The Shimmer class is an object oriented piece of code which allows your Android application to interact with a Shimmer device.

The Shimmer Class relies on the Bluetooth stack provided by Android to connect with the Shimmer device via the Serial Port Profile (SPP). SPP emulates a serial cable link over Bluetooth wireless technology. Each Shimmer device connected to the Android Device is represented by a Shimmer object which is an instance of the Shimmer Class.

There are constructors provided for the Shimmer class, which allows you to immediately set the configuration of the Shimmer device you will be connecting to. Once a connection has been established, the Shimmer device is configured according to the specifications of the constructor.