TM-P60 Technical Reference Guide Appendix A About Bluetooth A general overview of Bluetooth, its specifications, and tips for using it effectively are explained in this section. A.1 Bluetooth Overview Bluetooth is a standard for wirelessly connecting together peripheral devices such as personal computers, printers, etc. It can be used to easily network together not only personal computers, but a variety of devices as well. Bluetooth also uses data encryption and random frequency switching technology to attain a high level of security and prevent data interception. A.2 Bluetooth Specifications A.2.1 Piconet Bluetooth uses a master/slave device relationship to create what is called a piconet.
One device within the piconet network is the master device that generates a frequency hopping pattern. A maximum of seven slave devices can participate in a single network. A slave device can also participate in another different piconet. In addition, the master device of one piconet can act as a slave device for a different piconet. The TM-P60 is a dedicated slave device. Rev. A About Bluetooth A-7