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Bluetooth Proximity Sensor

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  • hekH Offline
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    hek
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    #20

    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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      Konrad Walsh
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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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          #23

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

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          • P PedroC88

            @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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            wrote on last edited by
            #24

            @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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                  #27

                  @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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                        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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                            @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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                              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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