Using one master bluetooth/arduino with multiple client bluetooth devices

Hello,
First time post, newbie.
I am trying to set up a way to monitor multiple Bluetooth devices that all report to a single monitoring Bluetooth/arduino. No need to be simultaneous, just so long as each can get a message to the monitor. Is this even possible? I've been searching online and at most I've seen is 7 devices reporting to one "master". Is there a way to implement this plan with 10 devices sending data to the one master device? From the info online it almost seems like it would be more logical to call the 10 sensor units the servers and the one unit the client. But I may be getting caught up in convention with that point.
The 10 units would not be sending data all the time or even at regular intervals, only send a data burst when an event happens. Maybe that will make it easier to set up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm just starting to work on a project and this was the first idea as a means to an end.

Thanx in advance :slight_smile:
Sparcy69

tcottle69:
No need to be simultaneous,

And no chance of it either. I believe you can have multiple contacts sequentially by having Arduino configure bluetooth automatically. This would be done with an HC-05 on a JY-MCU board which is not configured using a button. It can be expedited because bluetooth can auto-connect

The 10 units would not be sending data all the time or even at regular intervals, only send a data burst when an event happens. Maybe that will make it easier to set up.

This might not be right. You may have to keep sending the data until told not to, or store the data for transmission on demand..

I think an NRF24 network may be more suitable for this than bluetooth, and you should look there first. The cost and performance is much the same

Thank You! :slight_smile: I've been so focused on the Bluetooth idea I didn't think about a other options like the NRF24. Seems to be a much easier way to do exactly what I was aiming for with the bt.

Thank You for the direction.

Thanx,
Toby