Bluetooth API

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Please expose a Bluetooth API in App Inventor.  This would be critical in using 
App Inventor to drive mobile robots.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by halabel...@google.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 3:37

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Original comment by halabel...@google.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 3:41

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The ability to send raw data over the bluetooth link would be good to.
Create a serial link between bluetooth devices and send interactive AT commands 
over that link.

Original comment by shivalw...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2010 at 9:15

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Bluetooth support is critical to several apps I am planning. 

Original comment by johnxmur...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2010 at 8:57

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For the general Bluetooth component, we are planning an API that would allow 
connecting to a Bluetooth device, sending/receiving ASCII text, and 
sending/receiving raw bytes.

Although Bluetooth support is critical in using App Inventor to drive mobile 
robots, we are planning on having a separate component for the most popular 
robot(s). For example, we are planning a component specifically for the Lego 
Mindstorms NXT robot, with an API that provides support for most of the Lego 
Mindstorms NXT Communication Protocol and Direct Commands. We are still 
investigating support for leJOS.

Original comment by lizloo...@google.com on 15 Sep 2010 at 7:03

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You do realise now I will have to go out and buy a Lego Mindstom NXT robot just 
to play with this component right?
I love robots.

Original comment by shivalw...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2010 at 8:21

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I have not started digging too deep yet into all the available components that 
the App Inventor supports, but based on this thread here a BlueTooth component 
is not available yet. :( There are sssooo many ideas that are swimming in my 
head and I have chosen with the rest of my team to focus on initially 
developing fitness related peripheral products for the Android, but having a 
Bluetooth link is critical to our visions! The alternative is to go the non-App 
Inventor route, but now that I know what the App Inventor can do, it makes 
going the non-App Inventor route extremely undesirable. With the BlueTooth API 
in place there will be some many great applications and products that will work 
with the Android phones that ALL Android phone manufacturers will be unable to 
meet the demand for Android based smartphones, tablets and PCs!!! WE NEED the 
BlueTooth API for Google's App Inventor as soon as practically possible!!!

Original comment by manny.m...@gmail.com on 19 Sep 2010 at 10:30

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I want to be able to tell if bluetooth is connected and the Device ID.

Original comment by munirmal...@gmail.com on 1 Oct 2010 at 8:20

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Original comment by sha...@google.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 9:09

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@Sha... & AI Team, THANK YOU!

Original comment by manny.m...@gmail.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 10:17

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Any release date?

Original comment by davide.t...@gmail.com on 16 Oct 2010 at 12:06

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Dear AI devs,
I'm teaching a tech camp in July 2011 and want to connect AI to Arduino via 
bluetooth SPP. I'll be watching this thread closely, do you need any 
development help? I'm offering. Contact me, holla2040@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Craig

Original comment by holla2...@gmail.com on 20 Oct 2010 at 7:37

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Can hardly wait till this comes out.
I just bought a bluetooth module for my arduino.
1st thing i plan to do is make an AI app that talks over bluetooth to my 
arudino and make it do cool things like flash led's

Original comment by shivalw...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2010 at 8:25

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@davide.tosatti
Given it took about a month to get from started to testing, I'd give them 
another month to have the major bugs hammered out. Might come out sooner, but 
it's not like it's the only thing they're working on.

Original comment by keila...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2010 at 3:28

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Just an FYI, for all you waiting for this API to connect to arduino's, in the 
meantime there is always Amarino.

Original comment by novajee...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2010 at 12:43

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Original comment by lizloo...@google.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 11:12

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WOOHOOOOOO!!
IT's ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Thanks AI TEAM! 

Original comment by scramj...@gmail.com on 26 Oct 2010 at 11:21

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A few days ago, I bought a Lego Mindstorm for Xmas and today, I discover there 
is an API in AI !
Thanks a lot guys ! You're even better than Santa Claus !
Marc

Original comment by pasquet....@gmail.com on 11 Dec 2010 at 10:59