Connecting in Bluetooth Direct Connect Mode
The Bluetooth Direct Connect (BTDC) mode allows you to connect your reader to a mobile device, or a PC, using Bluetooth
connection. Bluetooth Direct Connect offers the possibility to easily integrate DataMan 8700 readers to your existing mobile
tooling and infrastructure.
Several options are available to use your reader in BTDC mode:
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Using mobile applications (Cognex Quick Setup, Cognex Keyboard)
Note: You can write your own mobile application that uses cmbSDK to communicate with the reader. To make
the pairing process easier, you can use cmbSDK Toolkit. For more information, see Cognex Knowledgebase.
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Using the Bluetooth application of your mobile device
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Using a PC, or a laptop
Connect the Reader using Cognex Applications
Cognex mobile applications allow you to connect your reader quickly. After connection, you can start to read barcodes with
your reader.
The following applications are available both on Android and iOS devices:
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Cognex Quick Setup
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Cognex Keyboard
One-Step Pairing
1. Start one of the Cognex applications on your mobile device.
2. In the Settings menu, click on the Scanner button and choose Bluetooth.
Note:
In the Cognex Quick Setup, the application skips this step and automatically shows the pairing code as in step 3.
3. Scan the pairing code that the application shows with your reader.
Note: You do not need to set your reader into discoverable mode, because the pairing code automatically puts
your reader into this mode.
4. Confirm the pairing request through the pop-up displayed on the mobile device screen.
Advanced Pairing
You can use advanced pairing in case if you cannot connect your reader in one-step pairing.
1. Start the Cognex application on your mobile device.
2. Click on the Advanced Pairing button.
3. Activate discoverable mode on your reader by either navigating to Settings > Communications > Connect >
BTDevice on the reader screen, or scanning the reader pairing code.
4. The application lists the available readers. Choose the reader you want to connect to from the list.
5. Confirm the pairing request.
Troubleshooting
If you have a DataMan 8700 connected to an Android device and cannot see the soft keyboard, you need to adjust the input
method settings on your device. Go to the Bluetooth connection screen, select the settings for the DataMan 8700, and
disable the input method option, which is enabled by default. The input method toggle may be labeled Text Input, Input
device, or similar, depending on your Android OS.
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