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

[Håkon Alseth]

Sorry, Andre. Your phone has the stock android bluetooth API, and that app uses the older samsung API for bluetooth low energy.

This app is "stock 4.3"-compatible: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp&hl=en

These are also stock-4.3 compatible: "nRF UART 2.0" and "nRF Temp 2.0"