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Software => Software => Topic started by: akshaydusane on December 31, 2011, 03:41:43 AM

Title: bluetooth robo car
Post by: akshaydusane on December 31, 2011, 03:41:43 AM
hello i am new to this forum
I am interested in making a bluetooth controlled robo car...
I want to use USB bluetooth dongle on car's end which is further connected to serial cable....
so the question is I have given +5v to dongle but my laptop is not detecting it ...
what will be the reason for this ???
Title: Re: bluetooth robo car
Post by: Gertlex on January 03, 2012, 09:33:02 AM
All bluetooth USB dongles that I've seen have to be plugged into a computer.  To do serial stuff, you need a bluetooth serial adapter like these (http://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=bluesmirf&what=products).  There are other products, too, but Sparkfun's seem to be the most compact and widely used.  And no, I don't know why they are so much more expensive than regular USB dongles.