I am also very much interested too. I started initial work for a team of contributors from a mechatronics course and we are engaging in experimental project where the B2G device talks with existing devices — bluetooth is very much what we are looking but we accept cables too.
m On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Stefan Arentz <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 2013-03-13, at 12:57 PM, Ben Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 10:07 PM, Imran Khan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I wanted to ask if it is currently possible to interface Firefox OS >>> devices to external hardware such as an Arduino. >>> >> >> You might be interested in the proposed WebUSB >> API<https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/WebUSB>which would technically >> allow you to interface with an Arduino board (or >> anything else) via USB. >> >> This work is tracked by bug >> 674718<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=674718> > > That is very cool. > > But that would only work with phones that support USB On The Go and the (ARM > based) Arduino Due which has OTG support. > > Personally I would be more interested in BlueTooth LE support. Both Apple and > Google are discouraging connecting to accessories or devices over USB and are > actively encouraging BlueTooth LE (Low Energy). Because it is much simpler > and requires no certification and cannot potentially kill you device if you > accidentally cross the wires. > > See https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/WebBluetooth … I would also be interested > in hacking on that. > > S. > > _______________________________________________ > dev-b2g mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g -- www.telasocial.com _______________________________________________ dev-b2g mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g
