Bluetooth interface library

[lithiumjohn]

I'm looking for a library to make it easier to build a Bluetooth application. Using the native XP BT API appears to be somewhat complex, surely someone has done some of the heavy lifting. :) Anyone have some suggestions? I'm using C++ and Visual Studio 2003.

[alex_gusev]

depending on BT stack you're gonna target, you might need different libs.
one of the most popular BT stacks is Widcomm (or now it is Broadcomm), and its SDK is available for free from Broadcommm site. There are nice samples there, so you can play around with it.

Hi-Point built wrapper library around Widcomm stack to simplify all the matters, but it costed something like $700 couple of years ago. maybe now it is different

Microsoft itself has BT apis, it can be useful too

[lithiumjohn]

We currently have the Blue Soleil (IVT) stack, since that was what came with the development kit for the National Bluetooth chip we are using. From my observations, this stack sucks! It has locked up doing the most simple processes.

The goal is to be able to run with any of the popular stacks, and specifically with the XP/Vista stack without a 3rd party. I'm looking at Bluetooth Framework X from Soft Service Company, do you know of any other similar products?

[alex_gusev]

no, I don't know this product. from my experience with BT stacks, each one has its own behavior, and any 3rd-party products often make the things even worse, so I would spend some time on original BT SDK to get most of it wrapped in your own classes