bluetooth module in active mode with adruino

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Hi

Actually for a project I have to connect a bluetooth chip to the adruino and the chips has to always broadcast the id (be in active mode). That means that If another device search for all the bluetooth devices in an area then should detect this chip (that is exactly like in mobile phone, when you active the bluetooth then other devices can search for the bluetooth devices and find is in the list) Also I need additional details about that bluetooth device which was found, such as the signal strength.

Is anybody here can help me ?

Thanks in advance.
Ali

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I have a similar problem to this. Did you get anywhere? I would be very interested in any solution that you might have found elsewhere.

/Petra

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Hello !

that is in the parameter of the bluetooth chip and not in the parameters of the Arduino. So it depends on the bluetooth chip you use ...

I only know about the WT11 chip that comes with the ArduinoBT ...
In the case of the WT11 this is set in the parameter by modifiying the 'PAGEMODE' parameter. This is better explained in IWrap API (you have to register to bluegiga in order to obtain the API)

And by default the WT11 is in active mode.

Hope that helps a bit !

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Thank you, didn't think of that... I've looked that up and it looks promising, you just have to wait for them accepting your name and company and stuff.

/Petra