I am trying to pair a GPS (Emlid Reach RS2+) with bluetooth but I am unable to get the bluetooth module to work in linux on the pi. I keep getting an error message “Failed to start discovery: org.bluez.Error.InProgress” when I use the “scan on” command.
Hi @antcrook -
Unfortunately BlueOS does not have support for bluetooth devices (somewhat ironic given the name!) You can report this issue and see how it is handled by the developers here - it looks like @patrickelectric noted this would be useful to support ages ago, but may need more data or demand for the feature! Commenting on that existing issue is likely better than creating a new one.
In the meantime, is it possible to connect that GPS to the ethernet network of your system (a BlueBoat?) That would let it stream data to the autopilot via UDP… as noted in the BlueBoat FAQ!
I was hoping to pair it at the linux level then access the stream from the com port with blueos