Serial over Bluetooth
Now that we verify that the Bluetooth module works with minicom/PuTTY, let's connect it to the microcontroller:
Recommended steps to wire this up:
- Close OpenOCD and
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. - Disconnect the F3 from your computer.
- Connect F3's GND pin to the module's GND pin using a female to female (F/F) wire (preferably, a black one).
- Connect F3's 5V pin to the module's VCC pin using a F/F wire (preferably, a red one).
- Connect the PA9 (TX) pin on the back of the F3 to the Bluetooth's RXD pin using a F/F wire.
- Connect the PA10 (RX) pin on the back of the F3 to the Bluetooth's TXD pin using a F/F wire.
- Now connect the F3 and your computer using an USB cable.
- Re-launch OpenOCD and
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And that's it! You should be able to run all the programs you wrote in section 11 without modification! Just make sure you open the right serial device / COM port.
NOTE If you are having trouble communicating with the bluetooth device, you may need to initialize USART1 with a lower baud rate. Lowering it from 115,200 bps to 9,600 bps might help, as described here