I have a class project where I need to gather data from a torque/force indicator and send it wirelessly to a PC. Unfortunately, my team and I are complete beginners to arduino. Regardless, my team has decided to purchase and use the Arduino Nano 33 IoT because of its bluetooth and wifi capabilities. We have purchased two Nano 33 IoT. We are now facing three obstacles. We have to find a way for the arduino to collect the data, power the arduino, and wirelessly transmit the data to a PC. I have asked this community about powering the arduino and have been given some potential solutions. However, I still need to discover how to collect and send the data. The torque/force indicator originally sends data to the PC using a male to female Micro USB. The indicator reads and stores the data until it is plugged into a PC, then on the indicator, the data is selected and sent. Additionally, the indicator transmit serial data. Here are some questions that could help point us in the right direction:
- Could we uses a male to male micro usb to transmit the data directly to the arduino nano 33 IoT? If not, what could be one way to collect and store the data so it can be transmitted.
- From the product description, it was said that the arduino nano 33 IoT can use Wi-Fi, Classic Bluetooth, and Bluetooth BLE; However, I have read that it can only use Bluetooth BLE. Is classic Bluetooth available on this arduino nano?
- Would Wi-Fi or Bluetooth be easier to program and use for this project?
Thanks for any help