#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth how to#
#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth install#
#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth drivers#

That's probably enough playing for now on the command line, so we'll pick this up via the GUI. Make sure you put in your MAC address - don't just copy the one above :) This pings the device via bluetooth and will yield the following if successful: If you want, you can then ping your devices and make sure they're communicating OK! Please note the l2ping command this is the letter L2ping NOT 12ping (twelveping) - I went around in circles with this one for a while :D This will show any devices in range of the dongle, for example my mobile phone. Running 'status' should yield the following status message: (This command will give you basic functionality, by replacing 'status' with the following - 'start', 'stop', 'restart', 'force-reload')

You can also check to see whether the bluetooth is live by running the following command: This should yield the following connected device:Д«us 001 Device 005: 1D 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HC1 mode) (This will list the currently connected USB devices) You can run a quick check on the command line to see if the bluetooth device has been successfully registered: This part is for people who feel like having a play from the command line, so ignore it if you're happy with access via the GUI - which to be honest will allow for the majority of connections! So switch your Pi off, plug the nano dongle in, and switch the Pi back on. I usually turn off my Pi before proceeding with any hardware changes.

#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth install#

Sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez blueman We're now ready to install the software we need to interact with the bluetooth dongle! (This will then remove all of the reduntant packages after the latest upgrade) After updating the lists, the package manager knows about available updates for the software you have installed.) (This actually installs newer versions of the packages you have. (This updates the list of available packages and their versions, but it does not install or upgrade any packages.)

#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth drivers#

We'll need to make sure we've got the latest firmware drivers by running the following commands: Skip this step if you're happy that your Pi's packages are already OK! Make sure you have a decent internet connection on your Pi before proceeding!

There's a few updates we need to run to make sure that our Raspberry Pi's software packages are all spiffy before we can proceed to installing the software we need for the bluetooth dongle. You can download the latest version here: This guide is completed on Raspian, soВ the first step is to make sure you have the latest Raspbian Operating System (OS) installed on your Raspberry Pi.

#Cambridge silicon radio bluetooth how to#

If you want your Raspberry Pi interacting with anything, from a printer, to a mobile phone, to setting up media streaming, bluetooth is the way to go! The nano dongle available from ModMyPi is the perfect low cost solution, and this guide will show you how to install it. Bluetooth is a useful tool for getting devices communicating wirelessly.