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Bluetooth Messaging System

Syracuse University · Fall 2025

EmbeddedArduinoBluetooth
Bluetooth Messaging System

Overview

Built a wireless messaging device using an Arduino and HC-05 Bluetooth module. Pairs with a smartphone for two-way texting. Implemented multi-tap text entry on a keypad, old-school phone style, with messages displaying on a 16x2 LCD.

Simple idea, surprisingly tricky execution. Debouncing the keypad, timing the multi-tap windows, and keeping the Bluetooth connection stable all at once. Good intro to real-time constraints.

Tools

Arduino IDEC

Tech Specs

MCU Arduino (ATmega328P)
Wireless HC-05 Bluetooth
Interface 4x4 keypad, 16x2 LCD