 2 (Baud Rate Switch) ............................................................................................................... 10
5.3 Initial Set Value of Dip Switch .................................................................................................................... 10
6 Power Indicator LED / Status LED ......................................................................................................................... 11
7 Performance of Product ............................................................................................................................................. 12
8 Current Consumption .................................................................................................................................................. 13
9 Initial Set Value of Products ..................................................................................................................................... 14
10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth ............................................................................................. 15
10.1 Connecting with Connection WIZARD ................................................................................................. 15
10.2 How to connect with Dip Switch Set-up ............................................................................................ 18
11 How to complete PC Configuration? ................................................................................................................ 19
11.1 PC Configuration using BTConfig tool ................................................................................................ 19
11.2 PC Configuration using Serial Communication (Hyper Terminal) Program ..................... 22
12 Approval Information ................................................................................................................................................ 27
12.1 KCC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
12.2 FCC compliance Information ..................................................................................................................... 27
12.3 CE ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27
12.4 TELEC ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
12.5 SIG .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 1 What is Bluetooth?
1 What is Bluetooth?
1.1 Features of Bluetooth
yObjectives of Bluetooth : To Realize Wireless Communication for Short Distance with Low Power
Consumption, High Reliability, and Low Cost.
yFrequency in Use: To Use ISM(Industrial, Scientific, Medical) Band which does not require any
permission to use.
-2.400 – 2.4835 GHz, 79 channels
-2.465 – 2.4835 GHz, 23 channels (in France)
yTransmission Rate : 1Mbps ~ 3Mbps
yTransmission Output : 1mW (10m, Class2), 100mW (100m Class1)
yNetwork Configuration : Configured with Master and Slave relation. A Bluetooth unit shall allow
simultaneous connections up to 7 devices (in case of ACL).
yReliability : To Guarantee stable wireless communication even under severe noisy environment
through adopting the technique of FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum).
1.2 Operation of Bluetooth
<Feature 1-1 Bluetooth Operation>
yBluetooth operates based on the connection between “Master” and “Slave”.
yMasters are simply supposed to do “Inquiry” and “Page”. Slaves are supposed to do “Inquiry Scan”
and “Page Scan”.
yIf a Master finds a Slave and so “inquiry” is successful, a Slave responds to the Master with its
information.
yInterconnection between the Master and the Slave is achieved only if the information from the
Slave is corresponded with the Master, and the Slave sends data to the Master.
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 2 Products Overview
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2 Products Overview
FB200AS has been developed to replace the previous RS232 Cable system with wireless communication
system to use.
Major Features of FB200AS
1. Bluetooth Specification 2.0 Support
2. Bluetooth Piconets(Point to Multipoint) are configurable up to (max. 1:7).
3. Easy to control communication speed by using DIP Switch. (2400 bps – 230400bps)
4. Support AT Command, and capable to control FB200AS by using AT Command.
5. Easy to connect to use with Bluetooth PDA, Bluetooth USB Dongle, etc.
6. Stable Data Transmission / Receipt
※ We request the new users of FB200AS to read the information on this description carefully before
they start to use the products.

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 3 PRODUCT COMPONENTS
3 PRODUCT COMPONENTS
3.1 Basic Components of FB200AS
MODEL PICTURE Q’TY (EA)
FB200AS
(USB Serial Adapter)
1
FBA004DAL
(4dBi Dipole Ant)
1
CD
(Operation Manual and Test Program)
1
<Table 3-1 Basic Components of FB200AS>
※ If you find any of above components is defective, or not included in the package, please contact the
seller you purchased.
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 4 Product Appearance
4 Product Appearance
<Figure 4-1 Details and Dimension of FB200AS>
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 5 Features of Dip Switch
5.2 Dip Switch 2 (Baud Rate Switch)
2400bps 4800bps 9600bps 19200bps
38400bps 57600bps 115200bps 230400bps
<Figure 5-3 Transmission Rate>
5.3 Initial Set Value of Dip Switch
TYPE Function Switch Baud Rate Switch
FB200AS
<Table 5-2 Initial Set Value of Dip Switch>
If the initial value is not consistent with <Figure 5-3>, please contact the seller you purchased the product.
Note :
If the CONNECTION MODE of PC Configuration is MODE4 (AT command MODE), it shall operate
based on the Baud rate and at the value of Role established in PC configuration, regardless of
setting of Baud rate and Role of Dip Switch.
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 6 Power Indicator LED / Status LED
6 Power Indicator LED / Status LED
<Figure 6-1 Appearance of FB200AS>
FB200AS has a red Power LED and green and red Status LED. Please, refer to the following description.
LED TYPE STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power Indicator LED
(Power LED)
Power Input Red LED Turns on
PC connected Green LED Turns on
Status Indicator LED
(Status LED)
Connecting to Bluetooth Green LED is Flickering
Connected to Bluetooth Green LED turned on
PC Configuration Red LED is Flickering
<Table 6-1 Operation Check by LED Status>
Note :
If you a Reset Switch when a red Status LED flickers in a PC configuration Mode, the products
return to the status of FACTORY RESET.
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 7 Performance of Product
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7 Performance of Product
No. Part Specification
1 Bluetooth Spec. Bluetooth Specification 2.0 Support
2 Communication distance 100 M
3 Frequency Range 2402~2480MHz
4 Sensitivity -83dBm (Typical)
5 Transmit Power 0.18 mW (8 dBm typical)
6 Size 73 x 22 mm
7 Support Bluetooth Profile SPP (Serial Port Profile)
8 Input Power 5V
9 Current Consumption 100mA (Max)
10 Temperature
Operating -20℃ ~ 55℃
Limit Operating -30℃ ~ 80℃
11 Communication Speed 1,200bps – 230,400bps
12 Antenna Dipole Antenna
13 Interface USB
14 Flow Control RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR support
<Table 7-1 Performance of FB200AS>

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 8 Current Consumption
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8 Current Consumption
STATUS
Current Consumption (mA)
MIN MAX AVG
Standby 18 24 22
Inquiry scan & page scan (Slave) 21 63 42
Page scan (Slave) 18 30 23
Inquiry (Master) 77 83 80
Connected
Slave 36 45 41
Master 21 33 27
Data transmission
Slave 48 54 51
Master 48 57 52
Data reception
Slave 45 51 48
Master 45 54 49
Data transmission / reception
Slave 48 57 52
Master 51 60 56
Power save
Slave 21 30 24
Master 21 33 24
<Table 8-1 Current Consumption of FB200AS>
TEST CONDITIONS
Baud rate : 9600 bps, Input Voltage : DC 5V
The power consumption is subject to change depending on the transmission rate and volume of data.

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 9 Initial Set Value of Products
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9 Initial Set Value of Products
The product has the initial Set Value as shown on the <Table 9-1>.
Please be sure to identify the initial Set Value, before you begin to use.
TYPE Set Values
Device Name FB200v1.0
Pin Code (Pass key) BTWIN
Uart (baud rate-data bit-parity bit-stop bit) 9600-8-N-1
ROLE SLAVE
Connection Mode MODE3
Operation Mode MODE0 (1:1)
Debug Char 0x02
<Table 9-1 Initial Set Values of FB200AS>
The Operating Set Values of Products is changeable by using Dip Switch or PC software (Window Hyper
Terminal, or FIRMTECH PC Configuration Program.)
Note :
Please refer to 11 PC Configuration for details on changing the setting.

FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth
10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth
In order for Bluetooth devices to transmit data to each other, the wireless section of Bluetooth should be
connected to each other. To connect the wireless section, you should set each role for each device, one for a
MASTER, another for a SLAVE. It takes about 1~10 sec that a Master is connected to a Slave.
How to connect the wireless section of FB200AS can be performed with 2 significant ways.
Note :
The FB200 uses virtual COM port which shall be operated first before the Hyper Terminal is being
used so that the config tool shall be operable normally.
Please refer to the driver installation of Appendix D FB200 for the instructions of driver installation
of FB200.
※ We will use 2 FB200AS and MS Windows in describing procedures.
10.1 Connecting with Connection WIZARD
(1) Connect FB200AS(1) to the USB port of PC, and turn the power on.
(2) Execute C-Wizard Program.
<Figure 10-1 Connection Wizard Step 1>
(3) Click FIRMTECH SLAVE Set-up button (<Figure 10-1> Blue borders)
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth
1 COM PORT : Select Serial port of PC connected a product.
2 DEBUG CHAR : Default is 0x02. (Refer to the appendix A about PC Configuration)
3 DEVICE COUNT : Select number of devices to be connected. (Default 1)
<Figure 10-2 Connection Wizard Step 2>
(4) Click the Set-up Start Button(<Figure 10-2> Blue borders) after setting each values in blanks
(<Figure 10-2> Red borders N.1 - Com Port connected to FB200AS, N.2 - 0x02, N.3 - 1)
1 Procedures: procedures of Device Set-up.
2 SLAVE Device value: It shows values if the SLAVE Set-up is completed (optional)
<Figure 10-3 Connection Wizard Step 3>
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth
(5) Status Display of Procedures(<Figure 10-3>N. 1 red borders) turns red into green after Set-up is
completed. Click the OK button if the blank of SLAVE Device Value is filled. (<Figure 10-3>N. 2 red
borders)
(6) Connect FB200AS(2) to the USB port, and turn the power on.
<Figure 10-4 Connection Wizard Step 4>
(7) Click the FIRMTECH MASTER Set-up (<Figure 10-4> Blue borders) Button
1 COM PORT : Select the Serial port of PC connected a product
2 DEBUG CHAR : Default is 0x02. (Refer to the appendix A about PC Configuration)
<Figure 10-5 Connection Wizard Step 5>
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 10 Connecting the wireless section of Bluetooth
(8) Click Set-up Start (<Figure 10-5> blue borders) button after setting each value (<Figure 10-5> red
borders N.1 - Com Port connected to FB200AS , N.2 - 0x02) in blanks.
<Figure 10-6 Connection Wizard Step 6>
(9) If the Status Display of Procedures (<Figure 10-6> N.1 red borders) turns red into green,
Connection Set-up is completed. With Clicking the End button(<Figure 10-6> Blue borders), finish
the C-Wizard
(10) Set Function Dip Switch #3 to MASTER after turn the FB200AS(2)’s power off.
(11) Turn ON the FB100AS(2) and check status LED of FB100AS(2) is turns ON in 1~10seconds. If LED is
ON, the section of Bluetooth is connected properly and Data Transmission is usable
10.2 How to connect with Dip Switch Set-up
FB200AS can perform data communication once you change the Dip Switch Set-up.
The following is the method of setting the Dip Switch.
(1) Set Baud rate Dip Switch of FB200AS(1) to the proper speed for communication
(2) Set FUNCTION Dip Switch #3 of FB200AS(1) to SLAVE.
(3) Turn the power of FB200AS(1) on.
(4) Set Baud rate Dip Switch of FB200AS(2) to the proper speed for communication.
(5) Set FUNCTION Dip Switch #3 of FB200AS(2) to MASTER.
(6) Turn the power of FB200AS(2) ON.
(7) If Status LED of FB200AS is turned on shortly, it means the wireless section of Bluetooth is properly
connected, so Data transmission can be performed.
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 11 How to complete PC Configuration?
11 How to complete PC Configuration?
The Baud rate or Role is selectable using Dip Switch. (In case, CONNECTION MODE is not MODE4.)
For other setting values, you can establish the setting using PC Configuration.
PC Configuration can be performed with two significant ways.
First way is to use Configuration tool provided by FIRMTECH Co., Ltd.
Second is to use the serial communication programs such as Hyper Terminal or Mincom provided by OS.
To set these are shown below.
11.1 PC Configuration using BTConfig tool
(1) After setting 4th Switch (PC Configuration Switch) of Function Dip Switch FB200AS ON and connect
the power. Check if red LED is flickers on Status LED.
(2) Execute BTConfig tool after connect FB200AS to USB port of PC.
<Figure 11-1 BTConfig tool initialization>
(3) Click “SERIAL OPEN” button. (<Figure 11-1> blue borders)
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FB200AS User Guide Version 1.0 11 How to complete PC Configuration?
1 DEBUG CHARACTER : Default is 0x02. (refer to the appendix A about PC Configuration)
2 SERIAL PORT : COM PORT proper port, BAUDRATE 9600, PARITY BIT None, STOP BIT 1
<Figure 11-2 BTConfig tool Serial connection>
1 SERIAL OPENED, READ TO SET : BTConfig tool and communication status of products.
<Figure 11-3 BTconfig tool connection >
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