Real-time bluetooth communication between an FPGA based embedded system and an Android phone

Applications in areas such as telehealth and household security often require wireless communication between low-power embedded systems and personal smartphones. This paper presents the design and implementation of a project that exploits Bluetooth capabilities in smartphones running the Android Operating System to communicate wirelessly in real-time with an FPGA-based embedded system. The use of FPGAs in such systems promises higher processing capabilities and lower power usage than traditional microprocessors, and has the added advantage of being reconfigurable for future development.