How do I wirelessly connect an Arduino Nano 33 BLE to my computer?

Official Hardware Nano Family Nano 33 BLE
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Hi All,

I am very much a novice to the world of Arduino so I apologize if the question is a dumb one.

I would like to receive rotary encoder data from my Arduino Nano 33 BLE and have it transmit it wirelessly to my computer.

I thought because it has a Bluetooth module I would just be able to connect to it, but upon researching it seems as though I may need another Arduino Nano to act as a central board?
Or can I just connect using the one Nano?

Any help clearing this up would be greatly appreciated.

Chris

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Then you need a computer with BLE hardware and BLE app to go with it.

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How will you be sending the data?

You might find this tutorial helpful: https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/nano-33-ble-sense/ble-device-to-device

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I was hoping the data would be transmitted via Bluetooth.
The link shows how to send and receive data using two boards and I was wondering if I could send data to my computer using just the one Arduino Nano 33 BLE. My research appears to tell me otherwise, however.

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As mentioned in post #2, to transmit data from an Arduino with BLE to a computer, the computer must have BLE hardware, and be running a program to access the data. The overall process is fairly complex and quite challenging for beginners, especially if the application is unusual (as yours is).

BLE is intended for small data packets (20 bytes max), sent infrequently. How will those limitations fit in with your plans for the encoder?

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