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InthisprojectaserialBluetoothmoduleisusedtocreateaconnectionbetween
ArduinoUnoandanAndroidappthatIcreatedwithMITAppInventor.
ArduinolistensforcommandstolightsomeLED'sorshowitsstatus.Inaddition,a
timerinterruptmakesitcheckfortemperatureviaaTMP36sensor:iftemperature
isgreaterthanathresholdaLEDisliteverynseconds(wherenisaparameter
setthroughtheapp)astatusreportissenttotheapp.Asimplecommandstructure
enablestheapptosendparametersandvaluestoArduinoandtheotherway
round.
TherearemanyBluetoothmodulesandevenArduinoshields:mychoicehasfallen
onJYMCUthatIboughtfromHobbyComponents(http://hobbycomponents.com/)
intheUK.
TheJYMCUisaclass2Bluetoothmodulethatactslikeaserialportwithnoneed
ofanysoftwareconfigurationontheArduino.Thismoduleisavailableinseveral
configurations,andthishasbeenthefirsthurdletoovercome.
TheoneweneedtomaketheconnectionbetweenArduinoandtheAndroidphone
isaSlaveModule(http://hobbycomponents.com/index.php/arduinojymcu
bluetoothwirelessserialportmodule.html).Tomakethingsverysimple,thereare
twotypesofdevices:MasterandSlaveaMastercancommunicatewithmorethan
oneSlavewhileaSlavecancommunicatewithasingleMasteratatime,Master
 MasterandSlaveSlavecommunicationisnotallowed.SincetheBluetooth
moduleinallsmartphonesisofMastertype,theoneweneedforArduino
mustbeaSlave(thishasnothingtodowithclientservercommunicationaswe'll
seelaterintheappdescription).

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Components:
1xArduinoUno
3x220OhmResistrors
1xGreenLED
1xYellowLED
1xRedLED
1xTMP36TemperatureSensor
1xJYMCUBluetoothSlaveModule(seeintroduction)
1xBreadboard
wires
Connections:
Step1):ConnectGroundand5VfromArduinotobreadboard.
Step2):PlacetheLEDsonthebreadboardandconnecttheircatodestoground
connecttheiranodestoDigitalPinsthrougha220Ohmresistoreach:YellowtoPin
3,GreentoPin4andRedtoPin5.
Step3):PlacetheTMP36sensoronthebreadboardandconnectitspinsto5V,
GroundandA0ArduinoPin.
Step4):ConnecttheprovidedcabletotheJYMCUBluetoothmoduleononeside
andtothebreadboardtotheothersideconnectionsareasfollows:
VCC<>5V
GND<>GND
TXD<>Pin0(Rx)
RXD<>Pin1(Tx)
ThesketchwillalsomakeuseofArduinobuiltinLEDonDigitalPin13.
TheconnectionsoftheBluetoothmodulecanbealittleconfusingsinceTXDgoes
toRxandRXDgoestoTx:here'sanexplanation.TransmitandReceivereferto
eachdevice,thereforeatransmissioncomingoutofTXDpinoftheBluetooth
modulemustbereceivedbyArduinoontheRxPin0similarlyatransmissiongoing
outofArduinoTxPin1mustreachtheJYMCUBluetoothmoduleonitsRXDpin.
Warning:TheBluetoothmodulemayinterferewithPCtoArduinocommunication:
disconnectVCCwhenprogrammingtheboard.(inmyteststhishasnotbeenthe
case,butforsureitwon'tdoanyharm).
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ArduinolistensforcommandstolightsomeLED'sorshowitsstatus.Inaddition,a
timerinterruptmakesitcheckfortemperatureviaaTMP36sensor:iftemperature
isgreaterthanathresholdaLEDisliteverynseconds(wherenisaparameter
setthroughtheapp)astatusreportissenttotheapp.Asimplecommandstructure
enablestheapptosendparametersandvaluestoArduinoandtheotherway
round.
Thecommandstructuredefinedintheprogramis:
CMDRED|GREEN|YELLOW=ON|OFF
CMDTMAX|SECONDS=value
CMDSECONDS=value
 CMDSTATUS
TheStatusmessagestructureis:
STATUSRED|GREEN|YELLOW|TMAX|SECONDS|TEMP|THIGH=value
ArduinowillanswertotheSTATUScommandwithfullstatuswhileoninterruptitwill
reportashorterversion.
Examples:
CMDRED=ONswitchestheredLEDon
CMDGREEN=OFFswitchesthegreenLEDoff
YoucantestthesketchbyissuingcommandsandviewingresponsesinArduino
IDE'sSerialMonitor:makesuretoselectCarriageReturninthedropdownoptions
atthebottom.
Youcandownloadthesketchcodefromtheattachedfile.Thefollowingstepwill
provideadetailedexplanationofit.

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Step3:ArduinoCodeDetails
Commandandmessagestructureasdescribedinthepreviousstep
//SerialParameters:COM1196008N1
//\ror\ntoendcommandline
//BluetoothisonPin0&1@9600speed
//Commandstructure//CMDRED|GREEN|YELLOW=ON|OFF
//CMDTMAX|SECONDS=value
//CMDSECONDS=value
//CMDSTATUS
//Statusmessagestructure
//STATUSRED|GREEN|YELLOW|TMIN|TMAX|SECONDS|TEMP|THIGH=value
Initializationofvariablesneededfortemperaturecontrol
floatmaxTemp=30.0//switchonledwhentemp>maxTemp
intmaxTempSensor=(int)((maxTemp/100+.5)*204.8)
floattemperature=0.0
maxTempcanlaterbechanged,buttheprogramneedsadefaultvaluetostartwith.
maxTempSensoristheconversionofmaxTemptothe01023rangeprovidedby
ArduinoADCconvertertemperaturecomparisonwillbeperformedbyaninterrupt
routinethatwewantasfastaspossible:itismoreefficienttodirectlycomparethe
integerPinoutputvalueratherthanthefloattemperature.Westillwanttoreportthe
temperatureandtheprogramwillstoreitinthevariablewiththesamename.
Ifyouarenotfamiliarwiththetemperatureconversionformula,youcanhavea
lookhere(http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoExpermentationKitHowtoget
Startedwi/step12/TemperatureTMP36PrecisionTemperatureSensorCIR/).
maxSecondscanalsobechangedwithacommandbutagainweneedadefault
intmaxSeconds=10//sendstatusmessageeverymaxSeconds
DeclarationsofPinconstants
constintledPin=13//temperatureled
constinttempPin=A0//T36temperaturesensoranaloginputpin
constintled1Pin=3//Yellow
constintled2Pin=4//Green
constintled3Pin=5//Red
Variablesusedintheinterruptroutineandaccessedfromoutsideofit
volatileinttempVal
volatileintseconds=0
volatilebooleantempHigh=false
volatilebooleanstatusReport=false
Volatileisaspecialkeywordthatpreventsthecompilerfromperformingcertain
optimizations:allvariablesthataremodifiedwithinaninterruptroutineandarealso
accessedoutsideofitmustbedeclaredasvolatiletosignalthattheirvaluecan
changeatanytimeandtomakesurethelatest,correct,valueisreadfrommemory
whenneeded.
Commandstringvariables(theywillbeexplainedlater)
StringinputString=""
Stringcommand=""
Stringvalue=""
booleanstringComplete=false
Thesetup()function
voidsetup(){
//startserialconnection
Serial.begin(9600)
Serial.print("MaxT:")
Serial.print(maxTemp)
Serial.print("Sensor:")
Serial.println(maxTempSensor)
inputString.reserve(50)
command.reserve(50)
value.reserve(50)

pinMode(ledPin,OUTPUT)
digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW)

pinMode(led1Pin,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led2Pin,OUTPUT)
pinMode(led3Pin,OUTPUT)
digitalWrite(led1Pin,LOW)
digitalWrite(led2Pin,LOW)
digitalWrite(led3Pin,LOW)
Thereservemethodofastringallocatesthenumberofbytesprovidedas
argument.
Thefollowingcodeisneededtoinitializethetimerinterruptandsetittofireevery
second,theslowestthatArduinocandofordetailedinformationseehere
(http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoTimerInterrupts/step1/Prescalersand
theCompareMatchRegister/).
cli()//disableglobalinterrupts

//initializeTimer1forinterrupt@1000msec
TCCR1A=0//setentireTCCR1Aregisterto0
TCCR1B=0//sameforTCCR1B

//setcomparematchregistertodesiredtimercount:
OCR1A=15624//turnonCTCmode:
TCCR1B|=(1<<WGM12)
//SetCS10andCS12bitsfor1024prescaler:
TCCR1B|=(1<<CS10)
TCCR1B|=(1<<CS12)
//enabletimercompareinterrupt:
TIMSK1|=(1<<OCIE1A)

sei()//enableglobalinterrupts
}
Thetimerinterruptroutine:wecannotchangeitsname,butthecontentisentirely
customizable.
ISR(TIMER1_COMPA_vect)
{
tempVal=analogRead(tempPin)

if(tempVal>maxTempSensor){
digitalWrite(ledPin,HIGH)
tempHigh=true
}
else{
digitalWrite(ledPin,LOW)
tempHigh=false
}
Thetemperaturevalueor,asdiscussedaboveits01023integerrepresentation
isreadfromthesensorandiscomparedwiththethethresholdvalue:whenabove
thebuiltinLEDislitandtempHighissettotrue,otherwisetheLEDisswitchedoff
andtempHighissettofalse.
if(seconds++>=maxSeconds){
statusReport=true
seconds=0
}
}
Rememberthattheinterruptisfiredeverysecond,butwewanttoreportthesystem
statuslessfrequently:thesecondsvariableisincrementedateachiterationuntilit
reachesthevalueswhenthereportisduethiswillbedonelaterinthemainloop
bycheckingstatusReportflag.Asarule,neverneverperformsomethingsoslow
suchwritingdatatoserialfromwithinaninterruptroutine.
Theloop()functioninterpretsandexecutescommandswhenreceived,itthen
reportsstatusifflagisraisedbytimerinterrupt.Inordertoreadastringfromthe
serialbuffer,loop()reliesupontheserialEvent()functionthatwillbedefinedatthe
end:thisroutineisrunbetweeneachtimeloop()runs.Itisnotwidelydocumented
anditprobablydoesn'tapplytoallArduinomodelsinanycase,it'snotdifficultto
nestitscontentwithinthemainloop(seetheendofthistep).
voidloop(){
intintValue=0

if(stringComplete){
Serial.println(inputString)
booleanstringOK=false
if(inputString.startsWith("CMD")){
inputString=inputString.substring(4)
Firstwecheckifthereceivedstringstartswith"CMD":ifsowecandiscardthe
firstfourcharacters,otherwisewe'lllaterraiseanerror.

intpos=inputString.indexOf('=')
if(pos>1){
command=inputString.substring(0,pos)
value=inputString.substring(pos+1,inputString.length()1)//extract
commandupto\nexluded
Therearetwotypesofcommands:thosesettingavalue,wherewe'llfind"="
separatingthevariable+valuepair,andthosewherethecommandisasingle
directive(STATUS).If"="ispresentatpos,thestringissplitintocommand(left
part)andvalue(rightpart),droppingboththe"="inbetweenandtheendofline
characterattheend.

if(command.equals("RED")){//RED=ON|OFF
value.equals("ON")?digitalWrite(led3Pin,HIGH):digitalWrite(led3Pin,
LOW)
stringOK=true
}
elseif(command.equals("GREEN")){//GREEN=ON|OFF
value.equals("ON")?digitalWrite(led2Pin,HIGH):digitalWrite(led2Pin,
LOW)
stringOK=true
}
elseif(command.equals("YELLOW")){//YELLOW=ON|OFF
value.equals("ON")?digitalWrite(led1Pin,HIGH):digitalWrite(led1Pin,
LOW)
stringOK=true
}
WeexamineandexecutetheLEDcommandsnotethatthecodeonlychecksfor
valueON:ifyouwriteGREEN=ASDitwillbeinterpretedasGREEN=OFF.It'snot
perfect,butitkeepsthingsalotsimpler.stringOK=trueisseteverytimea
commandisrecognizedandexecutedsothatwrongcommandswillbeflagged
later.

elseif(command.equals("TMAX")){//TMAX=value
intValue=value.toInt()
if(intValue>0){
maxTemp=(float)intValue
maxTempSensor=(int)((maxTemp/100+.5)*204.8)
stringOK=true
}
}
elseif(command.equals("SECONDS")){//SECONDS=value
intValue=value.toInt()
if(intValue>0){
maxSeconds=intValue
stringOK=true
}
}
Whenvalueshouldbeanumber,weneedtoconvertitandtestitreallyisa
number.InthecaseofMaxTemp,wealsocomputethesensorvalueasexplainedin
thevariabledefinitionsection

}//pos>1
elseif(inputString.startsWith("STATUS")){
Serial.print("STATUSRED=")
Serial.println(digitalRead(led3Pin))
Serial.print("STATUSGREEN=")
Serial.println(digitalRead(led2Pin))
Serial.print("STATUSYELLOW=")
Serial.println(digitalRead(led1Pin))
Serial.print("STATUSTMAX=")
Serial.println(maxTemp)
Serial.print("STATUSSECONDS=")
Serial.println(maxSeconds)
Serial.print("STATUSTEMP=")
Serial.println(temperature)
Serial.print("STATUSTHIGH=")
Serial.println(tempHigh)
stringOK=true
}//inputString.startsWith("STATUS")
IfcommandisSTATUS,theprogramsimplyoutputsallinformationtoserial.

}//inputString.startsWith("CMD")
stringOK?Serial.println("CommandExecuted"):Serial.println("Invalid
Command")
Signalifavalidorinvalidcommandhasbeenreceived.

//clearthestringfornextiteration
inputString=""
stringComplete=false
}//stringComplete
Variablehousekeepingforthenextcommanditeration.

if(statusReport){
temperature=(tempVal*0.0048828125.5)*100
Serial.print("STATUSTEMP=")
Serial.println(temperature)
Serial.print("STATUSTHIGH=")
Serial.println(tempHigh)
statusReport=false
}
}
IftheinterruptroutinehasraisedthestatusReportflag,someinformationisprinted
toserialandtheflagiscleared.
Notethatthecurrenttemperaturevalueiscalculatedatthispoint:therefore,ifyou
issueaSTATUScommandinbetweenthestatusReportinterval,you'llgettheold
temperaturevalue.
Asalreadynoted,serialEvent()occurswheneveranewdatacomesinthe
hardwareserialRX.Thisroutineisrunbetweeneachtimeloop()runs,sousing
delayinsideloopcandelayresponse.Multiplebytesofdatamaybeavailable.
voidserialEvent(){
while(Serial.available()){
//getthenewbyte:
charinChar=(char)Serial.read()
//addittotheinputString:
inputString+=inChar
//iftheincomingcharacterisanewlineoracarriagereturn,setaflag
//sothemainloopcandosomethingaboutit:
if(inChar=='\n'||inChar=='\r'){
stringComplete=true
}
}
}
Eachbyteisreadfromserialandaddedtoinputstringuntil"\n"or"\r"is
encounteredtosignifythestringend:inthiscasethestringCompleteflag,thatis
checkedbyloop(),isset.Usingbothcarriagereturn,\r,andnewline,\n,ensures
thecodeisabletodetectthestringendfromavarietyofinputsincludingother
serialterminalsthantheArduinoIDESerialMonitor.
NoteaboutBluetoothandSerial
Inmanyexamples,includingtheonefromJYMCUseller,
(http://hobbycomponents.com/index.php/arduinojymcubluetoothwirelessserial
portmodule.html)youcanfindtheBluetoothmoduleconnectedondifferent
ArduinodigitalPins(eg.10and11)andaccessedviatheSoftwareSeriallibrary.
Basedupontheresultsofmytests,SoftwareSerialworksperfectlywhenthe
 moduleisusedtosendinformationonly,buttheArduinoUnoisnotfastenough
whenreceivingcommands.Ididn'ttrytoreducethespeedoftheSoftwareSerial
connection(inexamplesitisoftensetto2400bps)becausetheMITAppInventor
appdoesn'tseemtosupportBluetoothconnectionspeedsetting.
WithSoftwareSerial,serialEvent()willnotwork:oneneedstorenameit(eg.
mySerialEvent())andcallitexplicitlyatthebeginningofloop().

Step4:AppInventorCodeIntroduction

ConnectArduinoUnotoAndroidviaBluetooth bypmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)
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BeforebeingabletousetheAndroidapplication,youneedtopairtheBluetooth
modulewithyoursmartphone.
 PowertheArduinoboard,turnonBluetoothontheAndroidphoneandsearchfor
Bluetoothdevicesnearby:theJYMCUmodulewillpresentitselfasHC06,the
pairingpasswordis1234.
ThekeycomponentoftheBluetoothArduinoConnectionAppisthe
BluetoothClientwhiletheArduinoboardwillactasServer:thismeansthatthe
appwillalwaysinitiatetheconnection.WhenyoupowertheArduinoboard,the
BluetoothmoduleredLEDstartsblinkingpushtheapp"ConnecttoDevice"button
andselectyourmodulefromthelist:theredLEDlightbecomessolidandthe
connectionstatuswillchangeto"Connected".
Again,thishasnothingtodowithBluetoothMaster/Slave,butstillcanbe
confusing:youBluetoothmoduleneedstobeSlavebutit(orrathertheArduino
sketch)willbehaveasServerintheClientServer
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model)communicationwith
theAndroidapp.
YoucaninstalltheBluetoothArduinoConnectionAppdirectlyfromAndroidPlay
Store(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=appinventor.ai_pmosconi.BTArduinoConnection),oryoucanimportthefullapp
codeintoyourMITAppInventorprojectsbydownloadingtheattachedfile.
BluetoothArduinoConnectionAppisdevelopedwithMITAppInventor2the
followingstepwillprovideadetailedexplanation.

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Step5:AppInventorCodeDetails
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ThekeycomponentsoftheArduinoBluetoothConnectionappare:
aListPickerforBluetoothpaireddevices(ListPicker1)
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3buttons,eachcontrollingthecorrespondingcolorboardLED(RedLedBtn,
GreenLedBtn,YellowLedBtn)
abuttonsendingtheSTATUScommand(GetStatusBtn)
abuttonwithanassociatedtextboxtosetthestatusreportinterval(SecondsBtn
andSecondsTxBx)
ahugemultilineStatuslabeldisplayingtheinforeceivedfromtheArduino
board(Status)
theBluetoothClientobjectmentionedinthepreviousstep(BluetoothClient1)
aclockcomponentthatfiresaninterrupteverysecondwhentheclientis
connected(Clock1)
Whatfollowsisanappcodedescriptionbaseduponthepicturesabove.
Figure1
VariablesforLED'sstatusandintervalaresetandinitializedwhentheappscreen
isopened.
Figure2
TheconnectionListPickerobjectListPicker1workswithtwomethods:
1. alistofavailable(paired)Bluetoothdevicesispreparedandshowedtotheuser
2. whentheuserselectsadevice,theConnectmethodoftheBluetoothClient
objectiscalledinordertostarttheconnection:ifitsucceeds,thisisdisplayed
intheappropriatelabelandtheClockinterruptisactivatedsothatmessages
fromthedevicecanbereceived.
Figure3
HereweshowhowtosendcommandstotheArduinoboard.
WhentheGetStatusBtnispressed,theSendTextmethodoftheBluetoothClient
objectisinvokedandthetextcommandisissued:notethe"\n"addedattheendof
the"CMDSTATUS"stringsothattheserialEvent()functionintheArduinosketchis
 abletoknowwhenthemessageisover.
ThecodetotoggleaLEDonoroffisslightlymorecomplex:
weusethecorrespondingvariabletokeeptrackofitscurrentstatus:ifit'son,
wewanttoturnitoffandtheotherwayroundso,first,wetogglethevariableas
itwereboolean
wethenupdatethebuttonlabelwiththenewstate
finally,BluetoothClient1.SendTextiscalledtotransmitthecommand.
Thecodefortheothercommandsisnotshownsinceitisverysimilar.
Figure4
EverytimetheClock1timerfires,thisroutineisexecuted:itistheequivalentof
Arduino'sserialEvent()iftherearebytestobereceivedbyBluetoothClient1,they
arecopiedintheStatuslabel.NotethattheBluetoothClientobjecthasamethod
returningthelenghtofthemessagebeingreceived.

Step6:Conclusion

Connect Arduino Uno to Android via Bluetooth

InthisinstructableIhavedemonstratedausefulwaytoconnectanArduinoboard
andanAndroidsmartphoneviaBluetooth.Thecommunicationistwowaysothat
theboardisnotonlyreportingitsstatustotheapp,butitisalsoreceiving
commandsfromit.
Furthermore,asimpleextensionwouldallowtosendcommandsfromArduinotothe
phone:e.g.:takeapictureorsendatextmessageatthepressofabuttononthe
board.
TheArduinosketchcanbethefoundationforremotecommandprocessingandit
usesaninterrupttoexecutesomeactionschecktemperatureandswitchona
LEDalarmandtosendastatusheartbeat:thistechniquecanbeappliednotonly
overBluetoothcommunicationbutalsowithothermeanssuchasEthernet.
TheMITAppInventorapplicationusesaninterrupttoo:itistheequivalentof
Arduino'srepetitionofloop()+serialEvent()functionsanditissimilarlyusedto
receivemessages.
IhopeIhavealsobeenabletoexplainandclarifysomekeyBluetootharchitecture
aspectsthatcanbeconfusing(andwerewhenIfirststartedtheproject):namely
MasterSlaveandClientServerconcepts.
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CsillaS(/member/CsillaS/) 3daysago Reply

1.WhenIgooutofrangetheconnectionislost(thereisnowarningattemptsto
reconnect).
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2.Imovebackintorange..mustreconnectthephonereceivethestatusofthe
LED,butthenewstatusnotupdateintheappwiththecurrentstateoftheLED
(attachedprintscreen).

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tharindu.irashana(/member/tharindu.irashana/) 12daysago Reply

thisismyprojectandroidarduinobluetooth
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Thesoftwarecanbeusedtocontroltheelectricalequipmentinyourphoneto
yourhome.
Itcanbeusedonyourdesignandmanydesignscanbecautious.
ThesoftwarehasbeendesignedinGoods10interfacesrequiredtocontrol.
Theserialsendcommandcanbeusedtocontrolanyamountofequipment.
Youcangetitwiththefilecontainsinstructionsonhowtocreatethedevice.
 TheneedforthisbasicArduinocodeavailable.
Wewishtoprovidethenextversionofthesoftwarecancontrolfromanywherein
theworld.
Butasforyourideas,suggestionspleasesendittousintheforumbysoftware
formoreinformation
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ShashankR3(/member/ShashankR3/) 19daysago Reply

GreatInstructable!OnequestionthoughIfIweretomakesomethingsimilar,but
justwantedtheArduinotosenddatatotheApp,dataasinbits0or1,would
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Serial.println()orSerial.write()beappropriate?
Thanks.

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AleA1(/member/AleA1/) 1monthago Reply

Hi,iwoullikeyourhelpforaprojectthatihavetotelecontrollwithandroidphone
andhc05a220vbulb.Actuallyiamusinga5vreley,aPhotoresistorSensor
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ModuleLightDetectionLightforArduino,androidphone,arduinouno.Untillnow
thisisthecodeihaveused,isnotcomplete.iamaskingyourhelpforthiscode
becausetherearecaseswhenitypetomyandroidphonea1itdotgiveme
alwaysa49toserialmonitor(arduino)ortotheaboveconditionihavespecified
thatifthevalueigiveisequalto49thebulbmuststayon2secondsandoff
8seconds,butitdoesthereverse,howcanisolvethisproblem
Serial.print(ReadBT)
if(ReadBT==49)
{
Delay=8000
Serial.println("DDDDDDDDDDDDD")
}
else
{
Delay=2000
Serial.println("CCCCCCCCCCCC")
}

digitalWrite(Relay,HIGH)//turnonrelay
delay(10000Delay)//timeOFF
digitalWrite(Relay,LOW)//turnoffrelay
delay(Delay)//timeON
}

Thisisthecodeihavecreateduntilnow

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include<SoftwareSerial.h>
intRelay=7
intBTtx=10
intBTrx=11
intReadBT
intDelay

SoftwareSerialbluetooth(BTtx,BTrx)//TX|RX

voidsetup(){

//putyoursetupcodehere,torunonce:

Serial.begin(9600)//opensserialport,setsdatarateto9600bps

bluetooth.begin(9600)
bluetooth.print("$$$")
delay(100)
bluetooth.println("U,9600,N")
bluetooth.begin(9600)
Serial.println("setupcomplete.")
pinMode(Relay,OUTPUT)
}

voidloop(){
//iftheresdatafromthebluetoothmodule
if(bluetooth.available()){
ReadBT=(int)bluetooth.read()
Serial.println("BBBBBBBBBBB")
//echoittotheserialmonitor
//Serial.print("btmodulesaid:")
Serial.print(ReadBT)
}

//iftheresdatafromtheserialmonitor
if(Serial.available()){
ReadBT=(int)Serial.read()
Serial.println("AAAAAAAAA")
//sendittothebluetoothmodule
bluetooth.print(ReadBT)
}

Serial.print(ReadBT)
if(ReadBT==49)
{
Delay=8000
Serial.println("DDDDDDDDDDDDD")
}
else
{
Delay=2000
Serial.println("CCCCCCCCCCCC")
}

digitalWrite(Relay,HIGH)//turnonrelay
delay(10000Delay)//timeOFF
digitalWrite(Relay,LOW)//turnoffrelay
delay(Delay)//timeON

2.Ihaveboughtthislightsensorformyproject:http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC
PhotoresistorSensorModuleLightDetectionLightforArduino/251673864995?
_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D
anywonehelpmewithacodehowtosenslightintensityduring
 day/night(consideringeventheconditionthatwhenitisbad/cloudytimeidont
wantmyllamptogetturnedon,iwantthebulbtogetturnedonwhenthesensor
sensthedark(forexample8pm)andtoturnoffthebulbwhenitislight(7pm))

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rehmp(/member/rehmp/) 1monthago Reply

ThisiswhatI'msearchingfor.Thankyouforthisveryinformativepost!Canyou
helpmewithmycurrentproject?MyproblemisIneedtocomparetheAndroid
(/member/rehmp/)
phone'sapp(Speedometer)valuetotheArduinoprogrammedspeedlimit.SoI
needtoconnectmyAndroidapptoArduinousingbluetooth/serialconnection.
WhatisthecodeIneedtoputinmyapp?AndwhatisthecodeIneedtoputin
Arduino?Thanks.I'manewbie.

(http://cdn.instructables.com/F4W/B3JM/IBU5AGGN/F4WB3JMIBU5AGGN.LARGE.jpg)

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hsnter(/member/hsnter/) 1monthago Reply

Hi!Ilikeyourproject,itsreallyhelpfulforme.Butistillneedhelpaboutsome
details.Iwillusearduinonanoandhc05bluetoothmoduleonmyownproject.But
(/member/hsnter/)
howcanimaketheworkmodeasaslave?IknowthatihavetowriteaATcode.
ButhowwillIwritethisATcodeontheprogramofArduino?Thanksagain..

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LordPharaoh(/member/LordPharaoh/)
 1monthago Reply

Thisisareallygreattutorial,Iwaslookingforthisforawhilethanks!ButbeforeI
makeit,Ihaveaquickquestion:doyouknowhowmuchmemoryandprocessing
(/member/LordPharaoh/)
thistakesontheArduinosideofthings?Iwasplanningonusingthiswithan
unbufferedeInkdisplay,whichtakesabitoverhalf(accordingtoAdafruit,
anyway)oftheArduino'spower.IjustwanttobesuretheArduinocansupport
bothatthesametime,andifnot,buyanotherATMega.Speakingofwhich,I'm
planningontakingthisoutofArduinointoanATMega328there'snothingin
yourcodewhichlookslikeitwouldrequireanythinganATMegacan'tdoamI
correct?
Thanksagainforthegreattutorial!

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) LordPharaoh
1monthago Reply
Hiandthanks!
(/member/pmosconi/)
Inreplytoyourquestions:processingisnegligible
andmemoryismostlyrelatedtothesizeofthe
stringsyouareusinginadditionusingprogram
memorycanfurtherreducethecodefootprint(ifyou
arenotfamiliarwithit,thisisanexcellenttutorial:
https://learn.adafruit.com/memoriesofanarduino/...
Whenmovingthecodetootherplatforms,including
ATMega,Istronglyadvisetogetridofthe
serialEvent()functionandtomovethecodeatthe
topofloop().
Itgoeslikethis:
if(Serial.available()){
readBytes=Serial.readBytesUntil('\n',cmd,
sizeof(cmd))
cmd[readBytes]='\0'
}
 ThiswayitwillworkforanySerialport.
Regards

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LordPharaoh(/member/LordPharaoh/) pmosconi 1monthago Reply

Also,thanksforthetutorialitreallyhelped.
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LordPharaoh(/member/LordPharaoh/) pmosconi 1monthago Reply

Awesome!Thankyousomuchforyourpromptreply!
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RubenO3(/member/RubenO3/) 2monthsago Reply

Whatkindofrangecanyougetwiththis?
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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) RubenO3 2monthsago Reply

I'vetestedtheBTmoduleupto10mt,withathinwallinbetween.
Thetheoreticalrangeismuchhigher.
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SadanandT(/member/SadanandT/) 3monthsago Reply

Thisisanothernicepostonarduinoandandroidinterfacing,withtroubleshooting
techniques
(/member/SadanandT/)

http://knowledgecess.com/arduinoandroidinterfacingexamplecodeand
troubleshooting/
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win89(/member/win89/) 3monthsago Reply

howtoconnectandroidtoarduinousebluetoothautomaticallywithoutfistpair
before?
(/member/win89/)

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) win89 3monthsago Reply

Youneedto.codeanativejavaandroidappforthis:it'snotpossiblewith
MITAppInventor.
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win89(/member/win89/) 3monthsago Reply

awesomeproject
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win89(/member/win89/) 3monthsago Reply

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dagopeter(/member/dagopeter/) 3monthsago Reply

Hipmosconithiscodeisreallyawfullyinterestingforme.Youhavesogood
commentswrittenintoyoursketchfileforarduino.AtleastIhaditputalltogether
(/member/dagopeter/)
manuallyandunderstoodalotofyourexplanationsofthecode.ButonethingI
foundnowhereontheweb.Whatthehellmeansthe"?"intoyourcode:
 elseif(command.equals("YELLOW")){//YELLOW=ON|OFF
value.equals("ON")?digitalWrite(led1Pin,HIGH):digitalWrite(led1Pin,
LOW)
stringOK=true
IfoundreallynoexplanationwhetherintheArduinocommandorsyntaxplease
givemechanceIdonotunderstandit.Bynomeans.Thanksforananswer.
Peter

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) dagopeter 3monthsago Reply

HiPeter,'?'isastandardC++operatorcalled"ternaryoperator"
(http://www.cprogramming.com/reference/operators/te...
(/member/pmosconi/)

it'smeaningis<condition>?<executewhentrue>:<executewhen
false>
Forourpurposes,it'sequivalentto
if(<condition>){
<executewhentrue>
}
else{
<executewhenfalse>
}
Ifyouneedtoknowmoreaboutthedifferencebetweenifthenelseand?,
seethelanguagereference.
Hopethishelps.

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stercenio(/member/stercenio/)
 3monthsago Reply

Thisisawesometutorial.Thanksforsharing.
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stercenio(/member/stercenio/) 3monthsago Reply

Thisisawesometutorial.Thanksforsharing.
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sudarshan.venkatraman.1(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
6monthsago Reply
Iamnewtothehardwareinterfacingandstuffs..
SomeonepleaseguideonwheretotypetheARDUINO
(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
code..andalso..incaseiwannaPLOTagraphusingthe
valuethatigetfromthekitbyusingplotlybutwithoutan
ethernetshield,whatamisupposedtodo???Kinda
urgent

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sudarshan.venkatraman.1(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
6monthsago Reply
Iamnewtothehardwareinterfacingandstuffs..
SomeonepleaseguideonwheretotypetheARDUINO
(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
code..andalso..incaseiwannaPLOTagraphusingthe
valuethatigetfromthekitbyusingplotlybutwithoutan
ethernetshield,whatamisupposedtodo???Kinda
urgent

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sudarshan.venkatraman.1(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
 6monthsago Reply

Iamnewtothehardwareinterfacingandstuffs..Someonepleaseguideon
wheretotypetheARDUINOcode..andalso..incaseiwannaPLOTagraph
(/member/sudarshan.venkatraman.1/)
usingthevaluethatigetfromthekitbyusingplotlybutwithoutanethernetshield,
whatamisupposedtodo???Kindaurgent

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) 6monthsago Reply

Manythanksforyourkindness!!
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sammy011(/member/sammy011/) 6monthsago Reply

HiPmosconi,
(/member/sammy011/)
ThisisexactlywhatIwaslookingfor.Thanksforinstructable.
IamhavingsomechallengesindisplayingTEMPvalueonandroidphone.Inmy
caseitisprintingfullstring.Willyoubeabletoshareyourandroidjavacode?aia
fileaboveappearstobebinary.
Appreciateyourhelp.Thanks

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) 6monthsago Reply

sammy011

Hisammy011,IdevelopedtheAndroidapplicationwithMITAppInventor
(/member/pmosconi/)
(http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/(http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/))
thusitisnotnative.Fromthelinkyou'llfindhowtomanagetheaiafile,
whichbtwisazipcontainingthewholeAppInventorproject.
Inanycase,whatdoyoumeanbyprintingfullstring?MaybeIcanstillhelp
you.

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 sammy011(/member/sammy011/) pmosconi 6monthsago Reply

ThanksPmosconiforreply.
(/member/sammy011/)
Iresolvedtheissuewithmysetuptoday.TheissuewasIsupposedtouse
lightweightsdkfornRF8001BLE.Iaddeditandappworkedlikecharm.
Thanksforyourresponseandoffertohelp.:)
+1follow

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numancelik34(/member/numancelik34/) 7monthsago Reply

(/member/numancelik34/)
DearPmosconi,
IuseArduinoUnoformy
project,onceItrytopairBluetoothtoPC,it'sworkedandthenItry
toseemyprogramisworking.IuseJYMCUbluetoothmoduleforthis
project.TheoutcomingportisshownasCOM11,butwhenIwanttotry
toseeintools>SerialPortmenuintheArduinoprogram,thereisno
comport11atallthere.IjustcanseeComport9,butIneedtosee
COM11theretocommunicatewiththPC.Couldyouplease
helpinthisproject,IhavetosolvethisproblemassoonasIcan,so
couldpleasegetbacktomeASAP,thatwouldbeverygrateful.ManyThanksand
BestRegards..
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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) numancelik34
7monthsago Reply
Hinumancelik34,
havealookatthis:
(/member/pmosconi/)
http://ecno92.blogspot.it/2012/10/installingand
testingjymcubtchip.html
ItmighthelpwiththePCconnection.
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numancelik34(/member/numancelik34/) pmosconi 7monthsago Reply

Stillsameissue,theoutgoingCOMportdoesn'tappearintools>Serial
Port,thusIcannotcommunicatewiththePCandsendcommandsfrom
(/member/numancelik34/)
thePCtotheArduino.Idon'thaveanyideawhatthereasonis.Doyou
haveanyothersolutionstothisproblem?

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) numancelik34
7monthsago Reply
IfthePCbtportisworkingwithotherdevices,I
havenoideaotherwisetheproblemliesinthePC
(/member/pmosconi/)
settings.Sorry,butIdon'tbelieveIcanofferany
additionalhelp
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pradipta03(/member/pradipta03/) 7monthsago Reply

DoyouhaveanyideahowcanIdothesamethingusingthewifimodule?have
twowifimoduleinmyhouseandwanttousewifiratherthanthebluetooth.Isit
(/member/pradipta03/)
possible?
Cheers!

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) 7monthsago Reply

pradipta03

Bluetoothintheendislikehavingaserialcableconnectingthe2devices
(/member/pmosconi/)
wifiiswaymorecomplicated:you'llusetcpoveritandyou'llneedatleast
awebserviceonthearduino.
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 zefram38(/member/zefram38/) 9monthsago Reply

reallynicejob.
(/member/zefram
38/) I'veinmindprojectbaseonArduinoUno+SensorDHT11==>Moisture+
temperatureSensor.
WithDHT11Sensor,weneedtouseDHTlibrary.
herebyasamplesquetch:
#include"DHT.h"
#defineDHTPIN8
#defineDHTTYPEDHT11//#defineDHTTYPEDHT22(pouruncapteurDHT22)
DHTdht(DHTPIN,DHTTYPE)
floath=0
floatt=0
voidsetup(){
Serial.begin(9600)
dht.begin()
Serial.print("TestConnexion")
}
voidloop(){
h=dht.readHumidity()
t=dht.readTemperature()
if(isnan(t)||isnan(h))
Serial.println("Lectureimpossible!")
else{
Serial.print("Humidite:")
Serial.print(h)
 Serial.print("%\t")
Serial.print("Temperature:")
Serial.print(t)
Serial.println("*C")
}
delay(1000)
}
Iwaswonderinghowitispossible(withfewmodifications)toadaptyourcode
withthissensorinsteadoftheTMP36?
thereisafewdifferencewithyoursquetch:
PindefinitionisDigitalinsteadofAnalogic
Readingvalue(temp/moisture)ismadeinsidetheloop.
Thx4urhelp.

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sau.beo.739(/member/sau.beo.739/) 10monthsago Reply

HowcanIconvertthemasterslaverelationship(Androidisslaveandarduinois
master),oranywaytosendmessageorcontrolandroidbyarduinoviabluetooth?
(/member/sau.beo.739/)

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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) sau.beo.739
10monthsago Reply
Youcan'tchangethemasterslaveBTrelationship
becausethephonechipisofmastertype.
(/member/pmosconi/)
Anyway,you'llprobablylookingatclientserver
communication:theclientstartstheexchange(the
Androidappinthisexample)whiletheserver
 (Arduino)keepslisteningforincomingclient
connections.Youcancertainlyswapthislogicby
changingthelogicofbothapplications.
Inanycase,alsoasitisnowyoucanhaveArduino
sendinputtotheAndroidapp:thisishappening
withstatusmessagesthataredisplayedinthebig
textboxinthelowerhalfoftheappscreen.

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SabriM(/member/SabriM/) 10monthsago Reply

Isandroidinterfacesourcecodeavailable?Opensource?
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pmosconi(/member/pmosconi/)(author) SabriM 10monthsago Reply

Hi,
thecodeisavailableasanattachmenttotheInstructable(itiscalled
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BTArduinoConnection.aia)anditisopensource.
pmosconi
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