Bluetooth and Windows Setting up a Windows 10 Machine to Use MyroC and Scribbler 2 Robots

Bluetooth Setup for Windows' Workstations/Laptops

Windows' computers communicate with Scribbler 2 robots using Bluetooth. Each robot has a different serial number, and communication is based upon that number.

Setting up Bluetooth connections on Windows 10 relies upon the Bluetooth menus with the machine's System Preferences.

1. Begin with the "Start" menu for your computer

   • This menu is likely available at the lower-left of the screen, with an icon that appears similar to a Microsoft logo.

2. Within the "Start" menu, select "Settings" > "Devices" > "Bluetooth & other devices"

3. Within the "Bluetooth & other devices" window, click on "+" to "Add Bluetooth or other device" and then "Bluetooth"

4. Turn on the Scribbler 2. After several seconds (but likely less than a minute), a device will appear in the Bluetooth "Add a device" window with a name containing the robot's serial number. Examples might be:

   • IPRE6-365877
   • Fluke2-0958

5. Within the "Add a device" menu, click on the Fluke2 serial number.

   • When the machine processes the ckick on the serial number, the window responds "Done".

6. To check this pairing has been establishd, go back to the "Bluetooth & other devices" page. The robot's newly-established serial number should be listed among the "Other devices".

created 2 January 2020 revised 4 January 2020
For more information, please contact Henry M. Walker at walker@cs.grinnell.edu.