Streaming data over bluetooth to excel

Hello guys, i am trying to make a data acquisition systems for my car. I managed to display on a 1602 screen the rpm, speed, MAF and coolant temperature but to make my system complete i want to record the data in real time and store it in excel for future analysis. I have found that i cand make this with excel data streaming but all the tutorials are with a physical connection between the board and computer.
Is there a way to stream data over bluetooth (HC-05 module) to excel?

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I assume that by "all the tutorials", you mean those pertaining to PLX v2. I'm sure that all you need is for the macro to be able to see the port through which Bluetooth is operating. You should be able to identify the port in the Device Manager.

If PLX cannot see the port, I guess you have two options:

  1. Reconfigure the serial ports so that PLX can see Bluetooth. Windows problem, and I have no idea how you do that. I had the problem with the original PLX_DAQ, it could only see twelve COM ports and Bluetooth was on COM40. I got what I needed by sending the data to the phone instead.

  2. See what NetDevil has to say, if he hasn't already. I know you are not the first to raise this matter.

This has nothing to do with Arduino per se. If you can do it by the USB cable, it is merely a matter of connecting Bluetooth to hardware serial pins 0,1, no change to code. All you need do is ensure Bluetooth is disconnected if you need to upload the programme.

thnx for the respone. i managed to destroy my arduino board by mistake. i will post an answer as soon as the new board is deliverd. :smiley: