Pointers on using the LinkSprite Bluetooth module

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Hi everyone,

I have an Arduino Uno and a Linksprite Bluetooth shield and wish to connect to a laser ranger finder to get measurements off of it. For starters, i'm trying to pair it with an Android phone and use an SPP app to see if data goes as expected.
I referred to the following links for this,

http://linksprite.com/wiki/index.php5?title=Bluetooth_Shield_for_Arduino
http://arduinobasics.blogspot.com/2013/01/arduino-basics-bluetooth-tutorial.html

But i'm not able to even get the Bluetooth shield discoverable by my phone.
Can someone please point me in the right direction to get more details/solve this problem?

Thanks in Advance
x10s

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That looks like a plain-vanilla HC-0x. The notes below might be useful

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~npyner/Arduino/GUIDE_2BT.pdf
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~npyner/Arduino/BT_2_WAY.ino

If you can see a flashing LED on the module, it should be discoverable. If not, it might be a phone problem.

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Much appreciated Nick!!
I shall go through them.

What is plain vanilla hc-0x BTW?

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By that he is talking about the actual bluetooth module on the linksprite shield.
There are several models, all use the same hardware but with different firmware. You got the HC-04, HC-05 and HC-06.