Ok Pairing done. Now if i had any idea how to send or receive characters, no idea how it's connected in linux.
I'm off googling, but if anyone has ideas, let me know
Start by entering the following command at the terminal:
This will search all visible bluetooth devices for sevices using the SP (serial port) profile
The output should look something like this: (I've used the GPS relay software in my phone as an example)
Code:
Searching for SP on XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Service Name: Symarctic ExtGPS
Service Description: Share phone's built-in GPS module via Bluetooth
Service Provider: Symarctic Solutions
Service RecHandle: 0x1002b
Service Class ID List:
"Serial Port" (0x1101)
Protocol Descriptor List:
"L2CAP" (0x0100)
"RFCOMM" (0x0003)
Channel: 12
Language Base Attr List:
code_ISO639: 0x656e
encoding: 0x6a
base_offset: 0x100
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX represents the Bluetooth address of the device.
The other main item you will need to note is the channel listed after RFCOMM.
The next command you'll need is rfcomm.
If you type it on its own it will give you a list of existing rfcomm devices or return nothing if none exist.
This command creates a serial device port in linux at /dev/rfcomm1 linked to the specified address and channel. (in this case 12 but you should go with the channel returned by the sdptool command)
Code:
sudo rfcomm bind 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX 12
Typing rfcomm on its own should now show something along the lines of:
Code:
rfcomm1: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX channel 12 clean
/dev/rfcomm1 can then be used as a regular serial port device.
When you have finished, this command cleans up and removes rfcomm1
If you can't communicate and typing rfcomm on its own shows something like
Code:
rfcomm1: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX channel 12 closed
then unbinding and rebinding the port should allow you to re-establish the connection.
Hope this helps
- Neelix
Im a big heli rc fan so will like to see a wireless car.
