Arduino mkr wifi 1010 - How to use Bluetooth Functionality

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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I recently obtained a MKR WiFi 1010 for a project in which I want to connect the externally powered WiFi1010 to a computer via Bluetooth to send Serial data through a Bluetooth COM port. The board comes equipped with the NINA-W102 network module, which has Bluetooth 4.2 integrated into it. My computer has a 4.0 Bluetooth module.

I am attempting to connect to the MRK Wifi 1010 board, but it does not show up as a discoverable device on the list of Bluetooth devices. Do I have to somehow enable the bluetooth or update software/firmware?

This article (The MKR family gets bigger with two new IoT boards! | Arduino Blog) states that the WiFi 1010 is equipped with the ESP32 module.

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there is a MKR1010 section in this forum and there is an answer to your question

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No it isn't.

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epopovi:
No it isn't.

sorry, wrong thread. BLE doesn't support COM port. only classic BLE. the NINA esp32 supports classic Bluetooth but the arduino nina firmware doesn't.
here is how to change the firmware to only use Bluetooth: Can the NANO IOT 33 run Full Bluetooth (NOT BLE)? - Nano 33 IoT - Arduino Forum

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joshua_grosserhode:
I recently obtained a MKR WiFi 1010 for a project in which I want to connect the externally powered WiFi1010 to a computer via Bluetooth to send Serial data through a Bluetooth COM port. The board comes equipped with the NINA-W102 network module, which has Bluetooth 4.2 integrated into it. My computer has a 4.0 Bluetooth module.

I am attempting to connect to the MRK Wifi 1010 board, but it does not show up as a discoverable device on the list of Bluetooth devices. Do I have to somehow enable the bluetooth or update software/firmware?

This article (The MKR family gets bigger with two new IoT boards! | Arduino Blog) states that the WiFi 1010 is equipped with the ESP32 module.

Did you ever get this figured out? I have my board running and sending sensor data via WiFi to Ubidots. It would be nice to be able to alter the program, i.e. update the code via my laptop running Arduino software

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Netguykb:
Did you ever get this figured out? I have my board running and sending sensor data via WiFi to Ubidots. It would be nice to be able to alter the program, i.e. update the code via my laptop running Arduino software

you want to update the sketch?
you can do it over WiFi
use the WiFi101OTA library (change the include to WiFiNINA) or my ArduinoOTA library