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Bluetooth PCI card for desktop system (bluetooth only card) ??

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sumguy99   06-03-2009 at 05:06:08 AM

I see that there are some really cheap combo cards that do 802.11 B/G (not N) and also do Bluetooth. I've read where those cards are CPU-intensive (they have a DSP and make the computer's CPU do all the work - ??). They also don't use (or are not compatible with) Microsoft's Bluetooth stack (what-ever implications or consequences that has - I don't know).

I was wondering if there was a good (high-performance, long-range) bluetooth-only PCI card?

A card that is compatible with an external, high-gain antenna?

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r_manic   06-03-2009 at 09:32:49 AM
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This was the only Bluetooth PCI card I found online.

Have you considered getting a USB bluetooth adapter? In my experience, they're not system hogs, and some of them are small enough that they're nearly flush with the USB port once you plug them in.

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sumguy99   06-03-2009 at 03:24:00 PM
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I want to set up something like a base station with as long a range as I can get.

For that, I would set up an external antenna.

I don't think there are USB adapters with an external antenna connection.

I'm also thinking that when you've got enough space for circuitry on a PCI card, that you can build a better-performing radio section on a PCI card vs usb.

And because it's a desktop system, the size of the adapter (or where it's plugged into) doesn't matter at all.

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sumguy99   06-04-2009 at 02:16:32 AM
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I've since learned that the The Windows Bluetooth stack only supports external or
integrated Bluetooth dongles attached through USB. It does not support Bluetooth radio connections over PCI, I²C, serial, PC Card or other interfaces.

I guess that means that PCI bluetooth cards must come with their own TCP/IP stack ?

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