# \#bluetooth **URL:** https://community.particle.io/tag/bluetooth/14.md [Latest](https://community.particle.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.particle.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.particle.io/tags.md) --- ## [No bluetooth - need dongle in settings app](https://community.particle.io/t/no-bluetooth-need-dongle-in-settings-app/70117)
**Author:** [@brady\_trexler](https://community.particle.io/u/brady_trexler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/no-bluetooth-need-dongle-in-settings-app/70117 "2026-05-22T12:59:47Z")
Hi - I just received my tachyon and I wanted to inform folks that when you go to settings and check the bluetooth, it says “No Bluetooth Found - Plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth”. However, in the terminal, “sudo blueto… --- ## [BLE unstable on Muon404](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-unstable-on-muon404/69518)
**Author:** [@magchecks](https://community.particle.io/u/magchecks)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-unstable-on-muon404/69518 "2025-06-27T00:11:01Z")
Ive been using BLE across several particle platforms ( P2, Boron, Tracker and Monitor One) with great success scanning for and relaying data to my back end. However the Muron seems to have a issue with BLE. This code f… --- ## [Advice Needed: Combining Particle Tracker One with BLE Beacons for Smart Harvest System](https://community.particle.io/t/advice-needed-combining-particle-tracker-one-with-ble-beacons-for-smart-harvest-system/68649)
**Author:** [@YotamEG](https://community.particle.io/u/YotamEG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/advice-needed-combining-particle-tracker-one-with-ble-beacons-for-smart-harvest-system/68649 "2024-12-03T20:10:46Z")
Hi Particle Community, I’m developing a smart harvest system to track the location and weight of bins in large agricultural fields. The system relies on Particle Tracker One as the central hub and BLE beacons for real-t… --- ## [Photon2 BLE stalls as central device when peripheral dies](https://community.particle.io/t/photon2-ble-stalls-as-central-device-when-peripheral-dies/66144)
**Author:** [@tnilsen](https://community.particle.io/u/tnilsen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/photon2-ble-stalls-as-central-device-when-peripheral-dies/66144 "2024-12-02T20:21:57Z")
I'm using a PHOTON2 in the central role to connect to a peripheral. This works great all day long. Now I'm testing some fault scenarios. If I reset the external peripheral I can see that my onDisconnect callback is calle… --- ## [Max BLE devices per scan?](https://community.particle.io/t/max-ble-devices-per-scan/66446)
**Author:** [@kmackinnon](https://community.particle.io/u/kmackinnon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/max-ble-devices-per-scan/66446 "2024-02-28T23:04:36Z")
When using BLE.scan(Vector) on a Tracker One or Monitor One, what is the maximum number of BLE tag advertisements that can be read/returned in a single call, assuming you had a large enough timeout to see them all? The … --- ## [BLE getCharacteristicByUUID / getValue(buf, 128) only returns 20 bytes](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-getcharacteristicbyuuid-getvalue-buf-128-only-returns-20-bytes/52641)
**Author:** [@happicow](https://community.particle.io/u/happicow)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-getcharacteristicbyuuid-getvalue-buf-128-only-returns-20-bytes/52641 "2024-02-08T16:05:43Z")
Hello all, I am trying to use a Boron (as central device) to read a characteristic on another BLE device. This characteristic contains only a single array of 128 bytes. When I read the data from that characteristic: B… --- ## [Stack overflow caused by BLE.connect](https://community.particle.io/t/stack-overflow-caused-by-ble-connect/66266)
**Author:** [@BenjaminAW](https://community.particle.io/u/BenjaminAW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/stack-overflow-caused-by-ble-connect/66266 "2024-02-01T20:24:23Z")
Hi all, I was attempting to use my Boron to connect to an nRF52840 board using Bluetooth LE. The nRF board is running the Secure bootloader with the DFU service, enabling firmware flashing over Bluetooth. The issue I'm… --- ## [BLE Argon/Boron/Photon2 as Central Device - packet fragmention loss of 1 character](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-argon-boron-photon2-as-central-device-packet-fragmention-loss-of-1-character/66148)
**Author:** [@tnilsen](https://community.particle.io/u/tnilsen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-argon-boron-photon2-as-central-device-packet-fragmention-loss-of-1-character/66148 "2024-01-25T23:02:54Z")
I'm using (right now) an Argon running OS4.2.0. I'm using it in the BLE Central Role and have connected to a peripheral. I'm polling it for data. The peripheral reports it will send 297 bytes of data via the UUID charact… --- ## [Argon BLE2WiFi gateway example](https://community.particle.io/t/argon-ble2wifi-gateway-example/64648)
**Author:** [@guideon](https://community.particle.io/u/guideon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/argon-ble2wifi-gateway-example/64648 "2023-06-01T08:03:27Z")
Hi everybody, I am looking for an example where an Argon scan data and send them via wifi to a specific platform. I guess that the loop get the data from peripherals, disconnect the BLE, connect to WiFi and send it to a… --- ## [Boron 404x as a bluetooth gateway for any Bluetooth 5 sensor](https://community.particle.io/t/boron-404x-as-a-bluetooth-gateway-for-any-bluetooth-5-sensor/64474)
**Author:** [@chrizzychriz31](https://community.particle.io/u/chrizzychriz31)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/boron-404x-as-a-bluetooth-gateway-for-any-bluetooth-5-sensor/64474 "2023-05-01T13:21:55Z")
Is it possible to use the Boron404x as a Bluetooth gateway and develop firmware that will communicate with other Bluetooth 5 devices outside of the particle family? I would use the borons cellular to push data from thos… --- ## [Scan Multiple MAC IDs using Scan with filter](https://community.particle.io/t/scan-multiple-mac-ids-using-scan-with-filter/63022)
**Author:** [@princeerss](https://community.particle.io/u/princeerss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/scan-multiple-mac-ids-using-scan-with-filter/63022 "2022-08-21T07:29:55Z")
BleScanResult scanResult; BleAddress addr("C9:D8:32:0B:20:C9", BleAddressType::RANDOM\_STATIC); if (BLE.scanWithFilter(BleScanFilter().address(addr), &scanResult, 1)) Serial.printlnf("found device %s", (const char\*)scan… --- ## [BLE Peripheral UART Streaming Assertion Failure](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-peripheral-uart-streaming-assertion-failure/51210)
**Author:** [@admadore](https://community.particle.io/u/admadore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-peripheral-uart-streaming-assertion-failure/51210 "2022-06-11T16:31:20Z")
I am currently modifying the BLE UART peripheral tutorial example (https://docs.particle.io/tutorials/device-os/bluetooth-le/#uart-peripheral) to send a data stream to the NRF UART v2.0 Android app. My current firmware s… --- ## [Configuring onConnected and onDisconnected via Bluetooth + Argon](https://community.particle.io/t/configuring-onconnected-and-ondisconnected-via-bluetooth-argon/62298)
**Author:** [@rob7](https://community.particle.io/u/rob7)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/configuring-onconnected-and-ondisconnected-via-bluetooth-argon/62298 "2022-04-16T22:17:48Z")
Greetings, I’m connecting two Argons (one as central and one as peripheral). I know the devices are connected because I can see the peripheral device responding. However, I’m having issues using onConnected and onDiscon… --- ## [BLE gets stuck if peer connection abruptly cuts during discovery (and sometimes packet exchange)](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-gets-stuck-if-peer-connection-abruptly-cuts-during-discovery-and-sometimes-packet-exchange/62104)
**Author:** [@Nexusmaster](https://community.particle.io/u/Nexusmaster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-gets-stuck-if-peer-connection-abruptly-cuts-during-discovery-and-sometimes-packet-exchange/62104 "2022-02-23T18:39:41Z")
If Tracker is in central mode and tries to connect to a peripheral, while connection is lost midway discovering characteristics or even without a graceful disconnect from peripheral (just losing connection), the BLE.conn… --- ## [Bluetooth Paired Argon Works Only Once](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-paired-argon-works-only-once/61997)
**Author:** [@greglarious](https://community.particle.io/u/greglarious)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-paired-argon-works-only-once/61997 "2022-02-13T19:58:18Z")
I’ve worked through some examples on bluetooth and have been able to pair with my Android Galaxy S10 phone without issue Here is what works: pairing with AUTO, LEGACY\_ONLY, and LESC\_ONLY all work Pairing IOCaps of NON… --- ## [New Library Example: Provision Argon WiFi Credentials via BLE](https://community.particle.io/t/new-library-example-provision-argon-wifi-credentials-via-ble/60424)
**Author:** [@Dan-Kouba](https://community.particle.io/u/Dan-Kouba)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/new-library-example-provision-argon-wifi-credentials-via-ble/60424 "2021-06-08T20:48:49Z")
Hello Particle Community! I’m Dan Kouba, a Sr. Solutions Architect on the Particle team, and I’m excited to share a solution I put together to address some of the challenges we’ve heard from you around provisioning Argon… --- ## [BLE 5 Long Range (Coded Phy, 125 kbps) mode. How to engage?](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-5-long-range-coded-phy-125-kbps-mode-how-to-engage/59028)
**Author:** [@mark\_pdx](https://community.particle.io/u/mark_pdx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-5-long-range-coded-phy-125-kbps-mode-how-to-engage/59028 "2021-05-30T14:36:10Z")
Working on a design that requires the Boron to scan and connect to a BLE sensor using Long Range mode – i.e. Coded PHY, 125 kbps. This is required to get enough coverage in large houses. I’m using Particle DeviceOS 2.0… --- ## [Bluetooth - is it possible to detect incoming call or message](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-is-it-possible-to-detect-incoming-call-or-message/59133)
**Author:** [@danayoub](https://community.particle.io/u/danayoub)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-is-it-possible-to-detect-incoming-call-or-message/59133 "2021-01-25T08:16:54Z")
Hey everyone come on just got my particle argon kit in the mail… I am trying to figure out if it is possible to detect incoming calls and or text messages? I thought this would be basic functionality but it looks like ma… --- ## [BleCharacteristic initialization in a class](https://community.particle.io/t/blecharacteristic-initialization-in-a-class/58341)
**Author:** [@just22](https://community.particle.io/u/just22)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/blecharacteristic-initialization-in-a-class/58341 "2020-11-11T15:24:53Z")
im trying to initialize the BleCharacteristic class in another class using initializer list.the txCharacteristic does it without problems, however the rxCharacterristic comes with errors… #include "Particle.h" class BL… --- ## [Does Argon wifi and bluetooth working concurrently](https://community.particle.io/t/does-argon-wifi-and-bluetooth-working-concurrently/57080)
**Author:** [@swap1](https://community.particle.io/u/swap1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/does-argon-wifi-and-bluetooth-working-concurrently/57080 "2020-07-21T00:02:00Z")
Hello folks, I am planning to order argon dev board. I have a question regarding connectivity. Does wifi and bluetooth work concurrently? - if yes, can you point me to example code. Can i keep both radio ON at the sam… --- ## [BLE.connect causing "assertion failure" crash](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-connect-causing-assertion-failure-crash/55665)
**Author:** [@argon-user77](https://community.particle.io/u/argon-user77)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-connect-causing-assertion-failure-crash/55665 "2020-04-14T07:07:02Z")
Hi guys, I’m trying to get two Argon devices to pair via bluetooth - a “sensor” and a “clusterhead”. Currently however, the cluster head/central node crashes when it attempts to connect, showing the 10 red flashes corres… --- ## [BLE.Connect stalls](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-connect-stalls/54905)
**Author:** [@bobbaddeley](https://community.particle.io/u/bobbaddeley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-connect-stalls/54905 "2020-02-25T21:18:06Z")
I’m having a problem with BLE.Connect from a Boron to a separate BLE device. Specifically, after calling BLE.Connect the Boron freezes, then plays an SOS on the LED, followed by 10 red flashes. Here’s our sample code: #… --- ## [Can connect to a peripheral, requires authentication](https://community.particle.io/t/can-connect-to-a-peripheral-requires-authentication/52203)
**Author:** [@jaime](https://community.particle.io/u/jaime)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/can-connect-to-a-peripheral-requires-authentication/52203 "2020-01-24T15:02:05Z")
Hi all! Im new to ble protocol, so far I read the reference given by particle in the tutorials and docs. I just started to try to connect to peripheral that is a smart lock(https://nuki.io/) but for connecting I need to … --- ## [BLE Device Name Always Null](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-device-name-always-null/50797)
**Author:** [@SoupiestZebra](https://community.particle.io/u/SoupiestZebra)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ble-device-name-always-null/50797 "2020-01-13T17:18:25Z")
Hey everyone, I’m doing some scanning with the example code here: (https://github.com/particle-iot/device-os/blob/c9e118d4e7a1b18574bdb0de16fb60458009ac4a/user/tests/app/ble/scanner/application.cpp). I’d like to be able… --- ## [Bluetooth Operations and Mesh, please sanity-check me](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-operations-and-mesh-please-sanity-check-me/54138)
**Author:** [@benbarnard](https://community.particle.io/u/benbarnard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/bluetooth-operations-and-mesh-please-sanity-check-me/54138 "2020-01-09T16:25:19Z")
I do apologize for this if it’s all obvious, but I want to make sure I understand. If I deploy an Argon and create a mesh network, it can no longer be used for bluetooth stuff because the antenna is occupied as the mesh… --- ## [After successful BLE.connect - Cannot read characteristic](https://community.particle.io/t/after-successful-ble-connect-cannot-read-characteristic/52318)
**Author:** [@happicow](https://community.particle.io/u/happicow)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 6:52am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/after-successful-ble-connect-cannot-read-characteristic/52318 "2019-12-27T06:52:33Z")
Hello, After a successful BLE.connect() to a BLE device, I am unable to read that device's characteristics. This always returns false: peer.getCharacteristicByUUID(myChar, BleUuid("4149524C-03B7-0014-0004-00000000000… --- ## [Can't compile BLE, 'does not name a type'](https://community.particle.io/t/cant-compile-ble-does-not-name-a-type/53779)
**Author:** [@kkeng](https://community.particle.io/u/kkeng)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/cant-compile-ble-does-not-name-a-type/53779 "2019-12-14T23:30:21Z")
Hello. I have been unable to get Bluetooth examples to compile (targeting Boron). I can’t tell if there is a library that should be installed. I have tried several of the examples in the tutorials and an example “blueto… --- ## [Max BLE throughput?](https://community.particle.io/t/max-ble-throughput/53475)
**Author:** [@Nowy5](https://community.particle.io/u/Nowy5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/max-ble-throughput/53475 "2019-11-26T23:14:03Z")
What is the max BLE throughput between two xenon devices? I’m trying to perform sending data (between two xenons) received from UART. I need to know what speed can I achieve. --- ## [Recommended production build and flashing process](https://community.particle.io/t/recommended-production-build-and-flashing-process/53014)
**Author:** [@varnerb](https://community.particle.io/u/varnerb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/recommended-production-build-and-flashing-process/53014 "2019-11-04T15:44:57Z")
We are entering into the production phase of our project with an Argon mounted to a custom PCB to communicate with wheelchairs. I’m trying to minimize the time it takes the manufacturer to flash the OS and test firmware … --- ## [Using Argon (3rd gen device) to control bluetooth light bulb](https://community.particle.io/t/using-argon-3rd-gen-device-to-control-bluetooth-light-bulb/52981)
**Author:** [@rob7](https://community.particle.io/u/rob7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/using-argon-3rd-gen-device-to-control-bluetooth-light-bulb/52981 "2019-10-29T14:56:40Z")
I have been looking at Bluetooth-enabled lights (as opposed to Wifi ones), and was wondering if anyone has been able to control them directly with an Argon (or other 3rd gen device)? To see what I’m referencing, Philip… [Next page](https://community.particle.io/tag/bluetooth/14.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=bluetooth)