pxt-calliope/docs/reference/bluetooth/uart-write-value.md
Peli de Halleux ae5d5c74a7 better support for BLE UART and alignment with serial blocks. (#276)
* aligning uart apis with serial

* reorganizing serial/bluetooth blocks

* Autoupdate configuration for UART. (#279)

* Autoupdate configuration for UART.

* removing serial autoupdates.
2016-10-18 21:36:42 -07:00

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# UART Write Value
### ~hint
![](/static/bluetooth/Bluetooth_SIG.png)
For another device like a smartphone to use any of the Bluetooth "services" which the micro:bit has, it must first be [paired with the micro:bit](/reference/bluetooth/bluetooth-pairing). Once paired, the other device may connect to the micro:bit and exchange data relating to many of the micro:bit's features.
### ~
The [Bluetooth UART service](/reference/bluetooth/start-uart-service.md) allows another device such as a smartphone to exchange any data it wants to with the micro:bit, in small chunks.
With the Bluetooth UART service running, this block allows a micro:bit to send data to a Bluetooth connected device.
```sig
bluetooth.uartWriteValue("x", 42);
```
### Advanced
For more advanced information on the micro:bit Bluetooth UART service including information on using a smartphone, see the [Lancaster University micro:bit runtime technical documentation](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ble/uart-service/)
### See also
[About Bluetooth](/reference/bluetooth/about-bluetooth), [micro:bit Bluetooth profile overview ](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/ble/profile/), [micro:bit Bluetooth profile reference](http://lancaster-university.github.io/microbit-docs/resources/bluetooth/microbit-profile-V1.9-Level-2.pdf), [Bluetooth on micro:bit resources](http://bluetooth-mdw.blogspot.co.uk/p/bbc-microbit.html), [Bluetooth SIG](https://www.bluetooth.com)
```package
microbit-bluetooth
```