Skip to main content

Bluetooth Settings

The Bluetooth config options are: Enabled, Pairing Mode and Fixed PIN Value. Bluetooth config uses an admin message sending a Config.Bluetooth protobuf.

info

ESP32 Devices: Bluetooth will be disabled if WiFi is enabled. The WiFi setting takes precedence.

Bluetooth Config Values

Enabled

Enables Bluetooth.

Pairing Mode

Specify pairing mode.

RANDOM_PIN generates a random PIN during runtime. FIXED_PIN uses the fixed PIN that should then be additionally specified. Finally, NO_PIN disables PIN authentication.

Default Pairing Mode

The default pairing mode will be determined based on whether the device has or does not have a screen attached to it during the first boot (or with a stale device state) unless manually configured via the Bluetooth config options.

  • Screen Attached: If your device boots up for the first time (or with a stale device state), and a screen is detected, the default pairing mode will be set to RANDOM_PIN. Should the attached screen be removed after the device has already been booted, the default pairing mode of RANDOM_PIN will remain unless manually changed to FIXED_PIN or NO_PIN. It is recommended the pairing mode be updated prior to removing the attached screen.
  • No Screen Attached: If your device boots up for the first time (or with a stale device state), and no screen is detected, the default paring mode will be set to FIXED_PIN with the default value listed below unless manually configured to a custom value.

Fixed PIN

If your pairing mode is set to FIXED_PIN, the default value is 123456. For all other pairing modes, this number is ignored. A custom integer (6 digits) can be set via the Bluetooth config options.

Configure Bluetooth Config

info

All Bluetooth module config options are available in the python CLI. Example commands are below:

SettingAcceptable ValuesDefault
bluetooth.enabledtrue, falsetrue
bluetooth.modeRANDOM_PIN, FIXED_PIN, NO_PINRANDOM_PIN
bluetooth.fixedPininteger (6 digits)123456
tip

Because the device will reboot after each command is sent via CLI, it is recommended when setting multiple values in a config section that commands be chained together as one.

Example:
meshtastic --set bluetooth.enabled true  --set bluetooth.fixed_pin 111111
Enable/Disable Bluetooth Module
meshtastic --set bluetooth.enabled true
meshtastic --set bluetooth.enabled false
Set a fixed pin
meshtastic --set bluetooth.mode FIXED_PIN
meshtastic --set bluetooth.fixed_pin 111111