Windows Sockets Experiments

Setting up the VS2005 environment for a Widcomm application

2007-10-01T09:10:00.001-07:00

1) you need to go to the project properties (Project-> ProjectName Properties)
2) set the include directory (base_install_directory/BTH DK/SDK/Inc) under
the C/C++->General tab
3) set the additional library directory
(base_install_directory/BTH DK/SDK/Release) under the Linker->General
tab
4) add BtWdSdkLib.lib to the additional dependencies under the Linker->Input tab

Note that step 3 is different when programming for a 64 bit environment, you need to set the additional library directory to base_install_directory/BTH DK/SDK/Release/x64

When you create a Project, you need to include windows.h and BtIfDefinitions.h

The code for a simple app that does not but includes the necessary library and includes is:

#include iostream
#include windows.h
#include btifdefinitions.h

using namespace std;

int
main ()
{
return ( 0 );
}

Obviously none of this file has a purpose, it's just a basic template for a bluetooth app using the Widcomm SDK. Also, I had to cut out the <> for this post to avoid it viewing the include files as html code.

2007-10-01T08:51:00.001-07:00

I have created a simple program using a Bluetooth programming book I recently purchased that listens for nearby devices. Also, I have used the samples to make a program to listen for devices and then connect to the device I want and send a simple message. All of this uses the MS Bluetooth stack. For the time being, though, I will be switching to using the Widcomm bluetooth stack. Also, I will try to use the BlueZ api to make the same apps in Linux.

With regard to the wiimote, I have thus far been unable to connect to the controller. Not quite sure what the problem is.

Experiment 1

2007-08-29T17:20:00.000-07:00

I've made a simple program based on the code given in the MSDN site that lets me make a connection ( at this point to the same computer, but that can simply be changed to any computer I am connected to ).

The future of these experiments

2007-08-29T14:18:00.001-07:00

I have two goals with winsock.

1) Learn winsock
2) Use winsock to access the bluetooth card in my laptop to control a Wii controller

If anyone knows any good sites about winsock, bluetooth, or the Wii controller, please tell me.