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In this page you find instructions to connect your computer to the MOD Duo using Bluetooth.<br/>
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Please note that the MOD Duo unit does not include a Bluetooth chip inside, you have to plug a Bluetooth USB dongle on MOD Duo for this to work.<br/>
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Note: Bluetooth version 3 or higher is required.
  
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== Display options ==
In this page you find instructions to connect your computer to MOD.
 
  
== Mac OS ==
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The controller has a menu option dedicated to Bluetooth. To access this menu please click and hold the left knob and find the "Bluetooth" item, click the left knob to access it.
  
1. Turn on the MOD with the bluetooth adaptor connected
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[[File:hmi-bluetooth-1.jpg|400px]]
  
2. In your Mac, go to "Bluetooth" option at the System Preferences and wait for your MOD to appear as one of the available devices, according to the picture below.
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'''Enable discovery''' will turn on discovery mode on for 2 minutes.<br/>
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The MOD starts with discovery turned off by default.
  
[[File:Mac1.jpeg|400px]]
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'''Status:...''' shows the current Bluetooth status<br/>
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The following different status are available:<br/>
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- Unavailable - no Bluetooth dongle is plugged in the MOD Duo<br/>
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- Unsupported - the Bluetooth version of the dongle in use is too old (needs >= Bluetooth 3)<br/>
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- Starting... - Bluetooth service is starting<br/>
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- Disconnected - Bluetooth active, no devices connected and not discoverable<br/>
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- Discoverable - Bluetooth active, discoverable (and perhaps with devices connected)<br/>
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- Connected - Bluetooth active, at least 1 device connected but not discoverable<br/>
  
3. Click the "Pair" button
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'''Name:...''' shows the Bluetooth device name for your specific MOD Duo.<br/>
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Usually, includes batch and serial number as suffix for uniqueness.<br/>
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You can customize this name by creating a file named '/data/bluetooth/name' inside the MOD Duo. Its contents define the name.
  
4. In case a PIN is requested, use 1234. Depending on the Bluetooth version, the PIN won't be necessary.
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'''Address:...''' shows the MAC address of the current Bluetooth dongle in the MOD Duo.<br/>
  
5. Wait for the pairing process to finish. When it's done, the device will appear as "Not connected", according to the picture below.
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== Connecting using Bluetooth ==
  
[[File:Mac3.jpeg|400px]]
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The process to connect to MOD Duo via Bluetooth is pretty simple.<br/>
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We basically just need to enable discovery for 1st-time setups and pair it with the computer.<br/>
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Then connect to its network and open http://192.168.50.1/. (note the '50' instead of '51' used for USB cable connection)
  
5. Click with the right button on the device and then on "Connect to Network", according to the picture below.  
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Just in case you still have doubts, the text below explains how to do the connection in a little more detail.
  
[[File:Mac2.jpeg|400px]]
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=== Windows ===
  
6. That's it. Open Google Chrome and go to http://192.168.50.1
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1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it
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== Windows 7 ==
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2. Right-click the Windows Bluetooth icon and click on "Join a Personal Area Network"
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[[File:bluetooth-win-1.png]]
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1. Turn on the MOD with the bluetooth adaptor connected
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3. Open the MOD Duo controller menu (by holding the left knob down), go to the Bluetooth menu and enable discovery.
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2. From the Control Panel, go to "Devices and Printers". In this window, click in "Add device" button, located at the top left window corner.
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4. Click on the 'Add device' button on the new window that appeared on the computer.
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[[File:bluetooth-win-2.png|600px]]
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[[File:Windows1.PNG|400px]]
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5. Select your MOD Duo from the list and click 'Next'.
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[[File:bluetooth-win-3.png|600px]]
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3. Wait for your MOD to appear as one of the available devices, according to the picture below.
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6. Wait for Windows to finish setting it up...
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[[File:bluetooth-win-4.png|600px]]
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[[File:Windows2.PNG|400px]]
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7. Select the MOD Duo icon and click 'Connect using' then 'Access point'
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[[File:bluetooth-win-5.png|600px]]
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4. Select the MOD device and click in "Next"
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8. The connection should be successful. If not, start again from step 3.
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[[File:bluetooth-win-6.png|600px]]
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5. In case a PIN is requested, use 1234. Depending on the Bluetooth version, the PIN won't be necessary.
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9. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/
  
6. Wait for the pairing process to finish and then close the window.
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=== Mac OS ===
  
[[File:Windows3.PNG|400px]]
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1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it
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6. Back to the "Devices and printers" screen, right click on MOD and select "Connect using" > "Access point", according to the picture below.
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2. Open System Preferences, go to Bluetooth and click on 'Set Up New Device...'
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[[File:Windows4.png|400px]]
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3. Select the MOD Duo and click 'Continue'
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[[File:bluetooth-mac-1.png|600px]]
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7. That's it. Open Google Chrome and go to http://192.168.50.1
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4. Wait for MacOS to finish setting it up...
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[[File:bluetooth-mac-2.png|600px]]
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== Linux ==
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5. After the setup finishes, connect to the MOD DUO Bluetooth network
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[[File:bluetooth-mac-3.png|600px]]
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=== Pair devices ===
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6. The connection should be successful. If not, remove the device from the list and start again from step 2.
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[[File:bluetooth-mac-4.png|600px]]
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First, it's necessary to pair your computer with the MOD and discover the bluetooth address (something like 00:15:83:3D:0A:57). There are several ways to do that, for example:
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7. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/
  
* There's a default applet in Ubuntu for that
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=== Linux ===
* You can use bluez-simple-agent
 
  
Any method will do, this step is not problematic.
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There are quite a few different Bluetooth manager applications under Linux, so we won't cover them all here.<br/>
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So instead we can tell the basic steps:
  
=== Creating the network ===
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1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it<br/>
 
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2. Wait for it to boot<br/>
This is the complex part. Although the MOD runs Linux, the network implementation at client side (your computer) does not work very well. After everything is configured you'll be able to use it without problems, but it's usual to see some error messages during the process and it might be necessary to retry the connection several times until you succeed.
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3. Open the MOD Duo controller menu (by holding the left knob down), go to the Bluetooth menu and enable discovery<br/>
 
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4. Use your Bluetooth manager application to look for Bluetooth devices<br/>
To configure the network, use '''pand'''.
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5. Select the MOD Duo and connect to it<br/>
 
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6. Join the Bluetooth network created by the MOD Duo<br/>
It's necessary to have the '''bluez-compat''' package (in Linux Mint and probably in oither debian-based distributions). The important thing is to have the "pand" command at command line. If you use a Debian-based distribution, you can use the following command:
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7. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/<br/>
 
 
* sudo apt-get install bluez-compat
 
 
 
Then, create the network ('''note that''' below there's a bluetooth address, substitute it for the address discovered at "Pair devices" section above):
 
 
 
* sudo pand --connect 00:15:83:3D:0A:57 -n
 
 
 
'''In case there's an error 71''', try again the command above. Sometimes it's necessary to retry it several times.
 
 
 
The network is done, now you need to get an IP. Use the DHCP client of your choice, at interface '''bnep0''', for example:
 
 
 
* sudo dhclient bnep0
 
 
 
That's it, you can open your browser and go to '''http://192.168.50.1'''
 
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Revision as of 16:14, 20 September 2016

In this page you find instructions to connect your computer to the MOD Duo using Bluetooth.
Please note that the MOD Duo unit does not include a Bluetooth chip inside, you have to plug a Bluetooth USB dongle on MOD Duo for this to work.
Note: Bluetooth version 3 or higher is required.

Display options

The controller has a menu option dedicated to Bluetooth. To access this menu please click and hold the left knob and find the "Bluetooth" item, click the left knob to access it.

Hmi-bluetooth-1.jpg

Enable discovery will turn on discovery mode on for 2 minutes.
The MOD starts with discovery turned off by default.

Status:... shows the current Bluetooth status
The following different status are available:
- Unavailable - no Bluetooth dongle is plugged in the MOD Duo
- Unsupported - the Bluetooth version of the dongle in use is too old (needs >= Bluetooth 3)
- Starting... - Bluetooth service is starting
- Disconnected - Bluetooth active, no devices connected and not discoverable
- Discoverable - Bluetooth active, discoverable (and perhaps with devices connected)
- Connected - Bluetooth active, at least 1 device connected but not discoverable

Name:... shows the Bluetooth device name for your specific MOD Duo.
Usually, includes batch and serial number as suffix for uniqueness.
You can customize this name by creating a file named '/data/bluetooth/name' inside the MOD Duo. Its contents define the name.

Address:... shows the MAC address of the current Bluetooth dongle in the MOD Duo.

Connecting using Bluetooth

The process to connect to MOD Duo via Bluetooth is pretty simple.
We basically just need to enable discovery for 1st-time setups and pair it with the computer.
Then connect to its network and open http://192.168.50.1/. (note the '50' instead of '51' used for USB cable connection)

Just in case you still have doubts, the text below explains how to do the connection in a little more detail.

Windows

1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it

2. Right-click the Windows Bluetooth icon and click on "Join a Personal Area Network"
Bluetooth-win-1.png

3. Open the MOD Duo controller menu (by holding the left knob down), go to the Bluetooth menu and enable discovery.

4. Click on the 'Add device' button on the new window that appeared on the computer.
Bluetooth-win-2.png

5. Select your MOD Duo from the list and click 'Next'.
Bluetooth-win-3.png

6. Wait for Windows to finish setting it up...
Bluetooth-win-4.png

7. Select the MOD Duo icon and click 'Connect using' then 'Access point'
Bluetooth-win-5.png

8. The connection should be successful. If not, start again from step 3.
Bluetooth-win-6.png

9. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/

Mac OS

1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it

2. Open System Preferences, go to Bluetooth and click on 'Set Up New Device...'

3. Select the MOD Duo and click 'Continue'
Bluetooth-mac-1.png

4. Wait for MacOS to finish setting it up...
Bluetooth-mac-2.png

5. After the setup finishes, connect to the MOD DUO Bluetooth network
Bluetooth-mac-3.png

6. The connection should be successful. If not, remove the device from the list and start again from step 2.
Bluetooth-mac-4.png

7. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/

Linux

There are quite a few different Bluetooth manager applications under Linux, so we won't cover them all here.
So instead we can tell the basic steps:

1. Turn on the MOD Duo and plug a Bluetooth USB dongle into it
2. Wait for it to boot
3. Open the MOD Duo controller menu (by holding the left knob down), go to the Bluetooth menu and enable discovery
4. Use your Bluetooth manager application to look for Bluetooth devices
5. Select the MOD Duo and connect to it
6. Join the Bluetooth network created by the MOD Duo
7. That's it. Open your browser and go to http://192.168.50.1/