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The portable Bluetooth higher layer stack BlueCode+ is one of the leading design tools worldwide for the integration of Bluetooth in embedded platforms. The flexible API BlueFace+MPA provides all the Bluetooth functions of the application software.

Stollmann integrates the know-how of this development in the specification process of the standardized BECI Bluetooth software interface which is being developed by the Bluetooth SIG under the leadership of Stollmanner.

Function

Stollmann’s BlueCode+ is a higher-layer stack with a wide range of possible applications that can be used both in embedded systems and in PC-based systems. It has been successfully integrated with several different Bluetooth chipsets, where it interoperates with the chip manufacturer’s lower-layer stack and with application software.

BlueCode+ is based on a platform-independent architecture. The protocol modules are executed in their own run-time environment called OSIF (Operating System Interface) and are thus detached from the “surrounding” operating system. A simple port of the OSIF can adapt BlueCode+ to new operating systems. OSIF also provides all necessary functions to run the Bluetooth stack directly on the chip without an Operating System.

The stack is qualified under the Bluetooth specification v3.0 and supports the enhanced security features introduced with Bluetooth v2.1 including Secure Simple Pairing (SSP).

BlueCode+ comes with powerful APIs to give the application developer an easy yet comprehensive access to the functions of the stack like connection and security management and control of the implemented profiles.

For communication with the application, the "BlueFace+MPA" platform-independent multiprofile API is currently available, and the standardized BECI multiprofile API is coming soon. Thanks to a clear separation of messages for functional control and operating system dependent transport functions, applications can be developed on the PC, for example, and then used in an embedded environment.

"BlueFace+MPA" supports all Bluetooth functions, features direct access to protocol layers at the hardware level, and has added profile-specific interfaces to facilitate user programming without requiring in-depth knowledge of Bluetooth.

Features

Multi-profile API
No Bluetooth know-how needed
Portable
Optimized for embedded systems
High performance

Supported profiles

Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
Audio Video Remote Control Profile
Dialup Networking Profile
Generic Object Exchange Profile
Headset Profile
Handsfree Profile
Obex Object Push, File Transfer, Sync Profile
Serial Port Profile
SIM Access Profile

BlueDev+MPA

Additionally we offer a development kit for our Bluetooth multi-profile API.

Bluetooth Embedded Control Interface (BECI)

BECI will specifically support Bluetooth integration in embedded devices, which at present use only proprietary interfaces. The BECI functionality will include all Bluetooth features and support both multiprofile and multilink applications. In contrast to the HCI interface, which has found general acceptance for chip-level access, BECI will facilitate this standardization process on a higher level. The standard is expected to be available by the end of 2008