Bluetooth signal to DMX

[fuzzylogic]

Currently I have an Arduino setup that takes a Bluetooth signal from a wireless device and sends it to a laptop with Freestyler on it, which then outputs the signal using the OpenDMX drivers. This technically works. But I don't like it.

What I'm trying to figure out is how to connect the Bluetooth signal directly to my lights without a computer in the middle. Any ideas?

 

[n1ist]

Have the Arduino send out the DMX directly. I'd use the hardware serial port for DMX. You can share the port (rx for bluetooth, tx for DMX) if the bluetooth is RX only; otherwise, you may need to use a software serial port to talk back to the bluetooth module

/mike