Data Acquisition using USB Bluetooth

[johndoe3344]

I've tried using labview for data acquisition through a serial connection and the NI-DAQ module, and that worked wonderfully.

I was wondering what is the reliability/robustness/performance for a bluetooth/USB wireless connection for LabVIEW?

Specifically,I'm looking at the combination of

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8550

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http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9434

What do you guys think?

[srikrishnaNF]

Hi johndoe3344,

  Actually whatever the bluetooth modules you specified can work with labview.The first module you specified is a UART based ,so you can easily attach that module to a serial port (you need to connect a max 232 to take care of rs 232 and TTL connections) and use the serial functions in labview....

   With USB based bluetooth module (second module) you can work with labview using bluetooth functions.So you can even use the combinations of both the modules also,one module connected to rs232 port and second module connected to usb port.

Thanks and regards,

srikrishnaNF

[johndoe3344]

Thanks a lot. To clarify:

So it's bluetooth module 1 (the first link) ---> RS232 --> serial port --> LabVIEW.

Will we have to use a PIC or some type of microcontroller for this?

[Hueter]

The LabVIEW Bluetooth functions support Bluetooth devices connected through serial as well as Generic Access (RFCOMM) and SDP (Service Discovery Protocol).

For the most complete info on hardware configurations, check out the slides in this tutorial: Building Bluetooth Applications with LabVIEW

Then for programming help in LabVIEW check out this tutorial: Developing Bluetooth Applications with LabVIEW