How to pair/connect with a MAC address

[DiBosco]

I need to connect to other units according to their MAC address. I'm assuming that this:

BT_SCAN_FILTER_TYPE_ADDR

Is the thing to use in this:

bt_scan_filter_add

So instead of this:

err = bt_scan_filter_add(BT_SCAN_FILTER_TYPE_UUID, BT_UUID_XLRT_SERVICE);

You'd have this:

err = bt_scan_filter_add(BT_SCAN_FILTER_TYPE_ADDR, BT_MAC_ADDRESS);

I can see that you do this:

#define BT_UUID_XLRT_SERVICE BT_UUID_DECLARE_128(XLRT_SERVICE_UUID_VAL)

Where this:

#define XLRT_SERVICE_UUID_VAL \

BT_UUID_128_ENCODE(0x2a1f963c, 0x143a, 0x4f7d, 0x9107, 0x6315196a02a6)

Has been previously defined, but what's the syntax for defining something like BT_MAC_ADDRESS

please? Would be so helpful if you had little code snippets of how to do stuff like this.

Thanks

[Simonr]

Hi

Try something like this (assuming there are no conflicting filters already set in your project:

1. Set up a filter for the MAC address you're interested in connecting to:
   

   err_code = nrf_ble_scan_copy_addr_to_sd_gap_addr(&m_mac_filter, target_mac_addr);
   err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filter_set(&m_scan, SCAN_ADDR_FILTER, &m_mac_filter);
   m_mac_filter.addr_type = BLE_GAP_ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM_STATIC;

2. Enable the address filter:
   

   err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filters_enable(&m_scan, NRF_BLE_SCAN_ADDR_FILTER, false);
   APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

   
   

Setting up and enabling a filter should be done before you start scanning.

Best regards,

Simon

[DiBosco]

Hi,

Thanks for that, but it's not answering my question in terms of the syntax for the mac address.  I guess this:

target_mac_addr

is where the mac address itself is stored, but what type of variable is this?

So , for example is it a string of hie kind of format:

45:67:A5:76:AA:FF

Or just a hex number such as

4567A576AAFF

Or...?

Thanks!

[DiBosco]

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[Simonr]

Seems like you got the assistance you needed from my colleague Vidar in your other ticket:  Can connect to uart_peripheral by UUID, but can't connect to a non-Zephyr product  

In the future, try to keep to one ticket per subject, or let us know if you have multiple, so we can confer/discuss internally to avoid any miscommunication.

Let me know if you have any further questions here or if this case can be closed.

Best regards,

Simon

[DiBosco]

Hi. I didn't specifically raise another ticket. There was a discussion going on a parallel issue and I mentioned that I wanted to try connecting with a MAC address instead and I was waiting for an answer.

Sorting that has enabled me to move on to the next problem.

You can close this thread.