Bluetooth with RS232
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- rodmillermt
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Bluetooth with RS232
Trying to find a way to communicate with a RS232 port, but it's shaped like a phone port? I'm supposed to purchase a Bluetooth device and pair it with an app, but I've heard terrible reviews on it. So, I'm attempting to just interface with a laptop or something better Bluetooth-wise.
- adafruit_support_mike
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Re: Bluetooth with RS232
We'll need more specific information to make any useful suggestions.
Strictly speaking, RS-232 is a wiring protocol that doesn't say anything about a data protocol. In practice, RS-232 has been lumped together with the UART data protocol, which is them simplified to a TX/RX signal pair Serial connection.
Bluetooth is a collective marketing term for a family of mostly-incompatible wireless protocols mananged by the same industry group. The ones most commonly found in the field are Bluetooth Classic (BT-C), which is openly unfriendly to hardware hackers, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) which is more hackable.
Strictly speaking, RS-232 is a wiring protocol that doesn't say anything about a data protocol. In practice, RS-232 has been lumped together with the UART data protocol, which is them simplified to a TX/RX signal pair Serial connection.
Bluetooth is a collective marketing term for a family of mostly-incompatible wireless protocols mananged by the same industry group. The ones most commonly found in the field are Bluetooth Classic (BT-C), which is openly unfriendly to hardware hackers, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) which is more hackable.
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.