Micro:bit and Bluetooth on PC/Mac?

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Which specific bluetooth features are you using?

Bluetooth support is a bit quirky. The computer will store previously paired bluetooth devices…so if it did pair even once, you may need to use Bluetooth settings on your computer to delete the device and then re-pair.

In most cases I feel that there isn’t much need for security and the pairing makes using the micro:bit significantly more difficult, so I disable the need for pairing on each project:

  1. Open a project that uses Bluetooth
  2. Click on the Gear icon in the upper right of the MakeCode editor
  3. Click on Project Settings
  4. Slide the switch on No Pairing Required
  5. Click the Save button.
  6. Download the program (without Bluetooth Security) to the micro:bit.

I created a video of streaming data via Bluetooth (to a Mac) that may be helpful (but maybe not): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJiddQwKPck . The video has a link to the code used, which has No Pairing Required (Program: https://makecode.microbit.org/_3yT8KAcHuho3)

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