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Bluetooth API C# or Java

Hi there

Im after a bluetooth API for c# or Java which i will be able to build into a windows application. It needs to be able to do the following.
- Get the names of all devices that are in range.
- Get the signal strength on those devices
- Eventually send messages to a bluetooth enabled device in range (although this isnt needed at the start of the project)

If anyone has any reccomendations that would be great thanks. Pros and Cons would also be useful :)

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Mick Barry

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ummm i need a platform that will run on a PC isnt JME only for pda/phones?

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Mayank S

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Mayank S

Since you wanna do this on Windows and are also open to C# or .NET, also try:

http://www.soft32.com/download_196549.html

http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS8086026541.html

keyurkarnik

http://developers.sun.com/techtopics/mobility/midp/articles/bluetooth1/
http://developers.sun.com/techtopics/mobility/midp/articles/bluetooth2/

These were what I used to get started - and what worls for J2Me will work for PC also - just grab the jars!!

static-void

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umm where do i download the sdk's tho?

Mayank S

Java downloads: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

static-void

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i have JDK 6 installed already but no bluetooth libraries

Mayank S

It doesn't have - you need to download the bluetooth libraries separately from the links we provided earlier.

>> what worls for J2Me will work for PC also

Hmmm. Not necessarily if it works on MIDP because MIPD has some API which is not in the standard JDK....

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