RE: What is Serialization?

awneil — Thu, 12 May 2016 09:39:44 GMT

Thanks - I never find it easy to locate docs on the nordic site.

:-(

RE: What is Serialization?

Christopher — Thu, 12 May 2016 09:09:02 GMT

This is the correct link for the Nordic doc: infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp

RE: What is Serialization?

awneil — Thu, 12 May 2016 07:32:51 GMT

In general: en.wikipedia.org/.../Serialization

In the specific Nordic case: infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp

Serialisation allows you to have just the BLE code running on an nRF5x device (the "comms processor"), and your main application running on a different chip entirely (the "host" or "application" processor while giving the same API as if your code were actually running on the nRF device.

It saves you having to devise your own protocol between the nRF device and your host.

There is, of course, nothing to stop you devising your own protocol between the nRF device and your host; eg, like an AT Command interface ...