Hi.
Recently, I dissected my old HP laptop and found this small Bluetooth chip inside, and I'm pretty sure that this chip is still working. Now I'm wondering if I could use this in making some Arduino projects that use Bluetooth as means of wireless communication. Here is a brief description of what this Bluetooth chip is:
"The Broadcom BCM2035 (the bluetooth chip) is a monolithic single-chip, standalone baseband processor with an integrated 2.4-GHz transceiver for Bluetooth 1.1 and 1.2 applications. It eliminates the need for external flash memories and active components by integrating critical components into the device, thus minimizing the footprint and system cost of implementing a Bluetooth system.
The BCM2035 is the optimal solution for any voice and/or data applications that requires the Bluetooth SIG standard Host Controller Interface (HCI) via either USB or UART and PCM audio interfaces. The BCM2035 is based on the production and UnPlugFest proven architecture of the BCM2033 Bluetooth baseband core (BBC), peripheral transport unit (PTU), and microprocessor unit (µPU). The µPU stores the lower level protocol stack in read-only memory (ROM) plus patch random access memory (RAM) to provide the maximum flexibility."
source: Wireless Embedded Solutions and RF Components
I've already seen the Bluetooth modules that are usually used in Arduino projects and there is a big difference between the structure of the chip that I am talking about and this usual Bluetooth module.
I'm having this inquiry because I don't have enough money to buy any Arduino add-ons. Thus, I am really dependent on re-using electronic parts which can be found on different devices. Btw, I am a student and a beginner on Arduino.
I do hope that I am posting on the right forum. Please redirect me if I am not. I also hope that my question will be answered ![]()
image of the bluetooth chip:
http://s1265.photobucket.com/user/dmzlaptopparts1/media/HPCompaqTC1100Bluetooth01back2.jpg.html