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==Bluetooth component==
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Low level routines for controlling a Microchip RN4677 Bluetooth Module. Also available in the form of the BL0170 Bluetooth E-block. Uses an interrupt to receive characters from the UART and improve reliability, Must be used with a hardware UART channel.
  
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==[[File:Component Icon 5f9d5a58_6c01_4588_afa0_df4c01ce161a.png|Image]] Bluetooth (BL0170) component==
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==Component Source Code==
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Low level routines for controlling a Microchip RN4677 Bluetooth Module.
 
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Also available in the form of the BL0170 Bluetooth E-block.
 
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Uses an interrupt to receive characters from the UART and improve reliability, Must be used with a hardware UART channel.
 
  
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==Examples==
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Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Bluetooth_RN4677_BL0170.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Bluetooth_RN4677_BL0170.fcfx]
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
 
  
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Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Bluetooth_RN4677_BL0170.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Bluetooth_RN4677_BL0170.fcfx]
  
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==Downloadable macro reference==
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==Detailed description==
  
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ReceiveByte</tt></u></span>===
 
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Receives a single data byte from the Bluetooth module.
 
  
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0xFF signifies no data available.
 
  
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|UINT]] ''Timeout''
 
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::Amount of time to wait in milliseconds 0=Wait forever
 
  
  
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'''Return value'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]]
 
  
  
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SendString</tt></u></span>===
 
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Sends a string to the GSM module.
 
  
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|<- STRING]] ''Command''
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''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
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::''This parameter may be returned back to the caller''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''SendCR''
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==Examples==
  
  
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'''Return value'''
 
  
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:''This call does not return a value''
 
  
  
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ReadString</tt></u></span>===
 
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Copies the incoming data from the data string array to a local string variable.
 
  
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''NumBytes''
 
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::Maximum number of bytes to try and read
 
  
  
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'''Return value'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|STRING]]
 
  
  
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SendByte</tt></u></span>===
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
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Sends a single data byte out to the Bluetooth module.
 
  
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Data''
 
  
  
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'''Return value'''
 
  
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:''This call does not return a value''
 
  
  
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===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>Initialise</tt></u></span>===
 
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Sets up the Bluetooth module including:
 
  
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- Enabling the UART
 
  
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- Configuring the module (Name / Key / etc)
 
  
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Returns 1 for OK and 0 for no reply.
 
  
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'''Parameters'''
 
  
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:''This macro has no parameters''
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==Macro reference==
  
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===ConnectToMAC===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ConnectToMAC'''
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Connects to a specific Bluetooth MAC address. Waits up to 5 seconds for connection to be established. Returns 1 if connection was successful.&nbsp;
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|-
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" | MACAddress
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|-
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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'''Return value'''
 
  
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:[[Variable Types|BYTE]]
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===EnterCommandMode===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EnterCommandMode'''
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| colspan="2" | Enters command mode allowing commands to be sent using the SendCommand macro. Returns: 0 = No Reply / 1 = Command Mode OK&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
  
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===GetMACAddress===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetMACAddress'''
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Gets the local Bluetooth device MAC address.&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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==Simulation macro reference==
 
  
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''This component does not contain any simulation macros''
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===Initialise===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
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| colspan="2" | Sets up the Bluetooth module including:  - Enabling the UART  - Configuring the module (Name / Key / etc) Returns 1 for OK and 0 for no reply.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
  
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==Property reference==
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===LeaveCommandMode===
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Device Name</u></span>
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LeaveCommandMode'''
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| colspan="2" | Leaves command mode allowing data to be passed back and forth,&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''DeviceName''.
 
  
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Sets the friendly name of the Bluetooth device.
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===ReadString===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadString'''
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| colspan="2" | Copies the incoming data from the data string array to a local string variable. &nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | NumBytes
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| colspan="2" | Maximum number of bytes to try and read&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Pair Key</u></span>
 
  
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This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''PairKey''.
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===ReceiveByte===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReceiveByte'''
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| colspan="2" | Receives a single data byte from the Bluetooth module. 0-255 signifies valid data / 256 signifies no data available.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
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| width="90%" | Timeout
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| colspan="2" | Amount of time to wait in milliseconds 0=Wait forever&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
 
  
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===ReceiveCount===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReceiveCount'''
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| colspan="2" | Returns the number of bytes currently sat waiting in the receive buffer.&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
  
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Discoverable</u></span>
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===SendByte===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SendByte'''
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Sends a single data byte out to the Bluetooth module.&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | Data
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''InitDisc''.
 
  
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Is the Bluetooth module discoverable by default?
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===SendCommand===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SendCommand'''
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| colspan="2" | Sends a command string to the Bluetooth module. Returns: 0 = No Reply / 1 = Command sent ok&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" | Command
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | SendCR
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | DiscardReply
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| colspan="2" | 0=Do not touch the reply, 1=Wait for reply and remove from buffer&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Reply Timeout</u></span>
 
  
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This property is of type ''Unsigned integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''ReplyTimeout''.
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===SendString===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SendString'''
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Sends a string to the Bluetooth module.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" | Command
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| width="90%" | SendCR
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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Specifies the amount of time to wait for incoming data before timing out in milliseconds.
 
  
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Default 2000 = 2 seconds.
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===WaitForStringValue===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WaitForStringValue'''
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| colspan="2" | Allows us to wait and check for an incoming value. Returns 1 if the string value is found otherwise returns 0.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" | Value
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| colspan="2" | String value to look for&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
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| width="90%" | Timeout
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Length of time to wait in milliseconds&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-bool-icon.png]] - BOOL
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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|}
  
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>RX Buffer Size</u></span>
 
  
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This property is of type ''Signed integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''string_size''.
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==Property reference==
  
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Amount of RAM memory to dedicate to receiving responses and incoming data from the BT module.
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Default 40
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Channel</u></span>
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::CHANNEL''.
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Bluetooth Settings
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UART Channel selector
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Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Device Name
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Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller.
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| colspan="2" | Sets the friendly name of the Bluetooth device.&nbsp;
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Options</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::BAUD_LIST''.
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| width="90%" | Pair Key
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|-
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Baud rate option selector
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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|-
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Rate</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Discoverable
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This property is of type ''Signed integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::BAUD''.
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Is the Bluetooth module discoverable by default?&nbsp;
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Reply Timeout
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|-
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>TX</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | Specifies the amount of time to wait for incoming data before timing out in milliseconds. Default 2000 = 2 seconds.&nbsp;
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|-
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This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::TX''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | RX Buffer Size
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Pin to be used for Transmit data
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Amount of RAM memory to dedicate to receiving responses and incoming data from the BT module. Default 40&nbsp;
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>TX Remap Pin</u></span>
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::OutputPins''.
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
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|-
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Allows the hardware transmit pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device,
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>RX</u></span>
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| width="90%" | Channel
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|-
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This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::RX''.
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| colspan="2" | UART Channel selector Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels. Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller.&nbsp;
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|-
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Pin to be used for Receive data
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Baud Options
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>RX Remap Pin</u></span>
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Baud rate option selector&nbsp;
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::InputPins''.
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
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Allows the hardware receive pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device,
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| width="90%" | Baud Rate
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|-
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Use Flow Control</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::FLOWEN''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | TX
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Flow Control (Handshake) enable or disable.
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| colspan="2" | Pin to be used for Transmit data&nbsp;
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    On: Two I/O pins are used to control the flow of data in and out of the device.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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    Off: Flow control is disabled.
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| width="90%" | TX Remap Pin
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Reset Pin</u></span>
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| colspan="2" | Allows the hardware transmit pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device,&nbsp;
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|-
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This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''Reset''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | RX
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
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|-
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| colspan="2" | Pin to be used for Receive data&nbsp;
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|-
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Label</u></span>
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| width="90%" | RX Remap Pin
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This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''label''.
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| colspan="2" | Allows the hardware receive pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device,&nbsp;
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Textual label shown on the component I/O flasher
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Simulation
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Scope Traces</u></span>
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This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::ScopeTraces''.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Simulate Comms
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Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not.
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     Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace.
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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     ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD.
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Simulation
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Console Data</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::ConsoleData''.
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| width="90%" | Scope Traces
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Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not
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| colspan="2" | Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not.    Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace.    ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD.&nbsp;
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Console Columns</u></span>
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Console Data
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This property is of type ''Unsigned integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::ConsoleColumns''.
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Number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the console.
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Data Source</u></span>
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| width="90%" | Console Columns
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This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_uart::DataSource''.
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Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Data Source
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     Nothing - Simulation data is ignored
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| colspan="2" | Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices    Nothing - Simulation data is ignored    COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port     Injector - Routes the communication data via a data injector component on the Panel.&nbsp;
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     COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port  
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    Injector - Routes the communication data via a data injector component on the Panel.
 

Latest revision as of 13:09, 7 February 2023

Author Matrix Ltd.
Version 1.3
Category E-blocks 2


Bluetooth component

Low level routines for controlling a Microchip RN4677 Bluetooth Module. Also available in the form of the BL0170 Bluetooth E-block. Uses an interrupt to receive characters from the UART and improve reliability, Must be used with a hardware UART channel.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_EBlocks2_Bluetooth_RN4677_BL0170.fcfx

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Detailed description

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Examples

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Macro reference

ConnectToMAC

Fc9-comp-macro.png ConnectToMAC
Connects to a specific Bluetooth MAC address. Waits up to 5 seconds for connection to be established. Returns 1 if connection was successful. 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING MACAddress
 
Fc9-bool-icon.png - BOOL Return


EnterCommandMode

Fc9-comp-macro.png EnterCommandMode
Enters command mode allowing commands to be sent using the SendCommand macro. Returns: 0 = No Reply / 1 = Command Mode OK 
Fc9-bool-icon.png - BOOL Return


GetMACAddress

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetMACAddress
Gets the local Bluetooth device MAC address. 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Return


Initialise

Fc9-comp-macro.png Initialise
Sets up the Bluetooth module including: - Enabling the UART - Configuring the module (Name / Key / etc) Returns 1 for OK and 0 for no reply. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


LeaveCommandMode

Fc9-comp-macro.png LeaveCommandMode
Leaves command mode allowing data to be passed back and forth, 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


ReadString

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadString
Copies the incoming data from the data string array to a local string variable.  
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE NumBytes
Maximum number of bytes to try and read 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Return


ReceiveByte

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReceiveByte
Receives a single data byte from the Bluetooth module. 0-255 signifies valid data / 256 signifies no data available. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Timeout
Amount of time to wait in milliseconds 0=Wait forever 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Return


ReceiveCount

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReceiveCount
Returns the number of bytes currently sat waiting in the receive buffer. 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Return


SendByte

Fc9-comp-macro.png SendByte
Sends a single data byte out to the Bluetooth module. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Data
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


SendCommand

Fc9-comp-macro.png SendCommand
Sends a command string to the Bluetooth module. Returns: 0 = No Reply / 1 = Command sent ok 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Command
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE SendCR
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE DiscardReply
0=Do not touch the reply, 1=Wait for reply and remove from buffer 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Return


SendString

Fc9-comp-macro.png SendString
Sends a string to the Bluetooth module. 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Command
 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE SendCR
 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


WaitForStringValue

Fc9-comp-macro.png WaitForStringValue
Allows us to wait and check for an incoming value. Returns 1 if the string value is found otherwise returns 0. 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING Value
String value to look for 
Fc9-u16-icon.png - UINT Timeout
Length of time to wait in milliseconds 
Fc9-bool-icon.png - BOOL Return


Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-conn-icon.png Bluetooth Settings
Fc9-type-10-icon.png Device Name
Sets the friendly name of the Bluetooth device. 
Fc9-type-10-icon.png Pair Key
 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Discoverable
Is the Bluetooth module discoverable by default? 
Fc9-type-21-icon.png Reply Timeout
Specifies the amount of time to wait for incoming data before timing out in milliseconds. Default 2000 = 2 seconds. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png RX Buffer Size
Amount of RAM memory to dedicate to receiving responses and incoming data from the BT module. Default 40 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Connections
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Channel
UART Channel selector Software channels are bit banged using generic I/O pins but are not as reliable as hardware channels. Hardware channels use the selected peripheral on-board the target microcontroller. 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Baud Options
Baud rate option selector 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Baud Rate
 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png TX
Pin to be used for Transmit data 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png TX Remap Pin
Allows the hardware transmit pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device, 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png RX
Pin to be used for Receive data 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png RX Remap Pin
Allows the hardware receive pin to be configured from a list of available pins based on your target device, 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Simulation
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Simulate Comms
 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Simulation
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Scope Traces
Selects if the scope traces are automatically added to the data recorder window or not. Simulation - draws an approximation of the UART data onto the scope trace. ICT - sets up the scope trace for incoming data and adds UART packet decoding at the correct BAUD. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Console Data
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not 
Fc9-type-21-icon.png Console Columns
Number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the console. 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Data Source
Simulation data source used to allow the component to connect to various remote devices Nothing - Simulation data is ignored COM port - Routes the communication data to and from a physical or virtual COM port Injector - Routes the communication data via a data injector component on the Panel. 
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