Hi,
I am making my way through the "Making Things Talk" book and one of the projects requires bluetooth connectivity.
I intend to wire this bluetooth component into my Arduino project. If I buy this blue tooth component http://www.sparkfun.com/products/582 how can I transmit to it ?
I guess my computer will need a bluetooth transmitter/receiver card. yes/no ?
Can someone explain to me the setup required for this to work ?
Thank you.
Would that be Project 2, Wireless Monski Pong, starting on page 71? There are 6 1/2 pages that follow that talk all about Bluetooth. Was there not sufficient detail there?
I intend to wire this bluetooth component into my Arduino project....how can I transmit to it ?
If you connect the TX/RX pins to pins 0 and 1, use Serial.write() or Serial.print(ln)() to send data to it. Use Serial.available() and Serial.read() to get data from it.
If you connect it to two other pins, use NewSortSerial to talk to/listen to it.
I guess my computer will need a bluetooth transmitter/receiver card.
Not much use trying to talk to the bluetooth device if there is nothing listening. Kind of like having one walkie-talkie.
Can someone explain to me the setup required for this to work ?
Not any better than the links on the sparkfun site and the text in the book do.