Connecting Ranger to Chromebook via Bluetooth or wifi

#1

I have a Lenovo 500E Chromebook with all its updates. The Chromebook has the latest version of the mBlock app installed on it.

I have an mBot Ranger v1.3 with the latest firmware installed. I can connect the robot to the bluetooth on my Chromebook without error.

I also have an older mbot core with a 2.4G wifi card and USB dongle. It also has the latest firmware.

Whenever I open the mBlock software and attempt to connect the Ranger via Bluetooth I get an error that says that it is only compatible on Chromebooks using USB.

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In addition to that I watched a bunch of how to videos and they all connect to a makerblock app. With either of my robots I can connect to the chromebook with the wireless or the Bluetooth but then when I try to connect them to the makerblock app they are not listed.

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But I have emails from Makeblock support, specifically from may.zheng@makeblock.com that insists that it should work over Bluetooth on the Chromebook.

So how do I get my Ranger to connect via Bluetooth or wifi to my Chromebook?

#2

Hi NOCCA,
I think what May talk about is below:


But for our mBlock software, it only supports mBot/Ranger/… in USB cable connection with Chromebook.

#3

Thank you. That is very helpful.

From a customer perspective I feel that Chromebook support is something worth striving for. I really like your robots and would like to buy them for all our science classes at my school but without wireless/bluetooth Chromebook support I can’t do it.

If it isn’t already on the dev team’s radar, I would love to let them know.

#4

Thank you so much for your support and attention on our products. We also would love to receive feedback and suggestions from our users, trying to improve our products usage and quality.:slight_smile:

#5

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