Understanding Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a wireless communication protocol that permits a small personal area network or pico-net (small network) to be created among devices.  Because it eliminates tethering the devices together with a cord it can be very valuable as a connection technology, saving workers’ time untangling cords, decreasing maintenance costs associated with cord replacement, and increasing overall workplace safety.

Bluetooth for scanning, printing and display on the A700/A700x and A500 devices uses the serial port protocol. The Talkman A500 uses a compressed data protocol to provide quality speech recognition and requires the use of a Honeywell headset.

Bluetooth devices identify themselves by a unique 12 hexadecimal digit address, typically specified in pairs of numbers separated by a colon (i.e. 08:00:2B:CF:3D:13).  In order to initiate a connection to a device this Media Access Control (MAC) address must be specified.