Arduino, Matlab and Bluetooth messages

Hello all,

I am attempting to send some information from Matlab, to an Arduino Uno, via bluetooth.

I only need to send an 'up' or a 'down' signal. A yes or no, a 1 or 2, basically two different signals to perform two different tasks once they're received.

I am using a BlueSMiRF Gold as the bluetooth modem.

Here is my Arduino Script:

byte incomingByte = 0;   // for incoming serial data

void setup() {
        Serial.begin(9600);     // opens serial port, sets data rate to 9600 bps
}
 
void loop() {

        // send data only when you receive data:
        if (Serial.available() > 0) {
                // read the incoming byte:
                incomingByte = Serial.read();
 
                // say what you got:
                Serial.print("I received: ");
                Serial.println(incomingByte);
        }
}

And Matlab Script is:

%% Send Bluetooth Signal
ardBT=serial('COM5','BaudRate',9600); % create serial communication object

fopen(ardBT); % initiate bluetooth communication

fprintf(ardBT,1);
pause(1);
fclose(ardBT); % Close bluetooth communication

The pause in the Matlab script is so that I can see the green light come on on the BlueSMiRF modem showing that it is connected.

When I upload the arduino script and run the matlab one, I check the serial packet received and it is usually '255' but some times other values around 255 (but not higher). Weird bit is that I can send the same information, but the Serial Monitor prints changing values.

Can someone help? How do I get the Arduino to read the values I actually send via bluetooth?
Eg: I want to send "1" and have the Serial.read be "1" and then an action to occur if and only if a "1" is received.

Thanks in advance!

FYI: Solved.

Need to have the RX and TX pins of the bluetooth modem plugged into pins 3 and 2 on the arduino uno respectively during upload. Once the upload is done, then move the pins to the TX and RX pins of the arduino (remember TX->RX and RX->TX).

The arduino code is:

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>  

int bluetoothTx = 2;  // TX-O pin of bluetooth mate, Arduino D2
int bluetoothRx = 3;  // RX-I pin of bluetooth mate, Arduino D3

SoftwareSerial bluetooth(bluetoothTx, bluetoothRx);
byte incomingByte = 0;   // for incoming serial data

void setup() {
        Serial.begin(9600);     // opens serial port, sets data rate to 9600 bps

  bluetooth.begin(115200);  // The Bluetooth Mate defaults to 115200bps
  bluetooth.print("$");  // Print three times individually
  bluetooth.print("$");
  bluetooth.print("$");  // Enter command mode
  delay(100);  // Short delay, wait for the Mate to send back CMD
  bluetooth.println("U,9600,N");  // Temporarily Change the baudrate to 9600, no parity
  // 115200 can be too fast at times for NewSoftSerial to relay the data reliably
  bluetooth.begin(9600);  // Start bluetooth serial at 9600
        pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
        pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
}
 
void loop() {
 if (Serial.available()>0){
  incomingByte=Serial.read();
  if (incomingByte==1){
     Serial.println(incomingByte);
     digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
     delay(300);
     digitalWrite(13,LOW);
  }
  if (incomingByte==2){
     Serial.println(incomingByte);
     digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
     delay(200);
     digitalWrite(13,LOW);
     delay(200);
     digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
     delay(200);
     digitalWrite(13,LOW);
  }
 }
}

This script blinks once if a "1" is received and twice if a "2" is received and does nothing for any other number. It can receive any number from 0 to 255.

Then connect on Matlab using:
b=Bluetooth('name',1);
fopen(b);

where 'name' is the name of your bluetooth modem.

and write to the arduino using:
fwrite(b,1);

in this example a "1" was sent. Then remove the connection using:
fclose(b);
delete (b);