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Pairing Bluetooth device with InTheHand 32Feet shows as paired, but can't connect

I'm facing a very strange three-way headache. I'm using Unity Engine and a BrainLink Bluetooth device as a source of input. I connect to the BrainLink device automatically via code using a library called Neurosky.ThinkGear and so far these two work fine together, but that's assuming the device has been paired manually via Bluetooth & Other Devices window.
Now I've been asked to also PAIR the device automatically, and this is where I hit a snag. Because using Unity Engine I can't use the windows runtime stuff (like Windows.Enumeration.Devices), I've decided to use the InTheHand 32Feet solution for Bluetooth devices and it seems to kind of work. The device appears as listed in Bluetooth & Other Devices if it wasn't already and it's listed as Paired as well. The problem is that when paired via code and not manually, the library that handles connecting to the device (aforementioned Neurosky.ThinkGear) can't connect to the device. It only connects if the device is removed and paired again via Bluetooth & Oher Devices window.
The Code I'm currently testing is as follows:
private void Start()
{
Debug.Log("Operation Start");
//btClient is a class field
btClient = new BluetoothClient();
//Search for existing paired devices that contain "brainlink" in their name
BluetoothDeviceInfo btDevice = CheckExistingPairedDevices();
if (btDevice == null)
{
Debug.Log("No paired device found, trying to discover");
//Try to discover devices in range with "brainlink" in their name
btDevice = TryDiscoverDevice();
}
if(btDevice!= null)
{
Debug.Log("Found Device " + btDevice.DeviceName+", checking for pairing");
bool paired = AttemptPair(btDevice);
Debug.Log("Pair Status: " + paired);
}
else
{
Debug.Log("Could not discover device");
}
CloseClient();
}
This is the method that handles pairing. At the moment, I never pass a value to pin but it's there just in case I need to support other devices in the future.
private bool AttemptPair(BluetoothDeviceInfo btDevice, string pin = null)
{
//Check if this device has been paired before
if (btDevice.Authenticated)
return true;
bool result = BluetoothSecurity.PairRequest(btDevice.DeviceAddress, pin);
btDevice.Refresh();
return result;
}

I have zero knowledge about your devices/tools, but what I know is that to establish a Bluetooth connection, we need to discover devices first.
The reason is that such a discovery creates an object that is later used on Bluetooth actions (e.g., pairing, connecting).
The device appears as listed in Bluetooth & Other Devices if it wasn't
already and it's listed as Paired as well.
I think by this, what you mean is previously paired devices. The device appearing on the list might not mean that the device is currently discovered. I suggest change your code accordingly where you perform discovery first.

Why DeviceInformation.Name does not display correct name

I am developing custom HID device. I can see the name in device manager (MyCustomDevice). However when I find the device using DeviceWatcher, the DeviceInformation.Name property has value Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed). Other applications using WIN32 apis can get correct name of device without problem.
My code:
// Selector for enabled HID devices
string selector = "System.Devices.InterfaceClassGuid:=\"{4D1E55B2-F16F-11CF-88CB-001111000030}\" AND System.Devices.InterfaceEnabled:=System.StructuredQueryType.Boolean#True";
_watcher = DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(selector, properties);
_watcher.Added += (s, deviceInformation) => {
Console.WriteLine(deviceInformation.Name); // prints "Unknown USB Device (Port Reset Failed)"
};
Device functions correctly, I can communicate with it - the only problem is this Name. Is there possibility to fix it other than going back to WIN32?
To clarify things:
The device uses standard hidusb.sys driver, and there are no yellow exclamation marks in device manager.

Read data via bluetooth using c#

I am using Lecia Disto e7100i which basically measures distance and area using laser. This device has bluetooth and can be paired with windows.
I am trying to develop an wpf app that reads the mesaured data using c#
There is no sdk that comes along with the device.
I have tried to use 32feet.Net but since there is no proper documentation I don't know where to start.
Is there any way that I can do to solve my problem?

This is not a full response, instead its more of a guideline on how to resolve your issue:
Pair the device with your Computer
Run the included software that displays the data somehow
Use WireShark to analyze the traffic
see if it is a standard protocol type or something custom
understand the protocol and reimplement it using c# and BluetoothSockets

To get started, you can try:
var client = new BluetoothClient();
// Select the bluetooth device
var dlg = new SelectBluetoothDeviceDialog();
DialogResult result = dlg.ShowDialog(this);
if (result != DialogResult.OK)
{
return;
}
BluetoothDeviceInfo device = dlg.SelectedDevice;
BluetoothAddress addr = device.DeviceAddress;
Console.WriteLine(device.DeviceName);
BluetoothSecurity.PairRequest(addr, "PIN"); // set the pin here or take user input
device.SetServiceState(BluetoothService.HumanInterfaceDevice, true);
Thread.Sleep(100); // Precautionary
if (device.InstalledServices.Length == 0)
{
// handle appropriately
}
client.Connect(addr, BluetoothService.HumanInterfaceDevice);
Also make sure that
Device appears in "Bluetooth devices" in the "Control panel".
Device is HID or change code accordingly.
Hope it helps. Cheers!

Try this demo project, and the following articles after that one.
Try to follow this tutorial
Here you can see a direct answer by the mantainer of 32feet, with which you can get in touch
Check also this answer

BarcodeScanner found but not possible to connect with Windows.Devices.PointOfService

I have created a watcher to connect to BarcodeScanner using Windows.Devices.PointOfService
var watcher = DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(BarcodeScanner.GetDeviceSelector());
var id = "";
watcher.Added += async (sender, information) =>
{
id = information.Id;
var barcodeScanner = await BarcodeScanner.FromIdAsync(id);
...
}
information parameter contains all data releted to my barcodeScanner, but when i try to get it with FromIdAsync is always null.
Those are data contained into information
- information {Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation} Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation
EnclosureLocation null Windows.Devices.Enumeration.EnclosureLocation
Id "\\\\?\\HID#VID_0536&PID_02E1&MI_01#c&d907bf5&0&0000#{c243ffbd-3afc-45e9-b3d3-2ba18bc7ebc5}\\POSBarcodeScanner" string
IsDefault false bool
IsEnabled true bool
Kind DeviceInterface Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformationKind
Name "3800G" string
+ Pairing {Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformationPairing} Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformationPairing
+ Properties {System.__ComObject} System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object> {System.__ComObject}
+ Native View 0x1d148140 <Information not available, no symbols loaded for Windows.Devices.Enumeration.dll> IUnknown *
This device is listed as enabled to be accessed with POS.
Where I'm wrong? I have tried also to create the watcher behind a button click, but nothigs change.

If the model name of the scanner you are using is "3800G" as in the question code, it may not be supported by Windows.Devices.PointOfService.
A list of supported models is below.
Supported Point of Service Peripherals
If you want to use it with Windows.Devices.PointOfService, please change it to the model described in this.
In Addition:
Unified POS standard and Windows® Embedded for Point of Service are OPOS/POS for.NET/JavaPOS API. It is not Windows.Devices.PointOfService API.
That model is not listed on Honeywell's site.
And, sales agencies in Japan may be displayed as sales ended. Probably it is an old model. It is better to switch to a new model.
For example, the USB HID Bar code scanner mode setting is described on page 21 of the detailed manual of 1900 series.
If this mode setting description is not in the 3800G manual, you can not use Windows.Devices.PointOfService API on 3800G.
If you can set it, you will be able to use it if you install a device driver corresponding to this mode.

#Luigi Saggese,
You must first put this scanner into USB HID Barcode Scanner Mode. Please see Page 1-3 of the Honeywell 3800g Users Guide for the programming code to put the scanner into this mode.
Once the scanner is in this mode, you should see a POS Barcode Scanner node in Windows Device Manager. The specific scanner will show up in Device Manager as POS HID Barcode Scanner since it is using an in-box class driver which supports the USB HID POS Scanner protocol. At this point it should work with your Watcher.
Terry Warwick, Microsoft

Play sound on laptop speaker, even if additional speakers are connected (but not listed in device list)

I'd like to play a soundfile from the speakers integrated in the laptop, even if an additional speaker is connected via the headphone jack (but it's not listed in the sound device list).
I've had a look at How can I make the computer beep in C#? and How to beep using PC speaker? and have understood that the beep driver was removed in windows 7.
However, I do not want to use this extremely simple integrated speaker controlled by the removed driver, but the normal one present in most modern laptops.
Unfortunately, when I connect my external speakers, they do not show up as an additional device. When I run this code (using NAudio), I always get just one result, and it's the same whether the external speakers are connected or not:
var enumerator = new MMDeviceEnumerator();
foreach (var endpoint in enumerator.EnumerateAudioEndPoints(DataFlow.Render, DeviceState.Active))
{
Console.WriteLine(endpoint.FriendlyName);
}
Is it possible to play a sound on the normal laptop speaker, while an external speaker is connected?
Edit:
I don't think my question is a duplicate of Play a sound in a specific device with C#
I don't see an additional device when I connect my external speakers, so I guess my laptop doesn't have multiple sound cards (how can I verify?).
The solution from the other question (waveOut.DeviceNumber = deviceNumber;) doesn't work for me neither. When I choose deviceNumber = 0;, the sound comes from my external speaker if it's connected. If I set deviceNumber = 1; (while it's connected) I get a MmException

I see I'm a bit late for the party but i was working on something similar and got to this solution.
Hope it helps someone in the future :)
var enumerator = new MMDeviceEnumerator();
IWavePlayer waveOut = new WasapiOut();
foreach (var endpoint in enumerator.EnumerateAudioEndPoints(DataFlow.Render, DeviceState.Active))
{
if (endpoint.FriendlyName == "Name of the device you want")
{
waveOut = new WasapiOut(
endpoint, AudioClientShareMode.Exclusive, false, 0);
AudioFileReader wave = new AudioFileReader("Audio Name");
waveOut.Init(wave);
waveOut.Play();
break;
}
}