Introduction
This article helps you to interface Bluetooth module with raspberry pi.Bluetooth is a useful tool for getting devices communicating wirelessly.If you want to interface your raspberry pi with printer,mobile or media streaming,Bluetooth is the way to go.
The Bluetooth dongle available from Tenet Technetronics is the perfect low cost solution and this guide helps you how to install it in a easy manner.This guide is completely on Raspbian operating system.So make sure that you are having the latest version installed on your Raspberry Pi.Let see the installation steps in detail.
Step 1:
First we need to install the latest firmware drivers and packages by running the following commands.
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Step 2:
Now its time to install the packages for bluetooth dongle(Raspberry pi should be connected to the internet).
$ sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez-utils blueman
Step 3:
Connect your Bluetooth dongle to your raspberry pi and reboot it. You can run a quick check on the command line to see if the Bluetooth device has been successfully registered:
$ lsusb
Step 4:
You can also check the status of Bluetooth running by the following command also.
$ /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
Step 5:
Next we need to scan the nearby devices by the following command.
$ hcitool scan
Step 6:
If you want you can ping your devices with the MAC address and make sure the communication is ok.
$ sudo l2ping -c 1 D0:B3:3F:91:77:BC
Note: (L2ping not 12ping)
Step 7:
If you want a GUI based Bluetooth manager navigate to Start menu -> Preference->Bluetooth Manager
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