Reply to "Running Bluetooth today."

Bob DelbridgeOGR Forum Member

SantaFeFan posted:
Possibly a 3rd party modification could be incorporated to the train for audio? \
The Bluetooth radio in these products as shipped is, BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy. This version of Bluetooth is low bandwidth, and is unable to transfer data fast enough to support an audio stream.

Jon,

I have 3 of the BLueRail BLE boards installed and all have sound (coming out of my IPad). I also have 1 connected to a Gems 2" Bluetooth speaker/circuit board installed in a Bachmann E7, another Gems unit is being used outside an engine waiting to be installed inside one of the other engines (Weaver RS3 and Bachmann semi-scale 4-6-2).

While the sounds are fairly simple and generic and volume is low from the IPad speaker, using the Gems unit really improves the sound. I have no problem with transferring data.

I really don't know the inner workings of any of this except I know it works.

I'm using a 9.6v 2000Mah battery pack to power these engines, no wiring to the track.

2/18/1710:33 AM

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