Bluetooth Proximity Sensor

[hek]

@PedroC88

vcc/gnd

[Konrad Walsh]

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

[Konrad Walsh]

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...

[PedroC88]

@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.

[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?

[PedroC88]

@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.

[Dean]

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 :-)

[Newzwaver]

Any luck with BT?

[riochicken]

@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!

[hek]

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.