I am just starting a project with the ArduinoBT V06 but I am having some problems with getting it all going smoothly. I have paired the device on OS X 10.5.8, but when I select serial monitor, and then try to set the baud rate, it always crashes: the list of baud rates stays stuck on the screen, and I cannot quit the Arduino app. Rebooting the mac will remove the app, but force quit doesn't work. And I can't find the PID in the terminal command to kill -9.
In Bluetooth preferences, when I select Edit serial ports the connection to the ArduinoBT becomes momentarily green, and then disconnects again. How can I keep a connection open and send commands to the bluegiga chip?
I found that if I try to connect, I first have to set the baud rate before selecting the BT serial port, then after 3 or 4 attempts, it can stay connected. But it seems buggy as hell.
When it stops working, force quit leaves the app icon visible in app switcher, and the laptop cannot restart - I have to force the power off, and then start up again. There is something seriously wrong with the 0017 version of Arduino software.
It turned out that the board was faulty, or rather, the connection to the battery supply, in such a way that the BT chip was not sufficiently powered up to work properly. A bit of soldering fix it.