Is it possible to use Bluetooth with Matlab + Raspberry Pi?

Hello there :) I'm currently searching for possibilities to connect an raspi wireless to Matlab/Simulink. The aim is to read data from a sensor connected to the raspi. I saw tutorials describing how to do that via wifi. Would it also work with a usb bluetooth dongle connected to the raspi? Couldn't find anything about that on the internet, so I would be really thankful for any feedback.

Kind regards :)

[M Y J Nikhil]

Dear @Student88 can you please help me connect raspberry pi to matlab through Wifi? It's Very Urgent

[Walter Roberson]

When matters are so urgent that you do not even have time to leave contact information, then you probably should not be relying on MATLAB Answers.

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/29922-why-your-question-is-not-urgent-or-an-emergency

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Yes:

https://thingspeak.mathworks.com/channels/60834

https://thingspeak.mathworks.com/channels/61457

http://makerzone.mathworks.com/blog/mathworks-robotics-competition-behind-the-scenes/

And a limitation in talking with bluetooth:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/32504-how-to-connect-matlab-with-bluetooth-hc-05

[Student88]

Thanks for your help. I think I will first try to use a wifi connection and see how that works :)

[Beyda TASAR]

@ Walter Roberson; Dear Sir;

The mathworks link, you share are not active now. I can not enter the webpage. If possible, would you be able to reshare relevant links.

Answer 2

[Star Strider]

To the best of my knowledge, you need the Instrument Control Toolbox to use Bluetooth integrated into your computer. See: Connecting to Bluetooth Devices from MATLAB.

The USB dongle could be a work-around, since it will create a serial object that you should be able to connect with as you would any other serial objects created by USB hardware.

(I bought a Blootooth dongle with this very work-around in mind, but I’ve not had the opprotunity to work with it yet.)

[Student88]

Thanks for your help :)