Want to start using bluetooth...

[MicroBox]

Hello everyone,
                   3 weeks ago I bought an EGBC-04 bluetooth and have a hard time making it communicate to my PC(with a usb dongle) . Now its totally wasted. I want to purchase a new one. Anyone had successfully use a bluetooth module with picbasicpro and runs in 5v? Please give advice, I appreciate any help. 

[0815achim]

Hi MicroBox

Have you looked at the BTM-222 ?
I think it's an easy to handle part and you would find many projects using it.

Greatings 0815achim

[madhan7710]

Hi,

I have made a BT module using LMX9838 from national semiconductors. its working great... try using that..

Regards

[MicroBox]

Hello madhan7710 and 0815achim, thank you for the replies. I will certainly checkout those modules. BTW I'm planning to make my first experiment by simply sending data to turn ON/OFF a Led from PC -> BT -> PIC16F84A. Can anybody share a schematic?

[ssssss]

Hello madhan7710

can you post the details of your design. For the National semiconductor BT module

Thanks

[gilcam]

Hi Microbox
The BTM-222 modules, that 0815Achim suggested, are based on the CSR Bluecore 4, it comes with 8MB flash/UART/Codec/I/O's/Adc/Risc processor and costs less than US$20 (you can find similar modules on ebay for 15 bucks). But the great think about these modules is the possibility to create your own firmware, so you don't need the PIC to control some leds or keys. You can create your firmware in C (GCC) and download it to the module using a JTAG like SPI using the parallel port. You can find the complete SDK (called BlueLab) here:
http://www.sonsivri.com/forum/index.php?topic=20732.0
This SDK comes with examples of SPP/FTP/HID Keyboard/HID Mouse/Opex and more.
Even some commercial dongles can be converted to SPP using the SDK.

Posted on: October 16, 2009, 05:13:43 05:13 - Automerged
I forgot to mention the EGBC-04 is also based on BC-04 Ext, I haven't tested this module yet, but I think you can reflash/dump the firmware/Download your own profile using the Bluelab tools and the SPI cable.

[MicroBox]

Hi gilcam, thanks so much for the information.. 

[petarp]

Hi, you can look also stolmannnn's BT modules BlueRS and Bluemod Series:
http://www.stollmann.de/en/modules/bluetooth-products.html

Best Regards.

[MicroBox]

Hi everyone, I finally got my first bluetooth program running...using LMX9830, PBP and Pys60. I can share the code if anyone interested. Here is the link...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aurl2CggrC4



regards,
microbox