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Bluetooth Proximity Sensor

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    Konrad Walsh
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    I have given up.. I cant get anywhere with this but I think its cause I bought hc-06.. Are you closer?

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      hek
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      Last time I tested with the new HC-05 I couldn't get it to enter AT mode. Will probably make another test when I have some time.

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        ok.. mine enters AT mode.. and I can get it to send and receive data.. I may as well keep plugging at it so

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          I have given up.. I cant get anywhere with this but I think its cause I bought hc-06.. Are you closer?

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          @Konrad-Walsh For what I know, the HC-06 is automatically configured to take in AT commands, so that shouldn't be a problem, although mine (that I got today) seems to be defective as I send it the AT command, but I'm getting no answer.

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            I accidentally feed the first module with reversed polarity. It did not like that very much. :(

            The second module arrived this week, but I haven't hooked it up yet. Planned on using software serial and had a test sketch going something like this:

            /* $Id$
            
            Serial terminal for the HC-05 bluetooth module.
            Sets up BT module and allow user interaction with the device via the Arduino Serial Monitor.
            
            Wiring of BT HC-05 device to the Arduino
            RX -> 11
            TX -> 10
            KEY -> 9
            */
            
            #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
            
            // Bluetooth to Arduino pins.
            #define BTkey 9
            #define BTrxPin 10
            #define BTtxPin 11
            
            enum { SYNC, ASYNC };
            
            SoftwareSerial BTSerial(BTrxPin, BTtxPin);
            
            // Send a command to the bluetooth device.
            // mode ASYNC - don't want for the response
            // mode SYNC - wait for the response
            void sendBluetoothCommand(String cmd, uint8_t mode) {
              Serial.print(mode == SYNC ? "SYNC> " : "ASYNC> ");
              Serial.println(cmd);
            
              BTSerial.println(cmd);
              if (mode == ASYNC) return;
              
              char ch = 0;
              while (ch != '\n') {
                if (BTSerial.available()) {
                  ch = BTSerial.read();
                   Serial.write(ch);
                }
              }
            }
            
            void setup()
            {
               Serial.begin(57600);
               
              /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
              // SETUP BLUETOOTH  
              // define pin modes for tx, rx:
              pinMode(BTrxPin, INPUT);
              pinMode(BTtxPin, OUTPUT);
              // Switch module to AT mode
              pinMode(BTkey, OUTPUT);
              digitalWrite(BTkey, HIGH);  
              BTSerial.begin(38400);
              sendBluetoothCommand("AT", SYNC);
              sendBluetoothCommand("AT+NAME=blueNode", SYNC);
              // AT+ROLE=p1
              // p1 - 0 Slave Role, 1 Master Role, 2 Slave-Loop role.
              sendBluetoothCommand("AT+ROLE=1", SYNC);
              // AT+INQM=p1,p2,p3
              // p1 - 0 inquire_mode_standad, 1 inquire_mode_rssi
              // p2 - maximum number of bluetooth devices response
              // p3 - the maximum of limited inquiring time. 1~48 (1.28s ~ 61.44s)
              //      15*1.28 = 19sec 
              sendBluetoothCommand("AT+INQM=0,5,15", SYNC);
            }
            
            void loop()
            {
              // Keep reading from HC-05 and send to Arduino Serial Monitor
              if (BTSerial.available())
                Serial.write(BTSerial.read());
            
              // Keep reading from Arduino Serial Monitor and send to HC-05
              if (Serial.available())
                BTSerial.write(Serial.read());
            }
            

            And.. the first module was of the wrong type (I think). Must support master-mode if I understand it correctly. The second one I bought was this type.

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            @hek When you say you inverted the polarity... are you talking about VCC and GRD? or Rx and TX?

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              @hek When you say you inverted the polarity... are you talking about VCC and GRD? or Rx and TX?

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              hek
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              @PedroC88

              vcc/gnd

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                Konrad Walsh
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                i am "semi" abandoned it.. I couldn't get it work at all...

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                  i am "semi" abandoned it.. I couldn't get it work at all... but I cant say I fully grasp the syntax yet. Hopefully @HEK gets the notion...

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                    i am "semi" abandoned it.. I couldn't get it work at all... but I cant say I fully grasp the syntax yet. Hopefully @HEK gets the notion...

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                    PedroC88
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                    @Konrad-Walsh At the end I got the HC06 to work, I'm finally understanding all of this, if you tell me what you're trying to accomplish and the code u have I might be able to help. Also the module you're using.

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                      Øyvind A. Espnes
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                      I really like this idea, but for it to be effective we need to measure the decibel level of the connection and not just connected/disconnected state. Is this possible?

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                      • Ø Øyvind A. Espnes

                        I really like this idea, but for it to be effective we need to measure the decibel level of the connection and not just connected/disconnected state. Is this possible?

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                        @Øyvind-A.-Espnes I haven't tried it, but with the AT+INQM command you can specify wether you want the RSSI of the device when issuing the AT+INQ command. This document can better explain it.

                        After that it should just be a matter of parsing the resulting string and extract the signal strength.

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                          Dean
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                          I was thinking about going this route, but until last weekend I was using Tasker and having it tell Vera that I am here when my phone connects to my Wifi. I bought a new phone and I can't get it to stay connected when it hasn't been used in a while, so I have to rethink...

                          While a Mysensors option could be good, what I am going to do is use my many Android tablets that I have throughout my home and have them always searching my my mobile. With them all throughout my home, I won't have to worry about bluetooth range.

                          Sorry it isn't a Mysensors option, but I thought I would share what I am going to do :-)

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                            Newzwaver
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                            Any luck with BT?

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                              riochicken
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                              @hek

                              Hi,

                              Did you get anywhere with this? I would like to build a bluetooth sensor myself but since this is an old thread, I am not really sure if the market has been modernized a little with bluetooth devices..

                              Thanks!

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                                hek
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                                Sorry, no. Realised modern phones BT goes into sleep mode which means they don't announce themselves for longer periods. Kind of made it meaningless for the application.

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