They are different chips. BT identifier (MAC) is provided by the module supplier. It can be changed via software interface.
The IDChip is a fixed address associated with the Shimmer unit. Some people order Shimmers w/o Bluetooth or leave the module powered off so this scheme has its merits. -Ben On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Chris B <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all > I have found, in my own apps and also the shimmer contrib apps such as > JustFatLogging (by noting the SD card directory names that are created), > that the hex identifier given using a IDChip.read(longAddress) call does not > match up with the unique identifier given in Windows Bluetooth device > properties (which is the one written on the back of the motes). What could > be the reason for this discrepancy? Aren't the unique identifiers constant, > or can they change? > thanks > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Shimmer-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.eecs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/shimmer-users > > _______________________________________________ Shimmer-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.eecs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/shimmer-users
