Exclamation Arrow Broadcom Corporation announced the Widcomm BTW 4.0, a new release of its Bluetooth software, with enhanced security and adding advanced audio/video (A/V) capabilities to the industry's most widely adopted Bluetooth software. The new software was tested and qualified for native support and seamless operation with Mcft's recently announced Service Pack 2 upgrade for the Windows XP operating system (Windows XP SP2).
Wireless, high quality stereo audio headsets and speakers enabled by the new WIDCOMM BTW (Bluetooth for Windows) 4.0 software is a new application expected to drive widespread Bluetooth adoption for consumers over the coming years. A/V enhancements built into BTW 4.0 software will bring a new level of audio quality to wireless headsets, enabling a generation of products capable of delivering CD-like stereo sound without the need for wires. The same A/V Bluetooth profile support can be expected to appear in upcoming consumer electronics products like MP3 players, cellular phones, PDAs, and other appliances.
The company sees wireless headsets or speakers enabled with this technology streaming high quality sound while also performing remote control functions such as pausing or stopping play, and selecting tracks. In addition, consumers can utilise wireless speakers, enabling enhanced sound and audio distribution for DVD and CD playback.
Broadcom's WIDCOMM BTW 4.0 incorporates the latest software "profiles," which ensure a common set of features between two Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth profiles are developed and standardized through the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). BTW 4.0 features many of the latest profiles, which provide advanced multimedia capabilities including:
GAVDP -- Generic Audio Video Distribution Profile
A2DP -- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
AVRCP -- Audio Video Remote Control Profile
BTW 4.0 also supports the Basic Imaging Profile, which provides the ability to "push" and "pull" images wirelessly between a mobile phone or digital camera and a PC.
"BTW 4.0 answers two distinct needs in the Bluetooth space: enhanced security, and the ability to effectively stream high-quality audio to wireless headphones or speakers. It is changing the dynamics of how consumers will experience multimedia content on their PCs," said Ron Wong, Senior Product Line Manager for Broadcom's Bluetooth software products. "Broadcom's unique ability to design and deliver all the critical technology pieces for next-generation wireless electronic devices enables our partners to bring products to market quickly and with features that hold great appeal for consumer markets."
PC OEMs are already shipping Bluetooth in a large number of their commercial notebook PCs and are expecting continuous growth and accelerated adoption into 2005. With this rapid adoption, large enterprises have expressed growing concerns over security and software virus spreads. The new WIDCOMM BTW4.0 software incorporates enhanced security capability to help address these concerns
The software is currently shipping to Broadcom's early access partners...and is available free of charge to all members exclusively
Download:
http://my.so-net.net.tw/dean8888/Widcomm_BTW 4.0.1.700.rar
Thank soneone upload
thanks for sharing...
a question for ya... have ya tried the software yourself? is it work good with no problems?
i tried it and installed fine but now my bluetooth isn't working when i try to start the BT i get this error "Your Bluetooth Software License doesn't include use with this bluetooth device. [6] and i have a billionton 100m bluetooth dongle
Somehow I'm doubtful that this really will do waht I'm looking for, has anybody tried it to get audio sent from the unit to their BT headset with this software?
BT 4.0 "patch"
You also need the attached to get the Widcom to work. Follow instructions in #2 folder.
I've got the same problem
What ya mean with folder #2 ??
Edit Aaah now theres a file
thanks man.. all working now..
Sorry forgot patch
after installing the Widcomm 4.0.1.700 software i can't set my computer as a handsfree device on my O2 mini (the voice gateway seems not to work too)...
both of them used to work.
anyone else has this problem? :?
BTW: how can i transfer files throw this bt software to my mini?
everytime i choose filetransfer it says the device doesnt support it.
even with MICROSOFT drivers i managed to send files to the device :shock:
Knot said:
Sorry forgot patch
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Where Can I get the patch I have downloaded the rar file you have posted but do not see #2 Folder ??? PLease help
It works on XDAII,.. I am making a how to post now. The experts say it is from an XDAII and for an XDAII.. But who knows!!! Try it. :shock:
Churchill said:
Knot said:
Sorry forgot patch
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Where Can I get the patch I have downloaded the rar file you have posted but do not see #2 Folder ??? PLease help
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=3550
Sorry for a stupid question, but this bluetooth software is for the Magician or for the Windows XP?
718 said:
Sorry for a stupid question, but this bluetooth software is for the Magician or for the Windows XP?
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It's for Window PC
I replaced the files from your .rar dewild1 but i get the same message when i'm trying to "start using bluetooth" : " Your bluetooth software license does not include use with this Bluetooth device". Is something that i can do to make them work? I had the "rom version 2.06.00WWE" and the "radio version 1.18.00" and i can't syncronize my xda to activesync via bluetooth, and i hoped that this driver will help me.
Hi guys,
is it possible to use signal from ANT+ device in app that uses only bluetooth smart api? I mean emulate (translate?) or sth? (Im a real noob)
I have ANT+ HRM and would like to use it with micoach app (adidas sucks and isnt interested in adding ANT+ api to its app).
No. ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart are different wireless protocols, using different API's and different stacks (think WiFi vs. Bluetooth).
To allow an existing app that uses Bluetooth Smart to use an ANT+ device, you would have to replace the Bluetooth stack on your phone with one where you have changed it (not changing the API) so it uses the ANT+ stack and translates between ANT+ and Bluetooth packets and adds in info for Bluetooth advertising. Not a trivial task.
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No. ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart are different wireless protocols, using different API's and different stacks (think WiFi vs. Bluetooth).
To allow an existing app that uses Bluetooth Smart to use an ANT+ device, you would have to replace the Bluetooth stack on your phone with one where you have changed it (not changing the API) so it uses the ANT+ stack and translates between ANT+ and Bluetooth packets and adds in info for Bluetooth advertising. Not a trivial task.
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Thanks mate!
I am finding my wear watch to be a great concept but ultimately flawed due to the reliance on the phone.
E.g. is it possible to access the internet/LAN though other bluetooth devices/
Hi, does anyone know if there is any information about what communication protocol is used between Android wear watches and Android phones? I'm working on developing a wearable device and we already have notifications working with iOS devices via Bluetooth LE by using ANCS. We would like to achieve the same with Android phones and as there are already a number of Android wear watches out there, I presume there is a Bluetooth protocol defined by google that is being used between them that we could implement, rather than having to come up with our own custom protocol?
Hello, any news on this? I would like to fake the Android-wearOS connection once the phone is out of range with another BLE device.
I've bought a bluetooth RGB led strip for my car on ebay, it comes with an app that connects to it.
The thing is the app is slow, buggy and lacks options.
I dev'd previously in lua and python and nothing else but I want to try and make my own app for the strip, the problem is that it never finds it even with inbuilt phone bluetooth or other BT apps.
I have no idea what it is built on so I looked for arduino BT control, didn't find the device.
Bluetooth reader (read data sent and received) and never found the device either.
But its app? Automatically pairs up with it.
I've decompiled and source and read through it, it uses UUID which I don't know anything about so it makes me thing this is the reason it never finds the strip.
This is what I believe handles all the BT process: http://pastebin.com/0zbKZF9d
Any input is appreciated.
Hello!
The device can be seen in the Bluetooth configuration of your cell phone?
The UUID is composed by long values (like 0x12345678,0x9ABCDEF) and it's used to define an application. To work, the server and the client must use the same UUID.
If you have the UUID value, then you can do a reverse engineering to understand who the app sends the commands to the leds strip.
You can create a server Bluetooth simulating the led strip (using the same UUID) and connect the app to it.
I hope this will help