Introduction
This page contains a large number of resource links that points to tutorials, papers, lecture notes of various university courses about "Bluetooth". In addition to lecture notes we also listed some online free books which can be downloaded.
Specs
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Bluetooth Specs - The Official Bluetooth Membership Site.
The Bluetooth SIG will support a collaborative environment and drive programs to develop and advance Bluetooth wireless technology in order to exceed personal connectivity expectations and meet the needs of a changing world. As a user of this site you are reminded that all activities, discussions, forums and meetings of the Bluetooth SIG must be rigorously conducted in accordance with their Anti-Trust Guidelines. Your usage of this site is governed by certain Legal and Privacy policies. click here -
The Bluetooth Specification: A Technical Overview - Michael Zenke.
The purpose of this paper is to fulfill the needs of a reader with casual interest in the Bluetooth specification in a relatively concise format. Topics covered in this paper will include the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) and a brief history of the project, the basics of the Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth Usage Models , the Bluetooth Protocols, and Bluetooth Profiles. click here
Information
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The Official Bluetooth Wireless Info Site - Bluetooth.com.
What is Bluetooth wireless technology? How does it work? The answers to all your questions are here in varying levels of detail to meet everyone’s needs. The information ranges from high-level overviews of the short-range wireless technology to detailed specification documents. The learn section on this site covers benefits, how it works and technology in depth details etc. click here -
The Official Bluetooth Membership Site - Bluetooth.org .
The Bluetooth SIG will support a collaborative environment and drive programs to develop and advance Bluetooth wireless technology in order to exceed personal connectivity expectations and meet the needs of a changing world. As a user of this site you are reminded that all activities, discussions, forums and meetings of the Bluetooth SIG must be rigorously conducted in accordance with their Anti-Trust Guidelines. Your usage of this site is governed by certain Legal and Privacy policies. click here -
Bluetooth Insider - BluetoothInsider.com.
Bluetooth insider provides daily news updates concerning Bluetooth and other wireless technology. The Bluetooth Insider is intent on providing the world with the latest and most useful information related to Bluetooth technology. click here -
The Comprehensive Guide to everything Bluetooth related - Bluetomorrow.com.
BlueTomorrow.com was created to provide consumers with information about Bluetooth technology and Bluetooth enabled products. Their mission really is to be: "The Comprehensive Guide to Everything Bluetooth Related".BlueTomorrow.com is your one stop resource for learning about and purchasing everything related to Bluetooth technology. click here -
Bluetooth Information - Bluetoothtalk.net.
The ultimate website for Bluetooth information. It seems like every electronic device comes with Bluetooth these days, so what is it all about? And what can it do for you? click here -
Bluetooth Directory - Bluetoothfocus.com.
Categorized resource directory for everything about blue tooth. You can find lots of resources and a great news letter targetted to bluetooth users, developpers. click here -
Resources for the Bluetooth Community - Newstooth.com.
This site publishes news and events related to bluetooth technology. You can find articles, forums, newsand surveys. click here
Tutorials
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Bluetooth Resource Center - Palowireless.com.
The original and definitive internet guide to Bluetooth* technology. The site conains a huge knowledge base related to bluetooth technology in the form of tutorials, Articles, Bluetooth Books, FAQ, Forums, Glossary, Recommended Reading, Bluetooth Security. You may need to register as free/premium member to access more resources. click here -
Bluetooth Tutorial - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A single page and big article on bluetooth which covers history, development, versions, specs, technical details, architecture and future. It also points several other usefull resources on the net. click here -
How Bluetooth works - HowStuffWorks.com.
One of the best article that explains how bluetooth works and also illustrated with some animated pictures.The topics covered by this artical are need, solution, operation, and security. You can also have some more resurces available on the net. click here -
Bluetooth Tutorial - Intel.
For a more detailed description of the technology, please take a look at this excellent article on the Bluetooth Architecture by Jim Kardach of Intel, a senior member of the Bluetooth SIG. click here -
The Bluetooth Channel - WirelessDevNet.com.
An excellent source for bluetooth developers. Here you can get tutorials, news, developments and development kits. You will also find some more usefull resources available on the net. A must visit site for bluetooth developers. click here -
Bluetooth Tutorials - Xilinx.
The material here is intended to help you gain a more complete understanding of Bluetooth and the objectives mentioned below.Eliminate the connection of wires associated with most consumer and computer equipment. Allow a collection of products to function as an intelligent whole ,Make location centric connectivity seamless. click here -
Bluetooth Technology - Mobileinfo.com.
This site presents a simple and good bluetooth resources. Topics include What is Bluetooth? , How Bluetooth Technology Works ,The Air Interface & Frequency Band , What are the Applications?, The Current State of the Technology , Competitive Technology Alternatives ,What’s the future outlook for Bluetooth , Standards and Specifications ,Software Development Tools , Tentative Timetable for Bluetooth Adoption , Bluetooth Products & Vendors ,Bluetooth versus 802.11b Wireless LAN , FAQ , Other Resources . click here -
Bluetooth Tutorial & Resources - Tutorial-Reports.com.
A comprehensive and detailed tutorial on Bluetooth technology that covers Technology Architecture, Protocols, Core, Tele & Cable, Adopted, Usage Models, Connections, Security and Comparision. click here
White Papers
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Bleutooth Papers & Webcasts - ITPapers.com.
ITPapers is the Web's largest library of technical IT white papers, webcasts, and case studies. Covering IT categories including Data Management, IT Management, Networking, Communications, Enterprise Applications, Storage, Security and much more, ITPapers.com is the best source for technical white papers and IT information. A huge list of bluetooth white papers, webcasts, and case studies are available to download with a free registration. click here -
Bluetooth White Papers - TheWirelessDirectory.com.
Many of the companies addressing the Bluetooth space have produced their own educational material on Bluetooth and its capabilities in the areas addressed by their own products. On this page they provide links to some of these resources. click here
Developer Reources
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Bluetooth and Linux - Bluetooth HOWTO's - Marcel Holtmann.
A huge collection of Drivers, descriptions for various Bluetooth modules on linux. click here -
JavaTM APIs for Bluetooth - Java Community Process.
The home for Java implementation of Bluetooth protocol stack. Bluetooth is an important emerging standard for wireless integration of small devices. The specification standardizes a set of Java APIs to allow Java-enabled devices to integrate into a Bluetooth environment. click here -
An Introduction to Bluetooth programming in GNU/Linux - Albert Huang.
This document gives a short overview of Bluetooth programming concepts, followed by examples of how to implement these concepts in both Python and C using the BlueZ development libraries. It is adapted from my masters thesis, which contains pretty much all the technical information in this document. click here -
Directory of Developer Tools - WirelesdevNet.com.
A big listing of bluetooth develeper tools found on Net.These include free and open source development kits, and also other software tools. click here -
Bluetooth Resource Listings - Thewirelesdirectory.com.
This place is what it says .... a source of Bluetooth Overview, places, events, books, papers, people and other learning resources which you can use to become or find an expert in Bluetooth just like the authors of The Wireless Directory ! click here
Projects
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Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack - Bluez.org.
The overall goal of this project is to make an implementation of the Bluetooth™ wireless standards specifications for Linux. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and is now included in the Linux 2.4 and Linux 2.6 kernel series. This site is more helpfull to Linux programmers with intention to program Bluetooth protocol stack. You will find great resources related to Bluetooth and its implementaion in te form of how-tos,documentation, faq and manu more. click here -
GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem - Useful Information Company.
The GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem brings the Bluetooth world into the GNOME desktop project.This is the home page for a GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem. GNOME Bluetooth was originally developed by Edd Dumbill, and its primary maintainer is now Bastien Nocera. The software is free, licensed under the GPL. click here -
The KDE Bluetooth Framework - Open Source.
The KDE Bluetooth Framework aims to be a seamless integration of common functionality offered by the Linux Bluetooth stack into the KDE desktop. This is an overview over the KDE Bluetooth Framework. The framework is a package of several tools and infrastruture for KDE, which are usually used to exchange data with mobile phones or PDAs. It is built on top of BlueZ, the official Bluetooth stack for Linux. click here -
Blunt - A Bluetooth protocol stack for NewtonOS 2.1 devices.
Blunt implements a basic Bluetooth protocol stack for NewtonOS 2.1 devices. It provides two services: Connecting to a serial Bluetooth port and object exchange. The serial port functionaltity can be used to connect via PPP to the Internet by using a cell phone or desktop computer. click here -
Bluetooth Protocol Stack for Java - Open Source.
Bluetooth host protocol stack implementation for use on Java platforms supporting HCI, L2CAP, RFCOMM and SDP and support for serial ports at the initial stage. JCP-082 full compliance is planned before the first release. JAVA is the main development tool. click here -
Mac Bluetooth Resources - Apple Developer Connection.
Apple Mac OS developer resources for the programmers of bluetooth. Excellent resources in the form of API, books, abd reference libraries. click here