I am in process of researching Bluetooth technology for our next project, and I have gotten a little bit confused.
Mainly I am interested in a Bluetooth connection between two devices, in best case handled by the Cordova plugin.
Bluetooth has been around for years (it's not like Wi-Fi direct...), and I would expect millions of plugins, books of documentation, etc. But unfortunately I cannot seem to find it.
What I found so far are three things:
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Low Energy (also known as BLE or Bluetooth Smart)
- Bluetooth Serial
Bluetooth Serial seems to be connecting devices to Arduino and similar DIY projects (lower level), so I have ruled that out.
Low energy Bluetooth appears to be for connecting to simple devices such as beacons, heart rate monitors, etc. - But can it connect device to device as well?
Bluetooth itself is what I seem to crave. Dead simple device-to-device connection.
There is really just one plugin for Cordova, and that is for BLE - https://github.com/randdusing/BluetoothLE. Now it definitely seems sophisticated enough for what I need, but can it actually connect two phones?
I am baffled by how bad everything around Bluetooth is documented. Actually considering making a whole project around this just to explain everybody clearly how Bluetooth works, how to implement it, what are the different modes, etc.
I feel kind of stupid asking this question, and it would be great if anyone could take a minute to calmly explain this to me.