Introduction: Arduino Serial Monitor for Android Apps

By

The Arduino IDE has a feature that can be a great help in debugging sketches or controlling Arduino from your computer's keyboard.
The Serial Monitor is a separate pop-up window that acts as a separate terminal that communicates by receiving and sending Serial Data.

You will use the Serial Monitor to debug Arduino Software Sketches or to view data sent by a working Sketch.

Step 1: ​Requirements

1-PC

2-Android Device

3-Arduino IDE

Download from

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

You mustn't have an Arduino connected by USB to your computer to be able to activate the Serial Monitor but we use Bluetooth COM Port instead.

Step 2: Adding COM Port

First of all Open Bluetooth Setting on your PC

If you don't have a COM Port Click Add as in the first picture next choose Incoming As In The Second Picture Then Click OK.

Now you have a COM Port with number As In The third Picture.

Step 3: Configure Arduine IDE

First of All open Arduino IDE.

next go to tools << Port<<(your COM Port ).

Then Click on Serial Monitor.

After that , a COM Port Window appears

Finally make sure from baud rate is 9600 by default.

Step 4: Configure Bluetooth Connection

to begin with you have to turn on Bluetooth in both PC and Android Device .

Secondly Pair them with each other .

Next Open the Android App.

Then Connect Android App to your PC Bluetooth.

Lastly test your App .

Step 5: Test