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Re: Bluetooth replacement for programming cable?

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Originally Posted by chakorules
Awe man...I just visited your link and check that product out, it appears to be a network type blue tooth and not serial, do you have another link for an RS-232 version?
I am not sure what you mean by "network type blue tooth"...the link I found looks like it is for RS-232...

Unless you just mean wireless serial. Bluetooth can do that, too. I found a product here that looks like it might do what we want. Unfortunately it costs $169 (!! !) The manufacturer claims that the device can draw power from a pin on the serial port--if I'm reading the schematic right, this won't work with the RC as there is no power output. However, we could power this from a PWM output if the current draw is low enough (It isn't listed on the spec sheet for the adapter I just linked to).

The biggest problem is the cost. 2 times $169 equals way too much money...

I will keep searching, but I kinda doubt that there are any really good devices for this out there.
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I am looking too. And I wondered if anyone else has any feedback for any devices they have tried?
I have never tried one of these devices, or I would link to it. It would be sweet to have that kind of money, but that's probably not going to happen until I get my multi-billion dollar company with a monopoly over the entire software industry going...

Well, it was worth a search...

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