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Re: Bluetooth: Limited to 5?
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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:28:35 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Edwin Pilobello wrote:
I have a class of 10 kids each trying to fire up a remote control via bluetooth
to their respective robots.  Seems there is a limit of 5 connections to a room?
Can anyone confirm?

I don't know what the numeric limit is, but there is a limit of some sort, as I
heard that Monster Chess ran into it and the central computer has to continually
set up and tear down connections to the 32 different pieces, it cannot be in
constant contact with all of them at once. So the limit has to be less than 32,
for sure.

I vaguely recall mention of 7? Not sure.

Hopefully Steve H or another MC builder will comment



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Bluetooth: Limited to 5?
 
(...) Class is over and I'm still wondering why we could not fire up more than 5 bluetooth connections. Actually, these were NXT to NXT connections. The RaceCar project at nxtprograms.com served as the basis for the RC Bluetooth connections. We (...) (13 years ago, 19-Aug-11, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
  Re: Bluetooth: Limited to 5?
 
(...) As far as I know the only limit is that you 4 have only 4 NXT connected together at one time, one master and three slaves. This explains why the Monster Chess that contains at least 32 NXT must constantly make and break connections. But you (...) (13 years ago, 8-Sep-11, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
  Re: Bluetooth: Limited to 5?
 
(...) ...I meant "you can have only 4 NXT" !!! Philo (13 years ago, 8-Sep-11, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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I have a class of 10 kids each trying to fire up a remote control via bluetooth to their respective robots. Seems there is a limit of 5 connections to a room? Can anyone confirm? (13 years ago, 19-Aug-11, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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