serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

RE: serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

Ady — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:42:21 GMT

I see a lot of examples in the SDK covering a multitude of protocols but no simple HTTP server, am I missing something?

RE: serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

bjorn-spockeli — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:52:59 GMT

Yes, I guess that should work fine, but please note that we only have examples on how to set this up with Linux.

RE: serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

pashka — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:19:28 GMT

Thanks, I will educate myself on internet protocols.

For now I want to work locally without sending anything to the internet. I just need to be able to access web content (GUI) from nRF52 over BLE with BLE-enabled client in browser so that user can communicate with nRF52 (sending commands and receiving responses). Can I use BLE-enabled device such as Android tablet or laptop with Bluetooth 4 dongle to work as a client and router in this case?

RE: serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

bjorn-spockeli — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:58:36 GMT

As @awneil pointed out, you need to have basic understanding of the protocols on which the internet is built before jumping into setting up webpages and interfacing these with IoT devices. I suggest that you take a closer look at HTTP and the transport protocol it uses TCP.

The nRF52 only communicates over BLE and needs to connect to a BLE-enabled router, which in turn is connected to the internet, in order to communication through IPv6.

We use the Raspberry Pi as our BLE-enabled router due to its popularity and large community, but you may use other devices as your BLE-enabled router

-Bjørn

RE: serve web page from nRF52DK via BLE

awneil — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:36:37 GMT

Clearly, you are going to need at least a working understanding of internet protocols!

I suggest you start here: www.jmarshall.com/.../

Specificall, for HTTP (which is the protocol used by web pages), see: www.jmarshall.com/.../