Using nRF8001 To Advertise Battery Level

[David Day]

Is it possible to use an nRF8001 without a separate microcontroller to advertise non-connectable advertising packets specifically containing battery level information only? If so, please comment on the configuration requirements. Thanks.

[David Edwin]

Hi,

The nRF8001 requires a separate micro controller. You can use the ACI Broadcast command with the Battery level set as a Broadcast pipe to send non-connectable advertising with the Battery level.

There is an implementation called nRF Temp (that uses a micro controller with the nRF8001) and sends non-connectable advertisements of the temperature and battery level.

There is also an nRF temp iOS app that is available in the Apple app store, that works with the nRF Temp. The source code of the nRF Temp iOS app is available when you purchase the nRF8001 development kit.

The nRF Temp is available from an OEM and you can contact the OEM for customization or you can implement you own battery sensor and the nRF8001.

www.nordicsemi.com/.../Bluetooth-low-energy-temperature-sensor-platform-brings-low-cost-smart-monitoring-to-consumers-and-commercial-users-using-a-smartphone

Thanks

[awneil]

The Arduino SDK (which is now the preferred SDK for nRF8001) seems to have lost the battery feature from the Temperature examples.

:-(