Hello Nathan, I just released a Bluetooth Terminal Emulator in the Market, and it was my first BT project for Android. I used the terminal emulator code from my other app, but separated the code into an Android Library project so I could share the majority of the code. That was the most difficult part. Then I leveraged some of the code from the Bluetooth Chat example.
It seems to work pretty well, but occasionally drops characters. At first I thought it had something to do with the flow control settings on the BT Serial adapter I was using, but even if I go phone to phone I still see the problem. I targeted the app to Android 2.0 and higher, and tested with the phones I have: Droid, Droid X, EVO 4G, and Nexus One, and they all seem to work the same. Hope that helps, Howard On Sep 24, 3:34 pm, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > I may be doing some Bluetooth Serial Port programming work for a > client and I'm just looking for some tips in determining complexity/ > workload. > The work is similar to reading from a bluetooth GPS (not making the > phone a bluetooth GPS), but it is some custom hardware, so not > exact. > > Here's what (I think) I know so far: > I will need to pair devices with a Serial Port Profile. > I need to connect using a BluetoothSocket which works on Android 2x > -I don't know yet if the Android I will be a server or a client in > this scenario. > I will open an InputStream (no outputstream needed) and have a thread > continually blocking for input > I believe "BluetoothChat" is the best example to start with. > > What I would want to know. > - Are there devices/manufacturers who block the bluetooth serial port, > trying to block tethering or something like that? > (-I've seen posts here that imply that, but I don't see a bunch of > comments like "Doesn't work on my @#$$" in Bluetooth GPS Providers in > the market). > -Are there going to be hardware specific oddities, or can I develop > with my Nexus One and just hope it works on everything else? > -Is pairing something that will require a lot of education for the > users, and would a good app try to initiate this inside their app, or > just assume it is already done. > -Is Bluetooth programming going to be my worst nightmare, like it > sometimes was on Windows Mobile, or smoother than I could ever hope? > > Thanks > > Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
