We can connect HM-10 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE module to PC using FTDI USB-Serial adapter, via USB serial. Such that we can test it by sending AT command using terminal, such as Serial Monitor in Arduino IDE.
Connection:
HM-10 VCC - separated 3.3V
HM-10 GND - FTDI GND
HM-10 Tx - FTDI Rx
HM-10 Rx - FTDI Tx
(both HM-10 and FTDI adapter operate on 3.3V).
- Connect FTDI adapter to PC, via USB adapter.
- Run Arduino IDE, select correct port to FTDI adapter.
- Start Serial Monitor, set baud rate of 9600, and No line ending.
- Supply power (3.3V) to HM-10. Its on-board LED will blink.
- Then you can enter AT command in Arduino Serial Monitor.
By default, the service UUID and Characteristic of HM-10 are:
- Service UUID: 0xFFE0
- Characteristic: 0xFFE1
It can be referenced in HM-10 document. Or obtain from devices using AT command:
(you can set both service UUID and Characteristic using AT command also)
- Query service UUID: AT+UUID?
- Query Characteristic: AT+CHAR?
- document of HM-10 can be downloaded from http://www.jnhuamao.cn, it provide Chinese and English version, *please notice that the site maybe reported containing malware, so I download it in VirtualBox.
