Using Intel Edison and Bluetooth to send Data to Intel Iot Cloud

[nbete1]

Hi everyone,

For my project I am trying to accomplish this:

I want to connect my intel edison to an android phone via bluetooth and use the phone's 4g service or wifi to send my sensor readings to the cloud.

I have already been able to connect the intel edison to a wifi directly and send the data to the cloud. The above is the second part of my project.

Thank you,

[idata · Accepted solution]

Hello nahi,

If you would like to try this, you will have to set your Edison to receive internet connection through Bluetooth. I have never tried to do this, however I found a few links that might be of your interest: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothDialup https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothDialuphttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1632825 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1632825 If you go this way, you might also find issues with the API as it was intended to be used with the Wi-Fi interface, and using the Bluetooth interface might cause it to misbehave.I believe a better option would be to create an AP with your phone and have the Edison connect to it. This way the Edison would get a "regular" internet connection and most of the project would remain the same without losing the mobile aspect of it (which I believe it's what you're going for). Peter.