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Imports InTheHand.Net.Bluetooth Imports InTheHand.Net.Sockets Public Function FindBluetoothDevice(deviceName As String) As BluetoothDeviceInfo Dim client As New BluetoothClient() Dim devices As BluetoothDeviceInfo() = client.DiscoverDevices(255)

' In Package Manager Console: ' Install-Package InTheHand.Net.Personal vb net bluetooth vbforums

Connecting the Unconnectable – A VB.NET Bluetooth Journey Prologue – The Forum Post Posted by CodeNewbie_42 on VBForums, 3:14 AM: "Help! I need to send a simple string from my VB.NET Windows app to a Bluetooth-enabled Arduino. I’ve tried SerialPort, 32feet.NET, even PowerShell – nothing works. The device pairs, but no data flows. What am I missing?" Chapter 1 – The Reply from a Guru User: SerialPortSavior (MVP, 12,847 posts) Replied: "Ah, young coder. Bluetooth on Windows with VB.NET is not magic – it’s emulated serial over RFCOMM . Here’s the path:" Step 1: Install 32feet.NET (the de facto library) Imports InTheHand

For Each service In services.Services Dim chars As GattCharacteristicsResult = Await service.GetCharacteristicsAsync() For Each c In chars.Characteristics If c.Uuid.ToString() = "0000ffe1-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb" Then ' Custom service Dim writer As New DataWriter() writer.WriteString("Hello BLE!") Await c.WriteValueAsync(writer.DetachBuffer()) End If Next Next End Function "But beware – you’ll need to run this on Windows 10+, and your app must be packaged or have with Bluetooth capability." Chapter 3 – The Unexpected Hero User: LegacyCoder interrupts: "Why overcomplicate? Just use Virtual COM Port drivers. Pair your Bluetooth device – Windows creates a new COM port. Then use good old SerialPort from .NET:" Imports System.IO.Ports Public Sub SendViaComPort(comPort As String, data As String) Using sp As New SerialPort(comPort, 9600, Parity.None, 8, StopBits.One) sp.Open() sp.WriteLine(data) sp.Close() End Using End Sub The device pairs, but no data flows