ATMEGA 328 + nRF8001

[user123x]

Sorry I am new to this. Therefore this question may seem to be odd:

I want to build a temp monitor using an nRF8001 (BLE Board Adafruit) and send this data to my mobile over BLE.

Question 1: Do I need to use a µC like 328 in addition to the BLE Board for it Question 2: What if I want to add more sensors (like humidity etc), can I connect them directly to the BLE Board (I guess not). Then how to connect a 328 to a BLE.

Question 3: I am used to programming for ATMEL using AtmelStud. Are there some tools / libraries that allow me to build applications in ATMEL Studio 7.

Question 4: Is there some place where one can start reading properly about it ?

Thanks for your help

Regards

[awneil]

1. Yes, the nRF8001 requires an external microcontroller - an AVR should be fine.

2. All the sensor interfacing and handling is done by the microcontroller - the nRF80001 is purely a radio transceiver.

3. I guess you mean Atmel Studio? There is an Arduino library here: github.com/.../ble-sdk-arduino - it can easily be adapted to non-arduino use. Alternatively, Atmel Studio 7 can directly import Arduino "sketches"

4. Reading about what, exactly?