hi extrapixel
when i try to connect to a service
it trow this error
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.Exception: Connection could not be created with remote device!

i am on a macbookpro with avetana
i try to connect the processing using a standard java bluetooth conection like this:
try
         {
Connection connection = Connector.open("btspp://001CD4453AA4:5;authenticate=false;master=false;encrypt=f
alse");
......
and i have 3 of 4 times the same error
perhaps the problem is on the processing applet

on what side are you getting the errors? Processing? Who's hosting the service?

The error you get typically happens when you try to connect to the same service more than once (like hitting that key twice )

I posted an example of a simple client/server app here:
http://www.extrapixel.ch/processing/bluetoothDesktop/examples.html
It's a server for mobile phones (Mobile Processing) and a client for Processing.

Hi,

Just wanted to thank you for the good work. By the way, I tested the library in Ubuntu 7.0.4 with the 25EUR version of Avetana (Linux experienced people could compile the free version because the binaries distributed with previous bluetooth libraries seem to be deprecated, as well as the precompiled distributions in CVS: http://avetanabt.cvs.sourceforge.net/avetanabt/avetanabt/). It works! Both examples run without problems, with just a strange inability to retrieve the device's name, so it prints connected to device 'null'...nonetheless the devices are recognized and the services are listed...there's also communication with the mobile server.

I have a further question: Is it possible to transfer text? like sms to a desktop application? Is there any example around?

Best...

Hi,

Just the Device appears as null. The Services are ok. Thanx for the tip, I just need to send strings from client to server so I guess it's pretty straight forward. Nonetheless I've never worked with mobile P5 and I'm having trouble to transform the client code to mobile version. Mind to offer a small introductory help perhaps? This is the code, when I try to make the midlet it throws a compiler error...but cannot guess what's wrong:

import processing.bluetooth.*;




PFont font;
Bluetooth bt;
String msg = "inactive";
Client server;
final String SERVICE_NAME = "simpleService";

void setup() {
 font = loadFont();
 textFont(font);
 try {
   bt = new Bluetooth(this, Bluetooth.UUID_RFCOMM); // RFCOMM
   bt.find();
   msg = "searching...";
 }
 catch (RuntimeException e) {
   msg = "error. is your bluetooth on?";
   //println(e);
 }

}
void destroy() {
 bt.stop();
}

void draw() {
 background(0);
 fill(255);
 text(msg, 3, 10);
}

void libraryEvent(Object library, int event, Object data) {
 if (library == bt) {
   if (event == Bluetooth.EVENT_DISCOVER_SERVICE_COMPLETED) {
     Service[] services = (Service[])data;

     msg = "Search completed.";

     // now search for the service we want
     for (int i=0; i<services.length; i++) {
       //println(services[i].name);
       if (services[i].name.equals(SERVICE_NAME)) {
         msg = "Service " + SERVICE_NAME + " found";

         try {
           // we found our service, so try to connect to it
           // if we try to connect to it more than once, this will throw an error.
           server = services[i].connect();
           msg = "Connected to service " + SERVICE_NAME + " on server " + server.device.name;
           return;
         }
         catch (Exception e) {
           msg = "Found service " + SERVICE_NAME + " on Server " + server.device.name + ", but connection failed";
           //println(e);
           return;
         }
       }
     }

    // msg = "Service " + SERVICE_NAME + " not found.";
   }
 }
}

Hi Extrapixel...I'm back on the bluetooth business. Sorry to bother again but...It doesn't seem to work yet! The code is compiling now and runs in my phone, the server is also running on Processing0132 on MacOX, but the client doesn't find any services. Is it a port problem? or it lies   somewhere in the code? This is the updated server code (the client code remains the same, only with the problematic line changed to 'new Bluetooth(this;)'):
------------------------------------------------------------
import bluetoothDesktop.*;




final String SERVICE_NAME = "simpleService";
Bluetooth bt;
String[] clients = new String[0];
PFont font;
String msg;  // status message
String FONT = "Univers-30.vlw";

void setup() {
 size (400, 400);
 //// set up font
 font = loadFont(FONT);
 textFont(font,12);

 // initialize Bluetooth library
 bt = new Bluetooth(this, Bluetooth.UUID_RFCOMM); // RFCOMM

 // start service
 bt.start(SERVICE_NAME);

 msg = "no client connected";
}

void destroy() {
 bt.stop();
}

void draw() {
 background(255);

 fill(0);
 text(msg, 3,height/2);

 // draw connected clients
 for (int i=0; i<clients.length; i++) {
   text(clients[i], 6, height/2+(i+1)*17);
 }
}

// gets called by BT if something happens
void clientConnectEvent(Client client) {

 clients = (String[]) append(clients, client.device.name);
 msg = clients.length + " Clients connected:";

}
-----------------------------------------------------------
Sometimes I also get a message when running the  server...something about not matching ports, but right now is not showing...any idea?

Hope you got some minutes to check it...I'll keep on trying, Thanks

my nokia working fine when i try to connecting with my pc,
however,after i run the example from the "bluetoothdesktop"
it gave me the error below:

"Loading library BTCheckMS from ld.library.path
java.lang.RuntimeException: No supported stack installed or no dongle available"

i just can't sort it out,any help? many thxs!!