Windows .NET API / Windows 7 / Bluetooth communication with Intel Curie Arduino / Genuino 101

Microsoft Bluetooth stack on Windows 7 does not support BLE. You have to use third party Bluetooth drivers in this case. BlueSoleil works good. On Windows 8 and above you can use Microsoft Bluetooth stack to work with BLE devices.

However each Bluetooth drivers have own API. I am not sure about free 32feet (if it support BLE and on which platforms) but Bluetooth Framework supports BLE on any Windows platforms (on Win XP, Vista, 7 with BlueSoleil Bluetooth drivers; on Win 8 and above with MS drivers as well). Both libraries support Classic Bluetooth as well.

Of course in any case you have to use Bluetooth 4.0 (or above) dongle (hardware) on your PC side.

Should you have any question about BLE you can ping me direct somehow (email, skype, PM).

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