[Coco] DroidWire, cocofest Edition

Brian Blake random.rodder at gmail.com
Sun Apr 27 20:06:06 EDT 2014


The HC-05 is heavily used by the Arduino scene. That's why I'm perplexed by
the problem in having wth it. Can't help but feel is something simple.

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On Apr 27, 2014 7:43 PM, "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:

> I should have mentioned that.. While i cant recommend any specific model as
> a good choice, I would not recommend the hc-05 as it doesn't seem to work.
> It may be something we can fix but something different would probably be a
> better choice.   The whole thing is experimental at this point.  I don't
> have hardware to test anything beyond "it works for me".
>
> If you read reviews of a device working well with aurdino or android
> devices (regardless of application) then it will very likely work well with
> DroidWire.
> On Apr 27, 2014 4:07 PM, "Brian Blake" <random.rodder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've been working with DroidWire for a week now with an HC-05 blue tooth
> > module (www.wavesen.com, HC-05-D). These units are pretty inexpensive,
> > but,  I can't recommend them until I resolve the issues below.
> >
> > It has no dip switches, completely configured via AT commands. I can get
> a
> > successful connection and pull directories from my S4 and a laptop using
> > this device,  however,  I've not had much success actually loading and
> > running any programs; all I get on the CoCo are I/O errors. Sock Master's
> > Donkey Kong will get to the loading screen,  then give an I/O error, and
> I
> > get the same results with Nicks Pac-Man.
> >
> > This same unit works fine connected to Rogers CoCoNet devices where a
> 6551
> > is feeding it via TLL I/O lines. To get any data at all when connected to
> > the bitbanger, it has to be connected via the RS232 I/O lines.
> >
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> > On Apr 27, 2014 2:58 PM, "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I own only one and it is of somewhat sketchy origins. eBay Chinese
> style.
> > > I can't really be sure DroidWire will work with anything else but in
> > theory
> > > all Bluetooth serial adapters use the same service profile and so
> > *should*
> > > work.   The line characteristics must match your coco/bitbanger and are
> > set
> > > outside of DroidWire, it isn't something an application can configure
> > like
> > > it would with a standard serial port.
> > > The one I have uses dip switches on the adapter to set things.
> > > On Apr 27, 2014 1:25 PM, "David Ladd" <drencor at gamepixel.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Aaron,
> > > >
> > > > That is very cool :D
> > > > Any good Bluetooth serial adapters you would recommend?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks :D
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cococoding.droidwire
> > > > >
> > > > > A DriveWire 4 server for your Android device.  Requires a Bluetooth
> > > > > serial adapter.  Highly experimental!
> > > > >
> > > > > -Aaron
> > > > >
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