Can I send custom notifications to the nRF beacon app from the nRF51822 beacon?

[martin]

So I'm using Keil v5.18.0.0, MDK-Lite Version 5.18, nRF Beacon app version 1.4.2, android 5.1.1, nRF51822, and nRF52832 micro-controller I can successfully connect te bluetooth beacon with the app on my phone to open the mona lisa picture, open a web page, etc. but I want to send a custom notification to my phone whether it be to the app or not. Is there a way i can send a custom notification to the beacon app or to a different app i can get from the play store? I want to have the controller tell the beacon to send a custom notification to the phone.

[Anders Strand]

Hello.

You can customize the beacon packet. If you want to follow the ibeacon standard, you can change two bytes (afaik). You can use this to send some codes.

You can also use normal bluetooth le connections to send data to your phone. Our most basic example for this is the NUS (Nordic Uart Service) examples. We provide a corresponding android and iOS app.

You can also just change your advertising to something completely custom, and scan it with master control panel.

We provide source code for our android app on github, in case you are making your own.

-Anders

[martin]

Good morning Anders,

Thank you for the quick response, I will go ahead and try what you recommended, i saw i need an adapter cable to program the beacon that connects to the "debug out" out of my nRF52 DK? do you which one i need? Ive seen several but im not sure which one i need for sure. Again I have the nRF51822 (beacon) and trying to work with nRF52832 board

[Anders Strand]

Hi. You will need a needle adapter like this one.