Flora LE Connections

[mmoghany90]

Hi all,

I'm unable to find any kind of manuals or documentations on how to initially set the connections between my Flora Bluefruit LE and my computer (pairing them up)?

I tried to use the documentations for FactoryReset as a start, but what board should I use: Adafruit Flora? Or Adafruit Bluefruit Micor?

What Port should I be connected with?

When to get red of the USB cable (that connects the flora with my computer?), assuming I'm connected to the battery.

I tried using FactoryReset model, but I keep getting below output

Adafruit Factory Reset Example
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Initialising the Bluefruit LE module: OK!
Performing a factory reset:
AT+FACTORYRESET

<- Couldn't factory reset

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Franklin97355]

Have you looked at this yet?https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-flo ... e/overview

[mmoghany90]

Yes I did. That was my starting point (and still is my starting point)

What board do I connect my Arduino to (Adafruit Flora, Adafruit Flora bluefruit)?

What port should I be connected to? Bluetooth-modem or normal USB one?

How to initiate the pairing between Flora Bluefruit and my computer?

Thanks!

[mmoghany90]

I believe I reached to a conclusion that bluetooth connection cannot be established between the Flora and the computer directly, instead it has to go through the mobile device. Is that the case? (meaning I cannot get red of the usb cable between my flora and my computer using Flora Bluefruit LE?)

The overal goal I'm trying to reach is to send analog readings wirelessly. Readings are of type floats

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[mmoghany90]

Anyone?

[adafruit_support_mike]

BLE devices don't register as general input devices, like Bluetooth keyboards and mice.

Computers that support BLE provide it as a feature programs can use if the developers choose to add BLE support. The program will pair to the BLE device and communicate with it. Our Bluefruit LE Connect app does that for iOS devices like iPhones and iPads. There are also BLE programs for Android, the Mac, and Windows.

[adafruit2]

i recommend getting the Flora + BLE working with a phone or tablet (with BLE) first since its easiest

*then* you can try our very beta but workable desktop app
https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-bl ... le-desktop
your desktop computer will *also* need BLE hardware, either because its built in, or a USB dongle.
did i mention the desktop app is beta? cuz its very beta! :)

[mmoghany90]

Thank you for the replies. It's really helpful.

Does Bluetooth for Mac needs to be a hardware? Can I install a software instead?


Any recommendations on what I should be using for the hardware? (I'm using Mac)

Thanks again

[adafruit_support_rick]

Recent Macs support Bluetooth LE. If you have XCode, you can download the Bluetooth Explorer plug-in app from Apple. That will allow you to see the BLE module.
Bluetooth Explorer is part of the "Hardware IO Tools for XCode 7" package. You can download the package from XCode: open XCode::Open Developer Tool::More Developer Tools

[mmoghany90]

Thank you,

I was able to connect through both mobile and desktop using Flora Bluefruit LE

Can I use the examples provided for mobile version for Flora Bluefruit LE and apply it to the desktop version?

Thanks again!

[adafruit_support_rick]

Not sure what you mean by "desktop version". But the Adafruit BluefruitLE nRF51 library works with all of our Bluetooth LE modules, except for the nRF8001 breakout.