Bluetooth HDI Host on PCA10000

[Witali]

Hi,

does firmware or example source code exist for the PCA10000 USB dongle that implements the Bluetooth HID host? I would like to use it as receiver for the Nordic Smart Remote 2 Eval Kit running the HID over GATT (device) application.

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

It will connect and exchange data with the MasterControlPanel, but it will not act as a normal HID keyboard. The MasterControlPanel is made to debug your link and see if all your bits and bytes are correct, in terms of advertising/charateristics/data validation and other parameters. This is a debug solution only.

If you'd like to test your keyboard in it's natural environment, you will have to get a PC with Windows 8 (officially supports BLE HID-over-GATT) which has a certified bluetooth 4.0 (dongle or on-board).

Best regards Håkon

[Witali]

Hi Hakon,

thank you for your response.

Are there any code examples / Hardware Eval-Kits for a Bluetooth low energy host from Nordic? Maybe I have missed something but so far I have only seen BLE device examples delivered with the Smart Remote 2 and the nrf51822 SDK.

[Ole Morten]

We don't have any Central device solutions yet, so there are no such reference designs. For information on future development, you should get in touch with the sales representative for your area. If you PM me your location, I can give you his contact information.

[Andre]

Does this mean that the PCA10000 USN stick does not transmit any Bluetooth 4.0 information? I just want to see if my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 can see any Bluetooth 4 device?

[Håkon Alseth]

The PCA10000 can be used as a bluetooth 4.0 master emulator tool for verifying and debugging your bluetooth low energy peripheral device (slave).

If you want to connect to a device with your phone, you should use the PCA10001 (the larger board) and program it with, for instance, the "ble_app_hrs" example application in our SDK.