You can configure most bluetooth modules for a higher baud rate. Check the manual for the bluetooth module. They usually use an AT command set

Tiny question, will there be an option at some point to write a sketch for the arduino and load it using tools in ARC so that a arduino could function untethered from a PC for low level tasks?

Second Question: any plans on integrating the Raspberry PI 3b plus and pi zero W into this, since it has pretty much everything built in you could need ( kinda sorta)

You can use the Arduino IDE to program arduino chips. It would be a lot of duplicated effort to create an arduino editor in ARC.

We explored raspberry pi options and while that question doesn’t align with this tutorial, the answer is yes we’re working on a design - but it’ll take some time to ensure there’s no sacrifice of features for cross platform compatibility

Is the ESP8266 or ESP32 going to be considered in the future? I ask because it is WiFi enabled, very cheap and can be programmed with the Arduino IDE.

I can certainly take a look at it. The only challenge will be their tcp network driver won’t keep up with the protocol requirements. We had to design our own for the use-case. Also, it’ll end up with the same number of ports as the IoTiny but no audio or video. So what’s the advantage?

That board appears to be uno compatible for pinouts. It’ll work with my uno firmware. Get it from here: https://synthiam.com/Hardware/Hardware/Arduino-Genuino-Uno-17527

Thanks DJ for your quick reply. any recommendations for a bluetooth module that would go with this board and work well with ARC.