How to connect NRF 8001 BLE with Arduino

[Saurabh Gulia]

Can anyone tell me how to connect NRF 8001 with Arduino mega 2560. I have developed an iPhone application and just want to connect with NRF 8001.Please tell me how to connect NRF 8001 with Arduino mega 2560 and make the BLE chip discoverable?

[David Edwin]

See comment above for the values for L1, C8 and C5 Look at bleduino.cc to understand the use of the ATmega32u4 .

You can also use the Nordicsemi reference layout files for the nRF8001 and use that part in the BLEduino design. (so the nRF8001 block in BLEduino uses the Nordic reference layout) www.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF8001 See nRF8001 Reference Layout Files

Alternatively you can use a nRF8001 module to quickly get started , using the Insight SIP module or the Olimex module . The Olimex module can be soldered on to your design as well. The InsightSIP module is FCC/CE qualified in addition so your design can directly enter production.

[Saurabh Gulia]

I have one last question, suppose i have connected nRF 8001 to arduino using BLE duino schematic and my iPhone is able to discover the BLE. Now how will i be able to communicate with arduino + BLE through iPhone. Like Red Bear labs people has developed their own libraries and i simply use BLE_Read() and BLE_WRITE() etc function to read and write in Arduino IDE. How will i be able to communicate? This is my major concern.

Secondly,what is use of services.h file,you guys have also included this file in your Arduino compatible libraries and Red bear Lab have also included this?

Third,what is the need of running any "setup.bat" file in nrfStudio? will nRF 8001 chip be connected to pc when we should run this file. If yes then how to connect nRF 8001 with pc when running this .bat file?

Please each of the above question, you can call me stupid but i need these answers then only it will make things clear in my mind.