Thanks for your help, I bought the SKU#: WRL-00582, thinking the more expensive version would be a better choice. I would have rather had the older version, because there’s plenty of literature around the web to fall back on.
I couldn’t find any mention of a “MyBlueTooth Place driver” anywhere, I double checked the lynxmotion site and the only software they refer to there is for the dongle, but I didn’t buy a dongle because I’ve already got one.
If it’s necessary to use a proprietary dongle in order to get this thing working, then they haven’t made any obvious statements to that effect. It also presents a problem because I need to be able to use the bluegiga WT11 which does work with the dongle I’ve already got, whereas, WIDCOMM appears to only support a limited range of devices, plus, they’ve got notes about other dongles not being supported.
Undeterred, I downloaded the “WIDCOMM” software from Broadcom, but the installer told me there were no Bluetooth devices detected (the dongle is plugged in). It then presented the option to “Cancel Installation”.
I downloaded “MaxStream X-CTU” and it could not read from either port 8 or 9.
I tested Docklight again, and it reads the data off Port 8 with no problem. But, when I closed the program, then opened it a second time, and tried to connect to COM8, it was unable to and got a Windows Error #1168. So, I’m not sure if the “trial” version of the software is the problem, or something else.
I ran that scenario a few times, rebooting the computer, reinstalling FireFly, somethings it would work once, twice, or three times, but always eventually it would fail.
So, I think 4 days now has been pretty generous. It’s now time to send it back, and they can issue a refund.
I wouldn’t recommend this device to anyone considering it.