The Connect Bluetooth action on the Kuika platform is used to establish a connection between a specific Bluetooth device and an application. This action allows you to make connections for data exchange or control purposes using the Bluetooth capabilities of your device.

The Connect Bluetooth action is only supported in mobile applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

Adding a Data Source Connection to Your App with Bluetooth
Adding a New Method for Bluetooth Connection to Your Application
Adding a Connect Bluetooth Action

Add Data Source Connectivity to Your App with Bluetooth

Log in to the Kuika platform.
Open the Mobile project you will work with from the Apps screen.
Go to the Datasources module from the left menu. In this module, you can view the data sources, actions and tables used in your application and add a new data source, action or table.

To add a new data source, click the + icon next to the Sources heading.

Select Bluetooth as Datasource Type and set a name for the data source.
Click on the CREATE button.

On the screen that opens, fill in the following fields:

Device Name: The name of the device visible to the user. (This field is mandatory.)
Device ID: The unique ID of the device. (This field is optional.)
Device Address: The Bluetooth address of the device (For example: 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E) (This field is optional.)

Then click the CREATE button to create the data source.

Add a New Method for Bluetooth Connection to Your Application

After creating the data source, click on the ADD NEW METHOD button in the right corner.
Configure the fields in the pop-up as follows:

Name (1): Enter the name of the method.
Characteristic ID (2): Used to distinguish each characteristic.
Service ID (3): GATT identifies services that devices use to represent specific functions or data types.
Characteristic Type (4): Characteristics identified by UUID (Universally Unique Identifier). This field allows read (Read), write (Write) or mark (Notify or Indicate) operations.

After filling in the required fields, click the SAVE button to create the method.

Add Connect Bluetooth Action

After creating a new method, click on the method you just created.

In the Properties panel on the right side, follow these steps from the +ADD ACTION drop-down menu:
- Custom → Kuika → Connect_bluetooth.
After completing the configuration, click the SAVE button.

You have successfully added the Connect Bluetooth action to your application.