That does help. So you are seeing dropped characters, but at least it is consistent Between phones.
Did you work around the dropped characters or pretty much have to live with it? Nathan On Sep 24, 6:52 pm, "Howard M. Harte" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Nathan, > > I just released aBluetoothTerminal 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 theBluetooth > 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 someBluetoothSerial 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 abluetoothGPS (not making the > > phone abluetoothGPS), 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 thebluetoothserial 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 @#$$" inBluetoothGPS 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. > > -IsBluetoothprogramming 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
