BLE Mesh Gateway

[ATHULYA_SHAJI]

Hi

I am try to developing ble mesh gateway to connect and controll different nodes using nrf52840. Please give guidline to do this. I think proxy node is bridge of host and mesh network. So how to develop proxy node for provioning and connecting devices.

Thnank You

Athulya

[Edvin]

Hello,

I am not sure you really need to use a proxy node. What do you imagine would be your gateway node? Computer? Raspberry Pi? Something else? Will it have an nRF on it? Will it have an nRF device connected via serial/USB? If not, what communication protocols does it have?

Best regards,

Edvin

[ATHULYA_SHAJI]

Hi,

In my gateway have wifi part and ble part. The ble part is connect ble mesh devices and create mesh communication through the getway, the wifi part is send and receive message to mqtt server.

Thank you

Athulya

[ATHULYA_SHAJI]

Hi, 

Can light switch sample code is used for proxy node and it can used for connect other mesh nodes. Please reply.

Thank you

Athulya Shaji 

[Edvin]

Hello,

Yes, the light_switch sample can be used as a proxy node. If you look into it's prj.conf file, you can see:

CONFIG_BT_MESH_GATT_PROXY=y

which indicates that the proxy over BLE (GATT) is enabled. 

We don't have any nRF implementation of using the proxy service. We only have implementation of a mobile app using this (the nRF Mesh Mobile app):

https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Mesh/GetStarted

You can see the github links to the right on that page to see the source code. 

Since we don't decide how the proxy service works, we don't have much documentation on it either. It is decided by Bluetooth SIG. 

However, they have some resources on how to use the Proxy Service that you can read up on:

https://www.bluetooth.com/bluetooth-resources/bluetooth-mesh-proxy-kit/

Best regards,

Edvin

[ATHULYA_SHAJI]

HI,

Why light_switch code is not connect witch nrf connect app If it is possible.

Thank you

Athulya

[ATHULYA_SHAJI]

Hi,

Which version of nrf sdk is want to mesh On demand Private Proxy Server.

Please replay.

Thank you

Athulya

[Edvin]

ATHULYA_SHAJI said:

Why light_switch code is not connect witch nrf connect app If it is possible

It should be possible. Does it not show up if you try to add it as a new node? What do you observe?

ATHULYA_SHAJI said:

Which version of nrf sdk is want to mesh On demand Private Proxy Server.

No specific version required. But I suggest you don't use an SDK that is too old. Preferably NCS v2.6.0 or later. 

Best regards,

Edvin