The old forum had a list of known good USB Bluetooth adapters for the Cerbo GX. I picked one but it was deprecated. Amazon pointed me to a newer version that uses Bluetooth 5.4 so I thought I would try it out. That was a couple months ago. I installed it but it doesn’t work. Is there a newer kn…

There is an official tested list in the manual. And the manual links a thread with known not to work adaptors as well. (And some that have been randomly tested by users that work) I am currently using the tp link one. ▶ Summary

Thanks for the link to the manual and copying the list to this thread. [image] LX: Insignia (NS-PCY5BMA2) This is no longer available for sale. It appears that the working Bluetooth adapters are using older versions of Bluetooth. The one I tried uses BT 5.4. I suppose that could be my pro…

Well I dont think much has changed hardware wise or firmware to do with the Bluetooth drivers other than adding more products that are supported. There has been alot of focus on the can products and dess. [image] Jim Egan: TP-Link UB400 explicitly says it doesn’t work with Linux. They proba…

Yes. Works on all versions including the beta. @HRTKD [image] Jim Egan: What are the installation instructions for the USB/Bluetooth adapter? Do I need to disable the internal Bluetooth? Plug and play.

I am also successfully using the tp-link ub400 for several years.

I use this on two separate installations for 30+ RuuviTag, available from Amazon , line of sight range on mine with a 2m extension lead is about 80m. TP-Link Nano USB Bluetooth 5.3 Adapter. [image] TP-Link Nano USB Bluetooth 5.3 Adapter for Multiple Devices, Long Range... Buy …

Bought and installed the TP-Link UB400. Boom! Worked right away, plug-n-play. (Whew!) With the camper sitting out front of the house and me sitting in my office at the back of the house (~70’), the only Bluetooth Victron device that shows up in VictronConnect on my phone is the Cerbo GX. To tho…

Since I had purchased a TP-Link device, my news feed decided I should read this article from CNET about a potential ban on TP-Link routers. Just the routers, no other TP-Link devices. Pretty sure my new TP-Link USB Bluetooth adapter doesn’t have sufficient range to reach China, so I’m not concerne…

To report for others, as TP-Link UB500, initially reported as not working and then fixed in a later release, I tried my luck with the UB500 Plus : [image] Adaptateur USB Bluetooth longue portée Vous cherchez un adaptateur USB Bluetooth longue portée ? TP-Link vous propose des solutiosn …

Known Good USB Bluetooth adapters?

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B51-technician (SunMachinist) 29 December 2024 15:57 3

Just bought a TP-Link UB400 Nano recently and it works very well with my Cerbo GX. I use it wiith a 2m USB extension cable to get out of the metal enclosure for better BT radio comm to my two RuuviTag BT sensors.

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