MBMimic Hack 1.16

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Description

The MBMimic is a program to use with the new Mountbatten Brailler devices that are Bluetooth enabled.

The MBMimic serves the teachers, parents or blind users that want to:
- chat with a Mountbatten Brailler user using his/her iOS device,
- collect files from Mountbatten Brailler memory for reviewing or editing,
- emboss files using the Mountbatten Brailler,
- upload files to the Mountbatten Brailler.

The app is designed to be accessible for visually impaired users.

The MBMimic connects to one of Mountbatten Braillers available near your iOS device. List of users with subfolders allows for organizing the files in a school situation. Users can be archived to a separate list.
The files imported from a connected Mountbatten Brailler can be moved between user folders, viewed, edited and shared.

Requirements:
- new Bluetooth enabled Mountbatten Brailler Plus, Mountbatten Brailler Pro and Mountbatten Brailler Learning System.
- low-power Bluetooth 4 that can be found in iPhone 4S, 3rd generation iPad, iPad Mini and iPod 4th generation or newer devices.

Important information for new users:

Connecting MBMimic to Mountbatten Brailler

Before you beginning connecting MBMimic to a Mountbatten Brailler, please make sure that the Brailler is turned on and paper is loaded.

1. When you turn the Mountbatten on, the Bluetooth® Smart module gets automatically activated. After two seconds the BT module sends a serial number request to the Mountbatten.

2. NO pairing is necessary. Your Mountbatten will not be listed in the Bluetooth Settings on your iDevice.

3. Run MBMimic on your iDevice.

4. In MBMimic tap on the Mountbatten tab at the bottom of the screen of your iOS device. The program will be looking for any active Mountbatten in the vicinity. After a list appears, select the unit you want to connect to. A connection screen will show up saying "Connecting to Mountbatten"

5. You should hear the Mountbatten beep several times and after a few seconds, your MBMimic will connect with the brailler. Tap Done and you will be taken to the home screen

Version history

1.16

2021-12-22

- compatibility fixes for iOS 15

1.15

2021-02-04

- fixed problems with sharing data from other applications

1.14

2018-05-15

- minor user interface improvements

1.13

2016-02-01

- fixed minor bug which prevented importing some files with letters with diacritics

1.12

2015-12-07

- minor fixes in localisation
- minor UI improvements
- fixed bug which led to crash of app during connection, if previous connection was unexpectedly closed

1.11

2015-11-09

- import from RTF and HTML attachments
- MBMimic is accessible as destination in system share menu
- compatibility fixes for iOS 9
- small UI improvements

1.10

2015-10-08

- option for working without Braille translation in chat and whiteboard
- switch for turning on/off speech on Mountbatten device
- small accessibility improvements
- few minor fixes

1.9

2015-09-04

- more options for controlling translations of embossed text
- command for copying and saving text from chat/whiteboard
- printing
- small UI improvements
- small iOS 8 compatibility fixes

1.8

2015-08-03

- different color of text received from Mountbatten Brailler in whiteboard mode
- command for clearing Chat and Whiteboard content
- switching to UEB mode from MBMimic
- fixed small iOS 8 compatibility problems

1.7

2014-11-07

- fixed problems with importing Swedish files from Mountbatten
- fixed problems with Arabic text and Braille
- fixed small iOS 8 compatibility problem

1.6

2014-09-26

- Czech localization
- Spanish localization
- minor bugs fixed

1.5

2014-07-09

- Russian localization
- in board mode text can be corrected before it is sent to device
- minor bugs fixed

1.4

2014-04-24

- Portuguese localization
- fixed minor localization errors
- small UI improvements

1.3

2014-03-31

- new localizations: Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
- small UI improvements
- fixed minor errors