BLE Example using nrf51822 Beacon Kit

RE: BLE Example using nrf51822 Beacon Kit

Petter Myhre — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:00:26 GMT

It should be possible to run those examples on the beacon kit. You have a revision 3 chip on it, so you should be able to use the latest SDK with the latest SoftDevice. That said, the beacon kit is more a reference design for beacons, than a development kit. I recommend the nRF52832, this is our latest and greatest chip. Get a nRF52 DK and you are good to go. I also recommend to consider getting a nRF51 dongle, to use the nRF Sniffer and nRF Connect.

RE: BLE Example using nrf51822 Beacon Kit

Klaus Karkov — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:40:51 GMT

Thanks for the quick response

I’m using Beacon Kit revision 1.2.0. The Beacon application example does work, but I’m looking for an example that looks more like the application we are going for. I work as consultant for a company, that are developing a system for measuring breathing air flow resistances to inspiration / expiration, with measurements being displayed real-time on a smartphone.

As there is no standard BLE profile for this, we have to invent a new one, but getting something like the Health Thermometer or Heart Rate example up and running would be great. Had it been easier if we had based our evaluation on any of the other processors in the nrf family? And if so, which one would you recommend, and which evaluation board should we get?

RE: BLE Example using nrf51822 Beacon Kit

Petter Myhre — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:05:21 GMT

What revision of the kit do you have? Please see this. Have you tried the SoftDevice and SDK version that is listed there?