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Published inAug 2014
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Richard Grimmett
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Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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Connecting a Bluetooth shield to Arduino


Another way of communicating wirelessly with Arduino is through a Bluetooth link. Bluetooth is a standard communications protocol that also works at 2.4 GHz. To read more about the Bluetooth protocol, visit http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Fast-Facts.aspx. There are several possible ways to connect your Arduino using Bluetooth, but the most reliable one is a Bluetooth shield, which is available at www.adafruit.com. The following is an image of the shield:

Unfortunately, you'll need to solder header pins onto the shield to mount it on your Arduino, but then, you'll need no additional connections. You'll also need a USB module if you want to communicate with your PC. The following is an image of an adapter that is also available at www.adafruit.com:

The learn.adafruit.com/introducing-bluefruit-ez-link/overview website will lead you through the details of how to get the shield up and working, paired with your Bluetooth dongle, and communicating with your...

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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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