Bluetooth Quick Reference Manual

Roving Networks RN-41

DaisyWorks, Inc.
June 28, 2011

Table of Contents
Commands.................................................................................................................................................3
GPIO Manipulation....................................................................................................................................4
Direction & Powerup Configuration.....................................................................................................4
State.......................................................................................................................................................4
Displaying Device Friendly Name without MAC suffix...........................................................................5
Factory Reset Procedure............................................................................................................................6
Miscellaneous.............................................................................................................................................7
I/O drive................................................................................................................................................7
Reset hold-time......................................................................................................................................7
Factory Reset.........................................................................................................................................7

Commands
Please see the user manual for full listing of commands and complete details.
Name

Command

Notes

Help

Reset

r,1

Factory Reset

sf,1

Command mode

$$$

No CR, must be done withing the config timeout,

default is 60 seconds, CMD will be returned

Data mode

---

No CR

Config timer

st,255

Set config timer to continuous

Set name

sn,name

Sets the device name

Show basic settings

Show extended
settings

Show other settings

MDM SPP

S~,3

Allows utilizing modem control signals

Set baud rate

su,57.6,N

Permanently sets UART baud rate

Set baud rate

u,57.6,N

Temporarily sets UART baud rate

Force authentication

sa,1

Enable encryption

se,1

Set security pin code

sp,pin

Pin can be up to 20 characters, default 1234,

case sensitive

Disable GPIO3, 6

sq,4

Necessary when using pins for other purposes

Low power SNIFF

sw,0050

Wakes every 625us * hex word

Read GPIO

g&

Kill disconnect

GPIO Manipulation
If any of PIO8,9,10,11 are driven as output, they are all set to output and remain outputs until a power
cycle. There is no powerup command for the upper four bits.
The bits below can be ANDed to manipulate multiple bits simultaneously.
The lower four bits must be configured as outputs or they will not drive the line, they will only activate
weak pullups.

Direction & Powerup Configuration

PIO

Set as
Output

Set
Powerup
as Output

Set
Powerup
On

s@,0808

s%,0808

s^,0808

s@,4040

s%,4040

s^,4040

s@,8080

s%,8080

s^,8080

State
PIO

Low

High

Default

Daisy On/Off pin

s&,0800 s&,0808 Hi-Z, weak pulldown

s&,4000 s&,4040 Hi-Z, weak pulldown

s&,8000 s&,8080 Hi-Z, weak pulldown

s*,0100

s*,0101

High

s*,0200

s*,0202

High

10

s*,0400

s*,0404 Hi-Z, weak pulldown

11

s*,0800

s*,0808 Hi-Z, weak pulldown

11

Displaying Device Friendly Name without MAC suffix

If the Bluetooth modem has a Friendly Name set with 'S-,name' the name will be displayed in
discovery with the last four characters of the MAC address appended to the name. If only a Device
name is set with 'SN,name' then that name will be displayed without the the last four characters of the
MAC address displayed.
To clear the Friendly name so the last four characters of the MAC address do not display, complete the
following steps in the same order:
Clean the friendly name with
s-,<CR>
Set the device name
sn,<name 20 char max><CR>
Reboot the Bluetooth modem with
r,1
Unpair and re-pair and the name should be that of the device name without the MAC suffix

Factory Reset Procedure

If the modem becomes mis-configured and it cant be wirelessly connected or configured, it can be
manually reset to the factory settings by performing the following procedure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Disconnect power and external connections

Connect a jumper between FACT-RST and 3.3V
Power up the Daisy via any of the power sources
While powered, remove and reconnect one end of the jumper 3 times
The LED should blink a few times on the third connection signaling a factory reset
Perform any necessary initialization

Miscellaneous
The following information was not available in the Roving Networks RN-41 manuals at the time of this
writing.

I/O drive
4 mA per pin

Reset hold-time
5 mS

Factory Reset
100 mS between transitions
Linux GtkTerm connection
gtkterm -e -p /dev/rfcomm0 -s 115200