What hardware do I need to develop a glucose monitoring app?

[pan]

Sorry for the amateur question. I'm an iOS developer and trying to replicate the functionality in the nRF51 sample app: github.com/.../IOS-nRF-Toolbox. I understand the code but I don't think I understand the hardware eleent.

I know I need an nRF51 and a S110 SoftDevice, at the very least. My questions are:

1. Does the S110 include a glucose monitoring hardware device?
2. What are the purposes of the above devices?
3. Is there a tutorial that can show me how to connect these to an iPhone?

Thanks so much in advance!

[Eirik Midttun]

Hi pan,

Don't be sorry for asking questions. The short answer for your question is no, there is not glucose monitoring hardware available from Nordic. In general, what you get from Nordic is the SoC and the Bluetooth software for connectivity. As for S110, it is the generic part of Bluetooth LE protocol stack, so no profiles are implemented, those are part of the application.

I might be wrong on this, but glucose monitoring is pretty complex stuff, and probably not a product where you just buy a sensor and write an app. The main reason why the example is included, in think, is to allow companies that already have glucose monitoring technology to add Bluetooth connectivity. Beside, it is one of the profiles adopted by Bluetooth SIG, and those get implemented in the SDK once adopted.