Virtuino Tutorial 01 : Bluetooth connection - Getting started
Tutorial description:
Enable or disable the Arduino board LED of pin 13 via Virtuino App using bluetooth connection.
The bluetooth modules HC-05 or HC-06 works perfecty with Virtuino
Step 1: Arduino connections
Connect the bluetooth module to Arduino board as the plan below:
Step 2: Install VirtuinoCM library to Arduino IDE software
a. Install VirtuinoCM library using the Arduino Library Manager
On Arduino IDE software go to Menu/Sketch/Include Library/Manage Libraries to open the Library Manager
On the search line enter VirtuinoCM.
Install the Virtuino CM library
If you can't install the library using the library manager you can install the library manually using the links below:
VirtuinoCM library (zip file)
GitHub:https://github.com/iliaslamprou/virtuinoCM
On Arduino IDE software go to Menu/Sketch/Include Library/Add zip library. Then load the library zip file
Step 3: Load the Bluetooth example sketch
- Go to Menu/File/Examples/VirtuinoCM
- Select the example: Bluetooth_ex1_UNO_getting_started
On the code find the line
espSerial.begin(9600);
If your bluetooth module has different baud rate set the correct serial speed
The default baud rate of the HC-05 modules is 9600 bps
When you are ready connect Arduino board to a USB port and upload the code
Step 4: Android device settings - Pair your bluetooth module
Go to your Android device Bluetooth settings
Enable bluetooth and wait until your device scans for other bluetooth devices nearby
Pair your Android device with Arduino bluetooth module. (The password is usally 1234)
These settings need to be executed once only
