Pi to Pi via bluetooth

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deltafee
 
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Pi to Pi via bluetooth

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Hello,
I was wondering if I could connect a pi to another pi via bluetooth using something like this: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1588. Basically I would like one pi to send video from its pi camera to the other pi. I would also like the other pi receiving the video also have it control one servo and a motor using a control stick like this one: http://www.adafruit.com/products/245.
Is this possible or should I be using a regular wifi connection?

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Re: Pi to Pi via bluetooth

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The EZ-Link is made for devices that don't have enough memory to handle regular network connections. With a RasPi, you'd probably be better off using a standard Bluetooth dongle (http://www.adafruit.com/products/1327).

Bluetooth devices show up as serial connections, which can be a bit of a hassle if you want to send binary data (like images) back and forth. A wifi connection would probably be easier to work with.

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