Is it possible to use the mouse's USB receiver to connect my Arduino to the smartphone by Bluetooth?

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Hi, everyone.
I'm doing a university project but I don't know so much about Arduino. Maybe it is impossible, but it it possible to use the mouse's USB receiver to connect my Arduino Nano to the smartphone by Bluetooth? Clearly they have different interfaces, so, I may need to convert the USB data into Serial Arduino readable data: but how do this happen? And if I do this right, how can I send the data taken on Internet (by the Phone) in the Arduino as input? Like, if I'm recording an action on my phone, can Arduino do it (if it is written in his script) or if I'm playing a game on the screen, can Arduino create it in real life.

I read a lot about this, but I'm not pretty sure. So, if anyone knows anything about this or has an accurate link, I'm glad to read it and know more about Arduino.

Thank you

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Arduinos would be even more popular if they could do that.

Jokes aside, I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to do. Are you hoping to plug the mouse's BT receiver into the Arduino? I don't believe that would be possible, but I am new to this as well. You can purchase Arduino devices that have WiFi and/or Bluetooth built in if that was your goal.

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Ahah, yes, that is clearly one of the possibilities (purchasing the other Arduino devices). I'm doing a project about upcycling process, so I'm trying to use more of the mouse's components for a new product, so, yes, I'm trying to plug the mouse's BT receiver. I asked to the Arduino's support and they told me that it's theoretically possible, but I don't know how this can work.

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If the Arduino hardware can do it then you'd have to find/write a driver for it I'd assume. Maybe use something to watch how the computer communicates with it and then replicate that with your code.

Also, make sure it is standard BT if you want it to be able to interact with a phone. Not all mice use a signal that would be compatible. To test, you should be able to connect the mouse to a computer/phone/tablet with BT without the receiver. Otherwise all you'd get for your effort is a mouse input on a device without a GUI, which would still have some uses.

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https://chome.nerpa.tech/mcu/using-usb-bluetooth-dongle-on-arduino-to-connect-to-android-phone/ seems to have info on how to handle it, but every link I clicked on in it was dead. I believe some Arduinos can be a USB host, so you may not need the shield if you have one, but I don't remember which ones can.

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Then you should learn that BT and USB are different, incompatible in hard- and firmware.

You don't assume that you can make a bike fly without adding flying capabilities, do you?

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Thank you so much

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Whatever makes you imagine that the mouse dongle is Bluetooth?

Handle what?

The article refers to Bluetooth USB adapters, not mouse adapters. :roll_eyes:

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Some mouse adapters are bluetooth, some aren't. I told him he could try connecting the mouse to BT without the dongle to see.

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