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Why is my program having troubles connecting to Arduino's bluetooth module using .connect()?

I’m currently struggling with implementing a bluetooth communictation between an Arduino (HC-06 bluetooth module) and an Android mobile phone. I’ve created a number of textView.setText(…) commands in order to follow how the program reacts when running.
My ambition for now is to get some primitive data from the Arduino (some characters only), and at the moment of the aquisition some reaction should happen on the screen (like a textView changes). That’s what I was trying to implement in my code below.
At the current state I’m having the following problems:
Sometimes mmSocket.connect(); is run properly and the otherwise constantly blinking red LED on the Arduino Bluetooth module starts shining, indicating that connection is established between the two devices. This is quite random though, usually this is not the case. Instead, I get a "Socket closed due to connect exception." answer, i.e. the try{} block isn’t run for some reason.
When, accidentally, connection is established, the red LED is shining, I don’t see anything on the screen of my phone. Normally it is supposed to output 4 textViews, each of them providing information about different parts of the code. How can I get it react real-time? It seems the .connect() makes the program halt around that point, although I don’t understand why.
I would appreciate any kind of help, I’m pretty new to this.
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.UUID;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
private BluetoothDevice mDevice;
private ConnectThread mConnectThread;
private Thread workerThread;
private String MAC = "30:14:10:17:06:93";
private boolean stopWorker;
private int readBufferPosition;
private byte readBuffer[];
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
TextView supportsBTorNot = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.supportsBTorNot);
TextView listPairedDevices = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.listPairedDevices);
mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
supportsBTorNot.setText("The device does not support bluetooth.");
}
else{
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, 1);
}
else{
supportsBTorNot.setText("The device supports bluetooth.");
}
}
Set<BluetoothDevice> pairedDevices = mBluetoothAdapter.getBondedDevices();
listPairedDevices.setText(pairedDevices.toString());
if (pairedDevices.size() > 0) {
for (BluetoothDevice device : pairedDevices) {
if(device.getAddress().equals(MAC)) {
mDevice = device;
break;
}
}
}
if (mDevice == null) {
//Device is not paired yet
//Need to initiate a connection request
}
mConnectThread = new ConnectThread(mDevice);
mConnectThread.start();
}
private class ConnectThread extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private ConnectedThread mConnectedThread;
private final UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb");
TextView socketConnected = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.socketConnected);
public ConnectThread(BluetoothDevice device) {
BluetoothSocket tmp = null;
try {
tmp = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
} catch (IOException e) {
socketConnected.setText("Socket's create() method failed");
}
mmSocket = tmp;
run(); }
public void run() {
mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
try {
mmSocket.connect(); } catch (IOException connectException) { socketConnected.setText("Socket closed due to connect exception.");
try { mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException closeException) {
socketConnected.setText("Could not close the client socket.");
}
return;
}
if (mmSocket.toString() != null) {
socketConnected.setText("The socket is established successfully.");
}
else {
socketConnected.setText("The socket could not be stablished.");
}
mConnectedThread = new ConnectedThread(mmSocket);
mConnectedThread.start();
}
public void cancel() {
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
socketConnected.setText("Could not close the client socket.");
}
}
}
private class ConnectedThread extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private final OutputStream mmOutStream;
TextView socketReadyForDataAquisition = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.socketReadyForDataAquisition);
public ConnectedThread(BluetoothSocket socket) {
mmSocket = socket;
InputStream tmpIn = null;
try {
socketReadyForDataAquisition.setText("Querying the input stream has started.");
tmpIn = socket.getInputStream();
} catch (IOException e) {
socketReadyForDataAquisition.setText("Querying of input suspended due to IOException!");
}
beginListenForData(tmpIn);
}
public void beginListenForData(InputStream iStream)
{
final Handler handler = new Handler();
final InputStream mmInputStream = iStream;
stopWorker = false;
readBufferPosition = 0;
readBuffer = new byte[1024];
workerThread = new Thread(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
while(!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && !stopWorker)
{
try
{
int bytesAvailable = mmInputStream.available();
if(bytesAvailable > 0)
{
final byte[] packetBytes = new byte[bytesAvailable];
mmInputStream.read(packetBytes);
if(packetBytes != null) {
socketReadyForDataAquisition.setText("DATA ARRIVED");
}
}
}
catch (IOException ex)
{
stopWorker = true;
}
}
}
});
workerThread.start();
}
public void write(byte[] bytes) {
try {
mmOutStream.write(bytes);
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
public void cancel() {
try{
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
}
}

Generally looking over your code nothing plainly pops out, but reading though your issue it seems that perhaps the Arduino does not close its socket even though you think you have disconnected the phone from it. I am no expert in Arduino so that is more of a general suggestion to look into as I had a similar problem working with a Raspberry Pi and connecting it to an android phone.
Specifically for your Android code, I would recommend to look into this guide:
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth.html
If you plan on sending something back from the Arduino to the Phone you should consider setting up the phone as both a server and a client so it can send as well as receive data.
The developer guide is very useful and may help you see an issue. Additionally you may consider updating UI in its own thread as I have seen that also cause issues.
I am fairly new to Android Development, however, I have had to work with BT and that guide was a life saver.

Android Bluetooth: Unable to connect to listening socket after generating a random UUID

There are two different instances of my program not being about to connect to a BluetoothServerSocket.
One of the instances has only 1 UUID generated randomly before it initiates scan mode with SCAN_MODE_CONNECTABLE_DISCOVERABLE and before using the same generated UUID to create a BluetoothServerSocket for listening. The other intance generates a random UUID just before a BluetoothDevice tries to connect with the UUID just generated.
Each of the instances cannot complete the Bluetooth connection. Throughout the entire program, I put many Logs just to try and see why it wouldn't be able to connect.
Below is the code for the first instance. (Generate 1 random UUID at the launch of the app.) If anyone likes to download my Eclipse project just to take a look, here's the link of the project from MediaFire. As for the second instance, uncommenting the C-style comments in the code below will reveal it.
I expected the results would be to have a successful connection between two devices. The successful connection connects a device to a listening socket, by using a generated UUID. The observed results show it is unlikely.
As far as I know, the only way to obtain a UUID is to obtain it from UUID.randomUUID(). If there are other ways, please post a comment below, and I'll check it. But for now, it's not the answer I wanted.
Thanks in advance.
package o.p;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.UUID;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothServerSocket;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.IntentFilter;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
/**
* The purpose of this app is to create a server-only Bluetooth connection that
* only accepts incoming Bluetooth connections. It is used only for testing
* one device that needs Bluetooth tweaking in order to consistently work
* correctly on the other device. In short, 2 devices are required.
* */
public class Main extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener {
//Button
private Button acceptButton;
private Button scanButton;
//Bluetooth stuffs.
private BluetoothAdapter btAdapter;
private BluetoothServerSocket serverSocket;
private BluetoothSocket socket;
private BluetoothDevice targetDevice;
private final UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
/*private UUID randomUUID;*/
//Accepting thread.
private class Accept implements Runnable {
private BluetoothServerSocket socket;
private BluetoothSocket result = null;
public Accept(BluetoothServerSocket s) {
socket = s;
result = null;
}
#Override
public void run() {
try {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Accepting.");
result = socket.accept();
Log.d("DEBUG", "Closing server socket.");
socket.close();
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.d("DEBUG - onClick(), case Accept", "Unable to accept incoming connection.");
}
}
public BluetoothSocket getSocket() {
while (result == null);
return result;
}
}
//Connecting thread.
private class Connecting implements Runnable {
private BluetoothDevice device;
public Connecting(BluetoothDevice d) {
device = d;
}
#Override
public void run() {
try {
/*Log.d("DEBUG", "Generating a new random UUID.");
randomUUID = UUID.randomUUID();*/
Log.d("DEBUG", "Obtaining a socket.");
BluetoothSocket s = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid);
Log.d("DEBUG", "Cancelling discovery, if it's still discovering.");
if (btAdapter.isDiscovering())
btAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
Log.d("DEBUG", "Connecting to listening socket with UUID: " + uuid.toString());
s.connect();
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.d("DEBUG - Connecting.run()", "Unable to connect to the listening socket.");
}
}
}
//Thread executor
private ThreadPoolExecutor executor = (ThreadPoolExecutor) Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
//BroadcastReceiver for accepting Bluetooth
private BroadcastReceiver receiver;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle b) {
super.onCreate(b);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
init();
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.button_accept:
Log.d("DEBUG", "Pressing the Accept button.");
Accept acceptThread = new Accept(serverSocket);
Connecting connectThread = new Connecting(targetDevice);
if (serverSocket != null) {
executor.execute(acceptThread);
executor.execute(connectThread);
socket = acceptThread.getSocket();
}
else {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Server socket isn't ready.");
Toast.makeText(this, "Server socket isn't ready.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
break;
case R.id.button_scan:
if (btAdapter.getScanMode() != BluetoothAdapter.SCAN_MODE_CONNECTABLE_DISCOVERABLE) {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Initiating discovery scan mode.");
Intent discoverableIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE);
discoverableIntent.putExtra(BluetoothAdapter.EXTRA_DISCOVERABLE_DURATION, 300);
this.startActivity(discoverableIntent);
Toast.makeText(this, "Being discovered...", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
if (btAdapter.isDiscovering()) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Re-scanning...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
Log.d("DEBUG", "Re-scanning.");
btAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
}
Log.d("DEBUG", "Scanning.");
Toast.makeText(this, "Scanning...", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
btAdapter.startDiscovery();
break;
}
}
private void init() {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Initializing.");
Log.d("DEBUG", "Button initializing.");
acceptButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_accept);
acceptButton.setOnClickListener(this);
scanButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_scan);
scanButton.setOnClickListener(this);
Log.d("DEBUG", "Registering BroadcastReceiver.");
receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND.equals(action)) {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Device has been found.");
BluetoothDevice device = intent.getParcelableExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
Log.d("DEBUG", "Obtained a device from Intent.");
if (device.getBondState() == BluetoothDevice.BOND_BONDED) {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Removing paired device.");
try {
Method m = device.getClass().getMethod("removeBond", (Class[]) null);
m.invoke(device, (Object[]) null);
Log.d("DEBUG", "Removed " + device);
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
Log.e("ERROR - DeviceReceiver.onReceive()", "", e);
}
catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
Log.e("ERROR - DeviceReceiver.onReceive()", "", e);
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
Log.e("ERROR - DeviceReceiver.onReceive()", "", e);
}
catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
Log.e("ERROR - DeviceReceiver.onReceive()", "", e);
}
}
else {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Obtaining remote device's address.");
btAdapter.getRemoteDevice(device.getAddress());
try {
serverSocket = btAdapter.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord(device.getName(), uuid);
Log.d("DEBUG", "Listening to " + device.getName() + "...");
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.d("DEBUG - onReceive()", "Unable to create a server socket after receiving a broadcast.", e);
serverSocket = null;
Log.d("DEBUG", "Server socket is set to null.");
}
}
targetDevice = device;
}
else if (BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_DISCOVERY_FINISHED.equals(action)) {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Scanning finished.");
}
}
};
Log.d("DEBUG", "Creating Bluetooth Adapter.");
btAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
try {
Log.d("DEBUG", "Creating a server socket for listening using UUID: " + uuid.toString());
serverSocket = btAdapter.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord("server", uuid);
}
catch (IOException e) {
Log.d("DEBUG - init()", "Error in creating a server socket from uuid.");
}
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
//TODO: Not done with the receivers.
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_DISCOVERY_FINISHED);
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);
filter = new IntentFilter(BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND);
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
//TODO: Complete this one. Same for onResume().
super.onPause();
unregisterReceiver(receiver);
}
}

To be able to connect the UUIDs should match.
On the Server side what you are doing is correct i.e generating a ramdom UUID and listening on it,
But the client needs to connect using the same UUID that the server is listening on.
The way to get it will be from your client use the fetchUuidsWithSdp() on the Server BluetoothDevice object and use the obtained UUID to connect to the server.

initialize a bluetooth connection between Android (server) and bluecove on pc (client)

I know there are other topics about that but in my case I want the Android device to initialize the bluetooth connection as a server. I followed the Documentation and I wrote the server in this way:
private class AcceptThread implements Runnable {
private final BluetoothServerSocket mmServerSocket;
public AcceptThread() {
BluetoothServerSocket tmp = null;
try {
tmp = mBluetooth.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord(
"myService", mUuid);
} catch (IOException e) { }
mmServerSocket = tmp;
}
public void run() {
BluetoothSocket socket = null;
// Keep listening until exception occurs or a socket is returned
while (true) {
try {
System.out.println("SERVER SOCKET LISTENING");
socket = mmServerSocket.accept();
} catch (IOException e) {
break;
}
// If a connection was accepted
if (socket != null) {
System.out.println("SIGNAL RECEIVED");
// Do work to manage the connection (in a separate thread)
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "SIGNAL RECEIVED", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
try {
mmServerSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
break;
}
}
}
/** Will cancel the listening socket, and cause the thread to finish */
public void cancel() {
try {
mmServerSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
}
On the other side I have bluecove API that discover remote devices and services.
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.bluetooth.DeviceClass;
import javax.bluetooth.DiscoveryAgent;
import javax.bluetooth.DiscoveryListener;
import javax.bluetooth.LocalDevice;
import javax.bluetooth.RemoteDevice;
import javax.bluetooth.ServiceRecord;
import javax.bluetooth.UUID;
import javax.microedition.io.Connector;
import javax.microedition.io.StreamConnection;
/**
* A simple SPP client that connects with an SPP server
*/
public class SampleSPPClient implements DiscoveryListener{
//object used for waiting
private static Object lock=new Object();
//vector containing the devices discovered
private static Vector vecDevices=new Vector();
private static String connectionURL=null;
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
SampleSPPClient client=new SampleSPPClient();
//display local device address and name
LocalDevice localDevice = LocalDevice.getLocalDevice();
System.out.println("Address: "+localDevice.getBluetoothAddress());
System.out.println("Name: "+localDevice.getFriendlyName());
//find devices
DiscoveryAgent agent = localDevice.getDiscoveryAgent();
System.out.println("Starting device inquiry...");
agent.startInquiry(DiscoveryAgent.GIAC, client);
try {
synchronized(lock){
lock.wait();
}
}
catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println("Device Inquiry Completed. ");
//print all devices in vecDevices
int deviceCount=vecDevices.size();
if(deviceCount <= 0){
System.out.println("No Devices Found .");
System.exit(0);
}
else{
//print bluetooth device addresses and names in the format [ No. address (name) ]
System.out.println("Bluetooth Devices: ");
for (int i = 0; i <deviceCount; i++) {
RemoteDevice remoteDevice=(RemoteDevice)vecDevices.elementAt(i);
System.out.println((i+1)+". "+remoteDevice.getBluetoothAddress()+" ("+remoteDevice.getFriendlyName(true)+")");
}
}
System.out.print("Choose Device index: ");
BufferedReader bReader=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
String chosenIndex=bReader.readLine();
int index=Integer.parseInt(chosenIndex.trim());
//check for spp service
RemoteDevice remoteDevice=(RemoteDevice)vecDevices.elementAt(index-1);
UUID[] uuidSet = new UUID[1];
uuidSet[0]=new UUID("4e3aea40e2a511e095720800200c9a66", false);
System.out.println("\nSearching for service...");
agent.searchServices(null,uuidSet,remoteDevice,client);
try {
synchronized(lock){
lock.wait();
}
}
catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if(connectionURL==null){
System.out.println("Device does not support Simple SPP Service.");
System.exit(0);
}
//connect to the server and send a line of text
StreamConnection streamConnection=(StreamConnection)Connector.open(connectionURL);
//send string
OutputStream outStream=streamConnection.openOutputStream();
PrintWriter pWriter=new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(outStream));
pWriter.write("Test String from SPP Client\r\n");
pWriter.flush();
//read response
InputStream inStream=streamConnection.openInputStream();
BufferedReader bReader2=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inStream));
String lineRead=bReader2.readLine();
System.out.println(lineRead);
}//main
//methods of DiscoveryListener
public void deviceDiscovered(RemoteDevice btDevice, DeviceClass cod) {
//add the device to the vector
if(!vecDevices.contains(btDevice)){
vecDevices.addElement(btDevice);
}
}
//implement this method since services are not being discovered
public void servicesDiscovered(int transID, ServiceRecord[] servRecord) {
System.out.println(servRecord[0].getConnectionURL(ServiceRecord.NOAUTHENTICATE_NOENCRYPT, false));
if(servRecord!=null && servRecord.length>0){
connectionURL=servRecord[0].getConnectionURL(ServiceRecord.AUTHENTICATE_ENCRYPT,false);
}
synchronized(lock){
lock.notify();
}
}
//implement this method since services are not being discovered
public void serviceSearchCompleted(int transID, int respCode) {
synchronized(lock){
lock.notify();
}
}
public void inquiryCompleted(int discType) {
synchronized(lock){
lock.notify();
}
}//end method
}
The client found the device and the service but when retrieve the url from the ServiceRecord to establish the connection it fails. It retrieve an Url in which the channel is wrong and it throws an exception: javax.bluetooth.BluetoothConnectionException: Failed to connect;
How can I solve the problem?

I managed to find some phone ServiceRecords when using:
UUID[] uuidSet = new UUID[1];
uuidSet[0]=new UUID(0x0100);
int[] attrIds = { 0x0100 };
System.out.println("\nSearching for service...");
agent.searchServices(attrIds, uuidSet, remoteDevice, client);
And you will be calling lock.notify() twice after a serviceSearch, remove it in the servicesDiscovered function.
You should also go through the service records and look for the one you are interested in. The URL will state btgoep:// or btspp://
When searching through the for loop use this code to list the service name
for(int i = 0; i < servRecord.length; i++)
{
String url = servRecord[i].getConnectionURL(ServiceRecord.NOAUTHENTICATE_NOENCRYPT, false);
DataElement serviceName = srs[i].getAttributeValue(0x0100);
if (serviceName != null) {
System.out.println("service " + serviceName.getValue() + " found " + url);
} else {
System.out.println("service found " + url);
}
I have the exact problem, it seems like the android api doesn't register the ServiceRecord with the SDP so the Bluecove api can find it.
No matter what UUID I use it will only find the ones my phone register as default, i e Audio gateways and Phonebook OBEX push and such.
EDIT ---
I had the same problem, but realized I had not actually called listenUsingInsecureRFCOMMSocket yet. And then it did not register the service record.
But after that it worked just fine.

Bluetooth: program stuck at connect() method

I'm programming a simple Bluetooth client to send and receive text messages throught RFCOMM as a serial port. I had a look at the Android SDK tutorials and did it in the same way: an Activity which calls a thread to make the connection, and once done, another thread to take care of msg reception.
I'm trying to connect to a Parallax EasyBluetooth. Connection works all right between computer and EasyBT, and also between a Java based mobile and the EasyBT. So the problem must be at the code or, I hope not, at the Android mobile bluetooth chip. Anyway it gets on and off, and detects other devices when scanning, so I guess problem is just my coding.
The problem is that the code gets stuck at the connect() method. So let's see if anyone knows why.
The XML for the activity is simple:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/boton"
android:id="#+id/boton_enviar"
/>
</LinearLayout>
Of course I have added the bluetooth permissions to the Manifiest:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
And the code is the following:
package uniovi.PFC;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.UUID;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
public class PruebaBTActivity extends Activity {
private String TAG = "pruebaBT";
private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
private Map<String, BluetoothDevice> mArrayAdapter;
private ConnectedThread hiloEscuchas;
private ConnectThread hiloConectando;
private Handler mHandler;
private Button botonEnviar;
private static final UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
private static final int REQUEST_ENABLE_BT = 1;
private static final int MESSAGE_READ = 1;
private byte bytes_enviar[];
private String cmd;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Log.d(TAG, "On create abriendo");
mArrayAdapter = new HashMap<String, BluetoothDevice>();
botonEnviar = (Button)findViewById(R.id.boton_enviar);
botonEnviar.setEnabled(false);
botonEnviar.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
cmd = "A";
bytes_enviar = cmd.getBytes();
hiloEscuchas.write(bytes_enviar);
}
});
Log.d(TAG, "On create cerrando");
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
Log.d(TAG, "Device does not support Bluetooth");
}
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, REQUEST_ENABLE_BT);
}
Set<BluetoothDevice> pairedDevices = mBluetoothAdapter.getBondedDevices();
// If there are paired devices
if (pairedDevices.size() > 0) {
// Loop through paired devices
for (BluetoothDevice device : pairedDevices) {
// Add the name and address to an array adapter to show in a ListView
mArrayAdapter.put(device.getName(), device);
}
}
BluetoothDevice device = mArrayAdapter.get("EasyBT");
hiloConectando = new ConnectThread(device);
hiloConectando.run();
//while(hiloEscuchas.isConnected()==false);
//botonEnviar.setEnabled(true);
}
private class ConnectThread extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private final BluetoothDevice mmDevice;
public ConnectThread(BluetoothDevice device) {
// Use a temporary object that is later assigned to mmSocket,
// because mmSocket is final
BluetoothSocket tmp = null;
mmDevice = device;
// Get a BluetoothSocket to connect with the given BluetoothDevice
try {
// MY_UUID is the app's UUID string, also used by the server code
tmp = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
} catch (IOException e) { }
mmSocket = tmp;
}
public void run() {
// Cancel discovery because it will slow down the connection
mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
try {
// Connect the device through the socket. This will block
// until it succeeds or throws an exception
mmSocket.connect();
} catch (IOException connectException) {
// Unable to connect; close the socket and get out
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException closeException) { }
return;
}
// Do work to manage the connection (in a separate thread)
hiloEscuchas = new ConnectedThread(mmSocket);
hiloEscuchas.run();
}
/** Will cancel an in-progress connection, and close the socket */
public void cancel() {
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
}
private class ConnectedThread extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private final InputStream mmInStream;
private final OutputStream mmOutStream;
private boolean conectado;
public ConnectedThread(BluetoothSocket socket) {
mmSocket = socket;
InputStream tmpIn = null;
OutputStream tmpOut = null;
conectado = false;
mHandler = new Handler();
// Get the input and output streams, using temp objects because
// member streams are final
try {
tmpIn = socket.getInputStream();
tmpOut = socket.getOutputStream();
} catch (IOException e) { }
mmInStream = tmpIn;
mmOutStream = tmpOut;
conectado = true;
}
public boolean isConnected(){
return conectado;
}
public void run() {
byte[] buffer = new byte[1024]; // buffer store for the stream
int bytes; // bytes returned from read()
// Keep listening to the InputStream until an exception occurs
while (true) {
try {
cmd = "A";
bytes_enviar = cmd.getBytes();
hiloEscuchas.write(bytes_enviar);
// Read from the InputStream
bytes = mmInStream.read(buffer);
// Send the obtained bytes to the UI Activity
mHandler.obtainMessage(MESSAGE_READ, bytes, -1, buffer)
.sendToTarget();
} catch (IOException e) {
break;
}
}
}
/* Call this from the main Activity to send data to the remote device */
public void write(byte[] bytes) {
try {
mmOutStream.write(bytes);
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
/* Call this from the main Activity to shutdown the connection */
public void cancel() {
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
}
}
There was some code to make a bluetooth scan for devices, but in order to get things simple until it works, I wrote the MAC address manually into a variable. Comments explain this, and also shows where it gets stuck.
Thanks

I think these are causing at least part of your problem:
hiloConectando = new ConnectThread(device);
hiloConectando.run();
and
hiloEscuchas = new ConnectedThread(mmSocket);
hiloEscuchas.run();
You should be calling start(), not run(), e.g.:
hiloConectando = new ConnectThread(device);
hiloConectando.start();

How to get bluetooth RFCOMM to work consistently?

I am trying to build an Android application that will interface with an external GPS receiver via the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP). I am using a Nexus One running 2.3.3. I have managed to get my application to receive data from GPS, but I have two issues: 1) When I connect to the device, it only works some of the time. Sometimes the connection just times out, other times it says the device is busy or in use. 2) I haven't been able to figure out how to send data back to the device, which is probably an issue of how I'm using the streams since the incoming stream is a blocking call.
I moved just the relevant code to a new Android application for testing, which is the following:
/res/layout/main.xml (two buttons and a textview)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button android:id="#+id/btnStart" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Connect"></Button>
<Button android:id="#+id/btnSend" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Send Message"></Button>
<TextView android:id="#+id/textStatus" android:textSize="24sp" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Status Goes Here" />
</LinearLayout>
/src/com.example.bluetoothspp/MainActivity.java
package com.example.bluetoothspp;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
import java.util.UUID;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "MainActivity";
private static final String BTAG = "BTThread";
static final int MSG_BT_GOT_DATA = 1;
static final int MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG = 2;
static final int MSG_BT_FINISHED = 99;
Button btnStart, btnSend;
TextView textStatus;
private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter = null;
private BluetoothDevice btdevice = null;
Thread bThread;
BluetoothSocket bsocket;
InputStream bis = null; //Bluetooth input stream
OutputStream bos = null; //Bluetooth output stream
private String MACAddress = "00:01:95:06:1F:32";
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
btnStart = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnStart);
btnSend = (Button)findViewById(R.id.btnSend);
textStatus = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textStatus);
btnStart.setOnClickListener(btnStartListener);
btnSend.setOnClickListener(btnSendListener);
mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
}
private OnClickListener btnStartListener = new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v){
if(btnStart.getText().equals("Connect")){
Log.i(TAG, "Connect button pressed");
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) { //No adapter. Fail
Log.e(TAG, "getDefaultAdapter returned null");
textStatus.setText("getDefaultAdapter returned null");
} else {
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) { //Bluetooth disabled
Log.e(TAG, "Bluetooth is Disabled");
textStatus.setText("Bluetooth is Disabled");
} else {
Log.i(TAG, "Connecting to Device: " + MACAddress);
btdevice = mBluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(MACAddress);
Log.i(TAG, "Device: " + btdevice.getName());
Log.i(TAG, "Trying to Connect...");
textStatus.setText("Trying to Connect...");
Log.i(TAG, "Starting Thread");
try {
bThread = new Thread(new BluetoothClient(btdevice, true));
bThread.start();
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(TAG, "Could not create thread for bluetooth: " + e);
textStatus.setText("Could not create thread for bluetooth...");
}
btnStart.setText("Disconnect");
}
}
} else {
Log.i(TAG, "Disconnect button pressed");
btnStart.setText("Connect");
}
}
};
private OnClickListener btnSendListener = new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v){
textStatus.setText("Sending Message to Thread.");
SendDataToBluetooth("something\r\n");
}
};
public class BluetoothClient implements Runnable {
public BluetoothClient(BluetoothDevice device, boolean IsAnHTCDevice) throws IOException {
if (IsAnHTCDevice) {
//This is a workaround for HTC devices, but it likes to throw an IOException "Connection timed out"
try {
Method m = device.getClass().getMethod("createRfcommSocket", new Class[] {int.class});
bsocket = (BluetoothSocket) m.invoke(device, Integer.valueOf(1));
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(BTAG, "Error at HTC/createRfcommSocket: " + e);
e.printStackTrace();
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage(MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG, "MethodException: " + e));
}
} else {
//This is the normal method, but on a Nexus One it almost always throws an IOException "Service discovery failed" message
try {
UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
bsocket = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(BTAG, "Error at createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord: " + e);
e.printStackTrace();
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage(MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG, "MethodException: " + e));
}
}
}
public void run() {
try {
Log.i(BTAG, "Cancelling Discovery");
mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
Log.i(BTAG, "Connecting to Socket");
bsocket.connect();
bis = bsocket.getInputStream();
bos = bsocket.getOutputStream();
Log.i(BTAG, "Socket created, streams assigned");
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage(MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG, "Device Connected"));
Log.i(BTAG, "Waiting for data...");
byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
int read = bis.read(buffer, 0, 4096); // This is blocking
Log.i(BTAG, "Getting data...");
while (read != -1) {
byte[] tempdata = new byte[read];
System.arraycopy(buffer, 0, tempdata, 0, read);
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage(MSG_BT_GOT_DATA, tempdata));
read = bis.read(buffer, 0, 4096); // This is blocking
}
} catch (SocketTimeoutException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
Log.i(BTAG, "Finished");
handler.sendMessage(handler.obtainMessage(MSG_BT_FINISHED));
}
}
}
public void SendDataToBluetooth(String cmd) { // You run this from the main thread.
try {
if (bsocket != null) {
bos.write(cmd.getBytes());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("SendDataToBluetooth", "Message send failed. Caught an exception: " + e);
}
}
public Handler handler = new Handler() { // Handler for data coming from the network and bluetooth sockets
#Override
public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
switch (msg.what) {
case MSG_BT_GOT_DATA:
Log.i("handleMessage", "MSG_BT_GOT_DATA: " + (String) msg.obj);
textStatus.setText((String) msg.obj);
break;
case MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG:
Log.i("handleMessage", "MSG_BT_STATUS_MSG: " + (String) msg.obj);
textStatus.setText((String) msg.obj);
break;
case MSG_BT_FINISHED:
Log.i("handleMessage", "MSG_BT_FINISHED");
btnStart.setText("Connect");
break;
default:
super.handleMessage(msg);
}
}
};
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
if (bThread != null) { // If the thread is currently running, close the socket and interrupt it.
Log.i(BTAG, "Killing BT Thread");
try {
bis.close();
bos.close();
bsocket.close();
bsocket = null;
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e(BTAG, "IOException");
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(BTAG, "Exception");
e.printStackTrace();
}
try {
Thread moribund = bThread;
bThread = null;
moribund.interrupt();
} catch (Exception e) {}
Log.i(BTAG, "BT Thread Killed");
}
}
}
I found that using the normal "bsocket = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);" method would usually result in a "Service discovery failed" message for me, so I also tried the "bsocket = (BluetoothSocket) m.invoke(device, Integer.valueOf(1));" method. That works more often, but likes to time out when I try to connect.
What am I doing wrong here?

Try listening to the incoming data and writing to the device in separate threads. This way you are separating blocking calls.
Did you have a look at Bluetooth chat sample? The sample uses the similar threading technique.

If you are targeting 2.3 and up (which is currently installed on over 50% of android devices out there) you can use the createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord method to communicate with the device which will surely make it better and more connectable.