Very disappointed , purchased an AdaFruit Bluefruit EZ-KEY Bluetooth V1.2 breakout module (Product Code : RB-Ada-9) a few days ago. Followed all the Adafruit site instruction but the EZ-KEY will not pair with iPad ii, iPad iv (iOS 6 or 7), Mac Pro (OSX 10.7.5), iMac (10.6.8) nor iMac (10.9).
Attempts to pair were made with EZ-KEY powered by a 6 volt AA 4 pack, 9 volt battery or a 5 volt regulated power supply. EZ-KEY’s indicators light up and then the Pair LED flashes slowly as it should. After pressing the “button” for the stated 5 seconds, the EZ-KEY connects (see attached") to all tested computers but Bluetooth utilities “times-out” with a “The pairing attempt was unsuccessful. This configuration of Mac OS X and Bluetooth software could be invalid or unsupported.”. Soon after the EZ-KEY “Paired” LED stays on and does not blink (indicating a failure to pair). More or less the same message appears on all Apple computers/pads tested with the EZ-KEY. Multiple reconnects were attempted with all devices, after a 5 second “button” press on the EZ-KEY. 2 hours later not a single pairing was successful on any device, very frustrating.
Adafrui claims that the EZ-KEY easily connects: (This breakout acts just like a BT keyboard, and works great with any BT-capable device: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.). This breakout module does not. Is it defective? Who knows. Any ideas?
I think i’m going to return the EZ-KEY and ask for a replacement.
thnx,
Claude