Hello i was wondering if it is possible to setup multiple blue tooth devices to a arduino to track people within a large room. After the new years there is a get together and would like to track it. I did search online andi have found to do it with single blue tooth module. But not multiple modules. Is it possible to link multiple modules? what would be a good way to start? Sense i do not know what blue tooth modules would be able to link together. I have 2 of the hc-05 modules and 1 of the hc06 modules. Ialso have arduino uno, mega, Due, m0,, m0 pro boards.
And Guidance would be great thank you. Joseph
josephchrzempiec:
After the new years there is a get together and would like to track it...............
what would be a good way to start?
You might start by coming to terms with the meaning of "track", and the real need to do this rather than simply getting on the piss and having a good time. About the most you can reasonably expect is to have a single HC-05 master constantly poll a swag of slaves to see if they are in the 10m range or not - a really rather futile exercise and you can make up your own mind as to whether or not this means tracking. It would only require one Arduino to do this - which I guess is fortunate...
You might get some better results using BLE modules, which have greater range, and I believe are better suited for this sort of thing, although "better suited" is still a relative term. This would probably involve Arduino base stations in the corners of the room comparing signal strengths of the various slaves annd attempting to triangulate their positions.
Hello Nick_Pyner fare enough. Ble modules I'm looking into them because of the range and from what I'm seeing they can be linked together better. also i found out t he ble modules are better on batteries I even saw some that works good on smaller lipo cells. Still looking into it. I will do a update in two or three days in figuring this all out. Thank you for the information.