Connecting an Android Phone to Arduino using Bluetooth

Services: 

Additional Software

Arduino IDE, ArduinoSerialBare.PDE, MyRobotLab.apk

Hardware: 
  • Smartphone running Android 2.3.3 or later
  • LED
  • 1K resistor
  • Arduino bluetooth board, or Arduino clone with bluetooth module

 

Quick Glimpse of MyRobotLab Release 15 - "MyBorg"

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Here are a few quick  screenshots of the next release of MyRobotLab.
New features include :

ArduinoBT Service

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Arduino with Bluetooth serial port.  MyRobotLab on Android uses this to connect to Arduinos or Arduino clones.  A client .PDE will be needed for the Arduino.  ArduinoSerialBare.PDE can be used.

Examples:

[[service/ArduinoBT.py]]

SensorMonitor Service

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The SensorMonitor takes a variety of input data and displays it to a user interface.  It also has the capability of adding alerts.  An alert would be triggered if a sensor goes above or below some threshold.

Examples:

[[service/SensorMonitor.py]]

Proxy Service

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The Proxy Service allows interoperability between different services.  This would be necessary for Computers running Sun's Hotspot JVM to interact with Phones or devices running Android's the Dalvik JVM.

Examples:

[[service/Proxy.py]]

Android Service

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Master service for MyRobotLab running on Android.  It controls what sensors and resources are exposed and running (GPS, Accelerometer, Camera, Bluetooth, etc)

It is a singleton.  Which means only a single instance can be running on any Android device, however, multiple Android devices can pool Services & resources.

Examples:

[[service/Android.py]]

Legacy Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial #1 (Overview)