I have a Bluetooth device from Sparkfun which I would like to use with the Arduino Mega. If I connect the module via the hardware serial pin everything works fine but when I use other pins like 12 and 13 with SoftwareSerial, the communication doesn't work as expected.
THE CODE
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
int bluetoothTx = 12;
int bluetoothRx = 13;
SoftwareSerial bluetooth(bluetoothTx, bluetoothRx);
void setup()
{
//Setup usb serial connection to computer
Serial.begin(9600);
//Setup Bluetooth serial connection to android
bluetooth.begin(115200);
bluetooth.print("$$$");
delay(100);
bluetooth.println("U,9600,N");
bluetooth.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
//Read from bluetooth and write to usb serial
if(bluetooth.available())
{
char toSend = (char)bluetooth.read();
Serial.print(" Receiving: ");
Serial.println(toSend);
}
//Read from usb serial to bluetooth
if(Serial.available())
{
char modeS = Serial.read();
Serial.print(" Writing Blu: ");
Serial.println(modeS);
bluetooth.print(modeS);
}
}
I'm using an Android App (BlueTerm) to test the communication.
Here is what I get when sending a letter from Android to Arduino.
Receiving: ÿ
Receiving: ÿ
Receiving: ÿ
Receiving: ÿ
Writing Blu: d
Writing Blu: d
Writing Blu: d
I'm not able to receive anything from the Arduino.
I've tried decreasing the baudrate but nothing changed. Do you have any advice?
Update
I have tried without the following lines but nothing changed... It seems that the module can be used only with the hardware serial pins 0 and 1... It's a shame
bluetooth.print("$$$");
delay(100);
bluetooth.println("U,9600,N");
bluetooth.begin(9600);