Release Notes

BTW 6.1.0.1506 SDK

April 20, 2009

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Compatibility
This section discusses the compatibility of applications produced using the SDK when deployed against
Broadcoms various WIDCOMM BTW Bluetooth software products. BTW refers to Broadcoms WIDCOMM
Bluetooth software products for Windows PCs. Currently, there are two major BTW products - Broadcoms
Bluetooth Software for Windows, and Broadcoms Vista Profile Pack. The latest SDK release is compatible
with both BTW products.
Broadcoms Bluetooth Software for Windows refers to all versions of the Broadcom/WIDCOMM Bluetooth
Stack software. Previous releases are identified by version as BTW 1.x, 3.x, and 4.x. Current versions are
referred to as BTW 5, and are identified by version as 5.x.x.x. Broadcoms Vista Profile Pack is a version of
the Broadcom/WIDCOMM Bluetooth software that runs on the Microsoft Bluetooth stack. It is referred to as
BTW 6, and is identifiable by version as 6.x.x.x.
Additionally, there is Broadcoms Vista Audio Pack. This product is identified by version as 5.2.x.x. SDK
compatibility with BTW versions 5.2.x.x is limited, as this product supports audio profiles only. Contact
Broadcom Technical Support directly at http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_support.php for
information on SDK and Vista Audio Pack compatibility.

Compatibility with BTW 5, Bluetooth Software for Windows

BTW and SDK software versions are designed to be forward- and backward-compatible with all combinations
of SDK and BTW 5 software, where both components are version 1.4.2.10 SP5 or greater. However,
changes in BTW 5 stack software have created some limitations to compatibility.
Specifically, the following compatibility limitations exist on BTW 5 deployments:

In SDK applications built from SDK releases prior to version 6.1.0.1502, SCO/eSCO audio
connections can be established, but the audio device is never enabled on the system and so the
audio stream is not available. This impacts BTW 5 deployments on 5.1 versions 5.1.0.3400 and
greater, and all 5.5 versions. This issue was fixed in the 6.1.0.1502 SDK release.
SDK applications built from SDK releases prior to version 6.1.0.1501 cannot read Service Discovery
Records on all BTW 5.5 versions. This issue was resolved in 6.1.0.1501 SDK release.
SDK applications built from SDK releases prior to 6.1.0.1504 had various results and failures using
the CBtIf::Bond() method for pairing when deployed on Bluetooth 2.1 SSP capable platforms (all
BTW 5.5 deployments, and Vista deployments with SP1 and Wireless Feature Pack, or SP2).
These issues are fixed in SDK version 6.1.0.1504. Note that the Bond() API will now function
correctly on all deployments where 1 or both entities being paired support Bluetooth 2.0 or less if
both entities support Bluetooth 2.1, the Legacy Bond() method cannot work. For this reason, the
Bond() API is deprecated, and developers are encourage to migrate their applications to using the
new BondEx() method, designed to handle all supported pairing scenarios.

For these reasons, Broadcom cannot guarantee full forward compatibility for applications built with previous
versions of the SDK. Broadcom recommends recompiling applications with the 6.1.0.1504 version of the
SDK to ensure forward and backward compatibility with all BTW 5 stack versions.
All of the SDK APIs and classes are fully supported in Bluetooth Software for Windows deployments, subject
to documented deprecations and with the exceptions described below in Compatibility and New Features.

Compatibility with BTW 6, Vista Profile Pack

SDK version 6.1.0.1506 is fully forward and backward compatible with all versions of Vista Profile Pack (BTW
6). BTW 6 compatibility was first introduced in SDK version 6.1.0.1501. Applications built with SDK versions
prior to 6.1.0.1501 are only compatible with BTW versions prior to BTW 6, whereas applications built with
SDK version 6.1.0.1501 or greater are forward and backward compatible with all supported BTW versions,
including BTW 6.

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Vista Profile Pack runs on Microsofts Bluetooth stack. As a result, some SDK features, APIs, and classes
may not be fully supported in a particular BTW 6 version. See the BTW 6 Vista Profile Pack Limitations
section in this document, and consult the latest SDK Release Notes for up to date SDK and BTW 6 API and
class support details, available at http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_support.php.

Compatibility and Visual Studio 2005 Support

If an SDK application is built using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, the application must be prepared to
redistribute the Broadcom and the Microsoft runtime and interface library files to target platforms when
appropriate. See the SDK Programmers Guide, Section 3 Build Environments for information on
redistribution requirements.

Compatibility and New Features

When compatible BTW and SDK versions (as discussed earlier) are used together, the following apply:

Applications built using an SDK version older than the BTW software version on which the application
runs will run properly but may not be able to take advantage of newer features added in the more recent
BTW software version.

Applications built using an SDK version newer than the BTW software version on which the application
runs will not run properly if it depends on newer features added in the more recent SDK version.

Changes in the SDK software generally consist of additions, such as new functions or new codes appended
to enumerated constant lists. Such changes are documented in the SDK Release Notes for the version to
which the change applies. In addition, concise comments in the affected SDK header file identify changes
and specify the BTW and SDK versions in which the change(s) occur.

Changes from 6.1.0.1504

These Release Notes document the changes in the SDK from the previous SDK release, version 6.1.0.1504.
For information on possible porting requirements when migrating your application from SDK versions
previous to 6.1.0.1504, refer to the Release Notes for those versions, available at:
http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_support.php.
There were significant changes in the 6.1.0.1501 SDK release that may impact developers, particularly the
new CSdpService::Commit() method requirement, documented in that version of the Release Notes; the
6.1.0.1502 SDK release also contained developer impact changes, particularly the introduction of the
CL2CapIf::AssignPsmEx() method and deprecation of the CL2CapIf::AssignPsm() method. Similarly, the
6.1.0.1504 SDK released introduced the CBtIf::BondEx() method and deprecated the CBtIf::Bond() method.
The 6.1.0.1506 release is intended primarily as a maintenance release to address changes in the SDK library
code required in order to conform to Microsofts OEM Ready program. This release addresses all OEM
Ready issues discovered in the SDK library code.
One change that may require development modification:
BLTH00163441 changed the constant OBEX_DEFAULT_MTU to nearly 64K. This was done to increase
data transfer performance to up to 4X increase.
Developer Impact: OBEX based communications may need to adjust buffer sizes or receive data logic to
cater to the new default size, or specify non-default option as appropriate.

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BTW 6 Vista Profile Pack Limitations

Limitations apply to the 6.1.0.1506 SDK release when applications are deployed against Vista Profile Pack
BTW 6 target systems (systems running Microsoft Bluetooth stacks). Some classes and APIs are either
currently not supported or are only supported with limited functionality under those deployments. Some of the
limitations vary depending on the BTW 6 major version number, 6.0.x.x, 6.1.x.x, or 6.2.x.x currently.
This list of limitations may change as more functionality becomes available through the stack and SDK for
these deployments. Check http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_support.php for updates to these
Release Notes.

Classes:
CL2CapConn and CL2CapIF are not supported in 6.0, but are supported in 6.1 and greater.
CDunClient, CLapClient, CSppClient, and CSppServer are not supported in any 6.x version.
Sample apps:
BlueComChat will not work on any 6.x version.
BluePrint HCRP print profile will not work on 6.0 PP, but will work on 6.1 and greater.
BlueTime will not work on 6.0, but will work on 6.1 and greater.
BlueAudio only works for SCO on 6.0. 6.1 and greater support both SCO and eSCO.
APIs:
CRfCommPort::OnEventReceived only reports a limited subset of events in all 6.x versions: RXFLAG,
TXEMPTY, TXCHAR, CONNECTED_RFCOMM, CONNECT_ERR
GetConnectionStats (all classes where present) do not support the RSSI data field in 6.x versions.
SetEScoMode (all classes where present) supported in 6.1 and greater, not supported in 6.0.
The following APIs are not supported on any 6.x version:
o SetLinkSupervisionTimeout (all classes where present)
o ReadEScoLinkData, ChangeEScoLinkParms, EScoConnRsp (all classes where present)
o CL2CapConn:

Reconfigure

OnConnectPendingReceived

OnCongestionStatus
o CBtIf:

ReadLinkMode

SendVendorSpecificHcicmd

SetSniffMode

CancelSniffMode

IsRemoteDevicePresent

GetLocalServiceName

GetNextLocalServiceName

CreateCOMPortAssociation

RemoveCOMPortAssociation

ReadCOMPortAssociation
o CRfCommPort:

SetFlowEnabled

SetModemSignal

GetModemStatus

SendError

Purge

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Resolved Issues
BLTH00153807
Port fixes from BTW baseline to SDK release for OEM Ready compliance.
Release Note:
Ported fixes into the SDK from the BTW 6.2 baseline for various handle and critical
section errors that caused OEM Ready failures.
BLTH00159822
App Verifier failure, memory access error on close BlueTime after session.
Release Note:
BlueTime dialog destructor tries to detect situation where app is being closed without
stopping session, and kills clock thread in that case. But normal path to stop session first
was not clearing thread pointer, so the check caused an access exception in the normal
path. Cleared the thread pointer after killing the thread in the Stop Session logic,
destructor now cleanly handles both cases.
BLTH00160577
Need to cleanly and silently support Just Works SSP for Microsoft stack.
Release Note:
Cleaned up Just Works SSP support so that if SDK app initiated the pairing, SDK
automatically acknowledges Just Works request.
BLTH00160894
SCO/ESCO state not initialized from default radio button position.
Release Note:
Initialize to SCO mode on dialog init.
BLTH00163157
BluePrint AppVerifier error on print server selection.
Release Note:
Corrected copy of remote server name to avoid crash.
BLTH00163441
Change BIP and SDK to run 64K OBEX MTU.
Release Note:
Changed OBEX and BIP default MTUs to almost 64K for significant performance
improvement.

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BLTH00164434
BlueTime application crashes - while trying to pair the device for the 2nd time using
correct pinkey.
Release Note:
Fixed multiple issues, including bad handle checks in SDK L2CAP, thread/callback
problems in BlueTime, and app verifier crash from (bad) multiple thread simultaneous
l2cap writes.
BLTH00164571
Pin-code asked twice from the user when BondEx is used for legacy pairing.
Release Note:
BondEx() method does not take pin-code as an argument and therefore when the pairing
method used is legacy, then it has to ask the user for pin-code. The issue was that any
earlier (before calling BondEx() method) pin-code entry by the user was ignored and the
user was always asked again to enter the pin-code. Now, the pin-code entered by the user
in the UI is saved and when the pin-code request callback is called after using BondEx(),
the same pin-code is returned.
BLTH00166622
BluePrint app - Data transfer fails during print operation using HCRP & SPP Profile
Release Note:
Corrected GUID assignment conflict between BluePrint HCRP sample and BTW stack
HCRP application.
BLTH00167126
Blueobex as client app - Crashes while closing the application after create obex
connection fails.
Release Note:
Problem came from obex initialized flag not being cleared on SDK close, so re-init of
SDK from same app caused obex critical section to not be re-initialized. Fixed to clear
flag on SDK close.
BLTH00168458
L2CAP clients can leave handles open and leak memory on deregister.
Release Note:
Changed CL2CapIf destructor and internal deregister logic to free PSM and deregister
with the btwl2cap driver and shut down the driver reader thread gracefully.
BLTH00168816
L2CAP remote MTU ignored.
Release Note:
With introduction of Microsoft stack support for L2CAP, MTU was being ignored from
the app, and remote MTU was never reported back to the app. In addition, there was a
conflict between the old Broadcom stack default MTU and Microsoft stack support
MTU, such that if the app requested the default value, the actual value would be different
than expected. Fixed all these issues, and added test code in BlueTime sample app to
demonstrate/exercise. Also discovered and fixed Broadcom stack post-negotiation
behavior so that remote MTU is reported correctly as final negotiated value, rather than
remote initial request value.

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Known Issues
BLTH00051402
OBEX header manipulation results in memory leaks. SDK applications experiencing
memory leaks if the application performs operations on a CObexHeaders object received
via a callback.
Workaround: Do not perform manipulations on received CObexHeaders object to turn
around and resend, instead, copy object to local storage and return from callback.
BLTH00052086
CL2CapConn::Reconfigure only affects MTU.
BLTH00052416
Sample apps demonstrate CBtIf object usage badly. Only 1 CBtIf object should be
instantiated.
BLTH00077280
BlueObex fails with new app param overflow logic. Unlimited number of Application
Parameters now
allowed, changed from 3 previously, so old check for expected failure
after adding 4th now does not fail.
BLTH00080426
Audio gateway pops "no device" warning bubble on audio events even when SDK SCO
connected
Workaround: Disable native stack audio gateway service and restart Bluetooth.
BLTH00087672
SDK CPrintClient uses internal CBtIf, conflicts with app object if exists.
Workaround: destroy the app CBtIf before starting the print session, and reinstantiate
after the print session.
BLTH00087685
SPP print sessions from SDK leave some printers in bad state.
BLTH00087689
CHeadphoneClient GetConnectionStatistics only returns bConnected properly, no
statistics.
BLTH00093909
BlueHeadphone and BlueAudio must pair with headset before able to connect on Vista.
Workaround: ensure pairing exists before trying to make audio connections.
BLTH00094318
CBtIf::Role_Switch always returns TRUE even if Role Switch fails.
BLTH00096952
BlueObex connection disconnect automatically after 3 minutes.
BLTH00115574
SDK classes need more thread protection. L2CAP, RFCOMM, and CBtIf classes can
cause crashes if objects deleted while callbacks firing.
BLTH00118592
SDK Sample app inquiry/discovery improvements. Several known issues in Inquiry and
Discovery process in most of the sample apps. BlueTime alone has fixed a number of
these issues, use BlueTime as a model rather than other samples for Inquiry and
Discovery. Some issues still exist for corner case operations, such as cancelling
Discovery, closing the window while Inquiry still active, etc.

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BLTH00128125
Sample applications should disallow unsupported operations based on platform.
BLTH00122904
SDK Programmer's Guide references Link mode definitions in wrong file
(BtIfDefinitions.h, actually in BtIfClasses.h).
BLTH00127221
SDK Sample apps should cleanly do successive client and server sessions without
requiring app restart.
Workaround: Launch separate executable instances for each client or server session.
BLTH00127395
Blue Headphone returns no services found if already connected.
Workaround: check if connected to remote already before trying to discover A2DP
service record.
BLTH00129615
BlueTime: Selecting OK before service is detected on the client hangs the sample app.
Workaround: Do not select OK until service is shown in dialog.
BLTH00136479
SDK Service Discovery performed twice unnecessarily on BTW 6
BLTH00138449
CHeadphoneClient class only supports 1 instantiated object.
BLTH00157205
BlueTime can crash if Bond window closed while Bond operation still active.
Workaround: Do not close Bond dialog window while Bond operations are in progress.
BLTH00157212
BlueTime can crash if Inquiry window closed while Inquiry results still being processed
Workaround: Do not close Inquiry window while Inquiry results still being processed.
BLTH00162399
Need to add check to ensure SDK app is in user mode only.
Workaround: Only use the SDK for user mode applications.
BLTH00164234
Bluechat as client app, fails to transfer more than 8190 bytes in one transfer.
Workaround: 1) Bluechat does not listen for or do anything with flow control events
from the remote need to should listen and throttle sending until clear by disable/enable
Send button. 2) Bluechat does not check after call to Write if all data was written - can
return count indicating partial write, which means it should then move the pointer and try
to write the rest, till done.
BLTH00165621
CL2CapConn::GetCid() does not return actual CID on Microsoft stack.
Workaround: None Microsoft stack does not provide the actual CID, the CID returned
from GetCid is just an internal handle on Microsoft stack.
BLTH00165440
BlueObex as client app fails to reconnect with aborted/restarted server.
BLTH00174787
Under OEM ready condition set, Blueprint app crashes on inquiry dialog window close.
Note: This is only evidenced with OEM Ready checks, and is in the sample only, not the
SDK library code.

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