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Establish a Bluetooth Link Between an Arduino & Windows 10 App [How to]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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A recent posting from Microsoft’s Developer Network explains how to establish a serialBluetoothlink between anArduinoand a Windows 8.1/10 app so you could send simple or more advanced commands.If you are a developer looking to learn how to establish aBluetoothlink between anArduinodevice and a Windows 8.1 app that you’re creating, then you’re in luck as Microsoft has just shared some precious bits of advice on that.Sharedon the highly resourceful Channel9, the guide to create aBluetoothcommunication betweenArduinoand Windows 8.1 has been made available for download in C# and C++ (link at the end).
[UPDATE] If you want to make it work with a Windows 10 app, first of all, you can follow this guide onHow to install Arduino software and drivers on Windows 10. And if you encounter any issues while working with that, make sure to check out this articleFix: Arduino problems on Windows 10.
How to create Bluetooth communication between Arduino and Windows 8.1/10
To be able to test the code, you will need anArduinowithBluetoothcapabilities, likeArduinoUno R3 and a JY-MCUBluetoothmodule and also a Windows 8.1 device withBluetoothcapabilities. You could also attach aBluetooth dongleif it lacksBluetoothon its own.
You will then set up theArduinowith aBluetoothmodule, two LEDs and a potentiometer, as seen in thisYoutube video.
Communication with theBluetoothmodule is accomplished using the SoftwareSerial.h library. The Windows 8.1 app has to declareBluetoothserial communication capabilities in Package.appxmanifest: To deploy theArduinocode with VisualMicro, right click the Project in the Solution Explorer and select DebugStart new instance. When the Windows 8.1 app starts, you can establish a connection and control the LEDs.
Follow the link from below to download the full guide and see theentire guideon Microsoft’s Developer Network.
Download Bluetooth communication between Arduino and Windows 8.1 guide
[RELATED] You can now learn and test without any restrictions onArduino simulatorswithout any risk of damaging your board. You can find here a list of7 best Arduino simulators for PCand check out their features.
Autodesk Eagle, for example, provides a complete set of PCB layout and schematic editing tools, community-driven features and library content. You can check more about these powerful and easy to use tools on Autodeskofficial website.
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