bluestation::instructions for WinXP installation with WIDCOMM drivers
We have found that the WIDCOMM drivers which are frequently shipped with various
WindowsXP-compatible bluetooth equipment don't work with one of the open-source
programs required by bluestation. However, you can use an alternative program.
Just follow these simple steps:
Step One: Learn your computer's bluetooth address
You can learn your computer's bluetooth address by going to the
Control Panel, and selecting "Bluetooth Devices".When the panel opens, look around until you find the bluetooth address of your computer.
This value is probably located somewhere in the hardware configuration area of the panel.The bluetooth address is a 12-digit number in the form "XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX" or possibly
"XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX". Either way, it will be 12 digits long.Once you've found it, write this number down.
Step Two: Get the Avetana Java for Bluetooth library & install it into your system
Avetana GMBH offers a free two-week licence of their (quite nice) commercial
Java for Bluetooth library. You need to get this library from them and install it on your
Macintosh.
Go here, fill out the form, supplying the bluetooth address you learned from step one.
Avetana GMBH will send you an email with a URL you'll use to download the library.
Save the library - avetanaBluetooth.jar - into the approrpriate folder. If you have JRE 1.5.0_06
(the current version), the directory will be C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\lib\ext
Step Three: Launch bluestation
At this point bluestation should launch through Java Web Start.
You're up and running!
We're incredibly sorry this is so complicated - rest assured we're working to make it easier!
Problems? Let us know!