for my project I have the BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) shield from RedBear attached to my arduino. I managed to send data (strings, chars) from my arduino via Bluetooth 4.0 to a smartphone (Android and OS both works) by installing apps that can recieve the data. Now I would like to send the data via bluetooth to a Windows PC with built-in Bluetooth 4.0. The PC discoveres the device and canpair with it, however, I do not know how to recieve and display the data. I guess I need also some app or other device. I tried the Bluetooth Serial Terminal for Windows, however this app does not seem to work for BLE, only for standard bluetooth.
I got really stuck here, has anyone an advice for me? Would be awesome...
I think this is just a matter of procedure at the PC end. I don't think your terminal could discriminate between BLE and BT, and clearly, there is no problem at the Arduino end.
Thanks for the answer. Of course the problem why its stuck is at the PC side. I googled around a lot and found one suggestion: build a universal windows app with visual studio. Their are libraries/namespaces available which tackle the bluetooth connection. However, this is was beyond my actual knowledge of C++ programming. But..I guess..I hope I am not the only one having this problem
Judey:
one suggestion: build a universal windows app with visual studio.
Sounds like bloody nonsense anyway, a classic case of some smartarse telling you to reinvent the wheel and, even if you did that, chances are good that it won't fix anything, because the real problem is more likely to be improper bluetooth installation.
I must say I despaired of ever getting my XP desktop to work with bluetooth but it is OK with W7 but my XP laptop is fine. I think that is because bluetooth is part of the package and uses a decent interface. All you need is a standard terminal programme. I use RealTerm but I believe they are all much the same, all free, and no C++ programming knowledge required.
