Serial data issues with Bluetooth Mate and Maxuino

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Interfacing
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I am trying to run the Maxuino test patch with a LilyPad Atmega328 connected with a Bluetooth Mate.

I uploaded Firmata 2.1 to the board, changed my baud rate on the Bluetooth to 57600 which should match the Maxuino rate.

Still not working properly. Am I missing a driver or something? The Bluetooth Mate does connect (I get the green led) but when I try toggling an input on/off with a switch, it works for about 45 seconds and then stops working but never loses connection. The outputs don't work.

The Maxuino test patch works fine when I use the usb connection to the the LilyPad.

Running OSX

thanks-
ru

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I had similar problem except none of the inputs/outputs worked. I set the Baud-rate of the Bluetooth Mate to 57600 (command mode-$$$, then SU,57K) and it seems to work fine. The communication works both ways, I can turn on and off a LED attached to a digital pin, can use push buttons and potentiometers. Note: the digital pins in input mode won't work till you set them to output, hit the corresponding 'out' button and then set it back to input. Anyway, it works:)