doc/messaging: describe pairing process

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Laurens Valk
2020-04-28 12:47:40 +02:00
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@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ An EV3 Brick can send information to another EV3 Brick using Bluetooth. This
page shows you how to connect multiple bricks and how to write scripts to send
messages between them.
Pairing EV3 Bricks
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Pairing two EV3 Bricks
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.. todo::
Brief intro and screenshots of pairing with brickman.
Before two EV3 bricks can exchange messages, they must be *paired*.
You'll need to do this only the first time. First, activate bluetooth on all
EV3 bricks as shown in :numref:`fig_bluetooth_on`.
.. _fig_bluetooth_on:
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ Pairing EV3 Bricks
:alt: bluetooth_on
:align: center
Turning on Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth and make Bluetooth visible.
Now you can make one EV3 Brick search for the other and pair with it, as shown
in :numref:`fig_bluetooth_pair`.
Once they are paired, do *not* click *connect* in the menu that appears.
The connection will be made when you run your programs, as described below.
.. _fig_bluetooth_pair:
@@ -32,7 +38,14 @@ Pairing EV3 Bricks
:alt: bluetooth_pair
:align: center
Pairing the client to the server
Pairing one EV3 Brick to another EV3 Brick.
When you scan for Bluetooth devices, you'll see a list of device names. By
default, all EV3 Bricks are named *ev3dev*. Click :ref:`here <hostname>` to
learn how to change that name. This makes it easy to tell them apart.
Repeat the steps in :numref:`fig_bluetooth_pair` if you want to pair more than
two EV3 Bricks.
Server and Client
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Opening the Linux command line
.. _hostname:
Changing the EV3 Brick Name
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