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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 23
(2018) pp 145-148
Bluetooth LE in the Laboratory
Eugene T. Smith* and Marc Hill
Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, esmith@fau.edu
Received May 8, 2018. Accepted June 5, 2018.
Published: 24 July 2018
Abstract. A
need exists in the laboratory for the wireless transmission of data between
instruments and safely located computers. This article describes how to
establish communication between the latest and most widely used PC operating
system (Windows 10) and wireless technology (Bluetooth LE) using open source resources. Specifically,
an HM-10 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE is used to transmit information between a
microcontroller development board and a PC. This setup allows chemists to
develop instruments or collect data without concern of chemical spills on
computers or computer cables.
Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; analytical chemistry
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: esmith@fau.edu)
Article in PDF format (160 KB) HTML format
Supporting Materials:
One supporting
file is available that contains (a) C# code for Windows, (b) C++ code for the
mbed microcontroller, and (c) VBA code for MS Excel.
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