Extended Systems announced the latest release of its Bluetooth software development kit (SDK) that supports Linux and other embedded operating systems.

According to the company, version 1.4 of the XTNDAccess Blue SDK offers more robust handling of a wide variety of Bluetooth radios than previous versions, making it easier for applications to handle missing radio events, unexpected disconnections, and hardware re-initialization, and also includes improved security features, built-in performance monitoring, an intelligent “device selector” that allows applications to query a database of previously connected devices, and many other performance and usability improvements, making this release a great step forward in ensuring the ease of use Bluetooth requires in order to become ubiquitous in the market.

The SDK has been tested and qualified compliant with v1.1 of the Bluetooth specification, and is intended to enable developers to quickly implement Bluetooth in embedded devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, portable office equipment, automotive devices, medical equipment, industrial automation products and other embedded products, the company said.

 
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