HOWTO open a bluetooth console to Python/S60 on a Mac

  1. Using the Bluetooth Serial Utility (in Applications/Utilities), create a new “incoming” Bluetooth connection (any name will do; e.g. “s60python”)
  2. Open a terminal, start “screen /dev/tty.s60python” (or tty.whatevernameyouchose)
  3. If you do this for the first time, turn on discoverable bluetooth on the computer
  4. Shut down any bluetooth connection between phone and computer you might have running
  5. On the phone, start Python, then start Options->Bluetooth console
  6. Choose the connection you created in step 1
  7. Hack away! (And remember to turn off discoverable bluetooth on the mac.)

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2 Responses to “HOWTO open a bluetooth console to Python/S60 on a Mac”

  1. David Crosby says:

    Some useful info, could be slighty more detailed but thank you, is always good to learn

  2. This is great! Thanks for your article. I am starting python and this got me straight.

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