This is from the previous Blog: devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../ I've looked at the other dev boards. I found this one nRF52832 System on Chip and Amber SPP-over-BLE profile. The one from Nguyen Hoan Hoang I can't find in Germany. But my question to all that is this: How do I program the chip? Previous chips I was able to use the Arduino IDE which uses .h and .ino files. The code itself I think is in "C" if I'm not mistaken. Can I use the same Arduino IDE to program the Nordic chip nRF52832? Or do I have to learn something new again? Furthermore: this chip, nRF52832 System on Chip and Amber SPP-over-BLE profile: can I use it for my project? Program it to open up 2 logic PIN's to power a motor driver? What's a good driver for this board? Currently I'm using this one DRV 8835 from Pololu. Would that work for this board as well? Or is this board also come with preprogramming for Characteristics/Services? And its own UI? Remember, I want my own UI. This is what I want: click on the app icon-it should open the app and autoscan for peripheral-when found only connect if the ble mac address is the correct one-once connected it should have only 2 buttons on the UI to open 2 logic pins that's it for now. Questions: Can I program this chip like mentioned above? Can I use the Arduino IDE to program it? if not what do I need? Can I use the Pololu driver? Or do you have another one for me? Or should I rather use this board: nRF51 Dongle for my project? On this website: [http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/proje...] you can see the UI on the device and the code for it. Please have a look and tell me if I can use this code for to program those to devices: nRF51 Dongle, nRF52832. Oh, and how do I program this chip: nRF52832? I don't see a usb connection on it to connect it to the PC? While on the dongle I think I can connect it to the PC to program it, right? Or is it easier to just clear/flush my current chip? So that it has no characteristics on it. Then reprogram it with Nordic's firmware so that a peripheral can connect to the chip and send a simple char of lets say "o" to open one PIN and send another char lets say "c" to open another PIN? Can I do this on this chip? I would then put this code on the chip:
/*********************************************************************
This is an example for our nRF51822 based Bluefruit LE modules
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All text above, and the splash screen below must be included in
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*********************************************************************/
#include <string.h>
#include <Arduino.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#if not defined (_VARIANT_ARDUINO_DUE_X_) && not defined (_VARIANT_ARDUINO_ZERO_)
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#endif
#include "Adafruit_BLE.h"
#include "Adafruit_BluefruitLE_SPI.h"
#include "Adafruit_BluefruitLE_UART.h"
#include "BluefruitConfig.h"
/*=========================================================================
APPLICATION SETTINGS
FACTORYRESET_ENABLE Perform a factory reset when running this sketch
Enabling this will put your Bluefruit LE module
in a 'known good' state and clear any config
data set in previous sketches or projects, so
running this at least once is a good idea.
When deploying your project, however, you will
want to disable factory reset by setting this
value to 0. If you are making changes to your
Bluefruit LE device via AT commands, and those
changes aren't persisting across resets, this
is the reason why. Factory reset will erase
the non-volatile memory where config data is
stored, setting it back to factory default
values.
Some sketches that require you to bond to a
central device (HID mouse, keyboard, etc.)
won't work at all with this feature enabled
since the factory reset will clear all of the
bonding data stored on the chip, meaning the
central device won't be able to reconnect.
MINIMUM_FIRMWARE_VERSION Minimum firmware version to have some new features
MODE_LED_BEHAVIOUR LED activity, valid options are
"DISABLE" or "MODE" or "BLEUART" or
"HWUART" or "SPI" or "MANUAL"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#define FACTORYRESET_ENABLE 1
#define MINIMUM_FIRMWARE_VERSION "0.6.6"
#define MODE_LED_BEHAVIOUR "MODE"
/*=========================================================================*/
// Create the bluefruit object, either software serial...uncomment these lines
/*
SoftwareSerial bluefruitSS = SoftwareSerial(BLUEFRUIT_SWUART_TXD_PIN, BLUEFRUIT_SWUART_RXD_PIN);
Adafruit_BluefruitLE_UART ble(bluefruitSS, BLUEFRUIT_UART_MODE_PIN,
BLUEFRUIT_UART_CTS_PIN, BLUEFRUIT_UART_RTS_PIN);
*/
/* ...or hardware serial, which does not need the RTS/CTS pins. Uncomment this line */
// Adafruit_BluefruitLE_UART ble(BLUEFRUIT_HWSERIAL_NAME, BLUEFRUIT_UART_MODE_PIN);
/* ...hardware SPI, using SCK/MOSI/MISO hardware SPI pins and then user selected CS/IRQ/RST */
Adafruit_BluefruitLE_SPI ble(BLUEFRUIT_SPI_CS, BLUEFRUIT_SPI_IRQ, BLUEFRUIT_SPI_RST);
/* ...software SPI, using SCK/MOSI/MISO user-defined SPI pins and then user selected CS/IRQ/RST */
//Adafruit_BluefruitLE_SPI ble(BLUEFRUIT_SPI_SCK, BLUEFRUIT_SPI_MISO,
// BLUEFRUIT_SPI_MOSI, BLUEFRUIT_SPI_CS,
// BLUEFRUIT_SPI_IRQ, BLUEFRUIT_SPI_RST);
// A small helper
void error(const __FlashStringHelper*err) {
Serial.println(err);
while (1);
}
// function prototypes over in packetparser.cpp
uint8_t readPacket(Adafruit_BLE *ble, uint16_t timeout);
float parsefloat(uint8_t *buffer);
void printHex(const uint8_t * data, const uint32_t numBytes);
// the packet buffer
extern uint8_t packetbuffer[];
/**************************************************************************/
/*!
@brief Sets up the HW an the BLE module (this function is called
automatically on startup)
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void setup(void)
{
while (!Serial); // required for Flora & Micro
delay(500);
Serial.begin(115200);
pinMode(12, OUTPUT);
pinMode(11, OUTPUT);
Serial.println(F("Adafruit Bluefruit App Controller Example"));
Serial.println(F("-----------------------------------------"));
/* Initialise the module */
Serial.print(F("Initialising the Bluefruit LE module: "));
if ( !ble.begin(VERBOSE_MODE) )
{
error(F("Couldn't find Bluefruit, make sure it's in CoMmanD mode & check wiring?"));
}
Serial.println( F("OK!") );
if ( FACTORYRESET_ENABLE )
{
/* Perform a factory reset to make sure everything is in a known state */
Serial.println(F("Performing a factory reset: "));
if ( ! ble.factoryReset() ){
error(F("Couldn't factory reset"));
}
}
/* Disable command echo from Bluefruit */
ble.echo(false);
Serial.println("Requesting Bluefruit info:");
/* Print Bluefruit information */
ble.info();
Serial.println(F("Please use Adafruit Bluefruit LE app to connect in Controller mode"));
Serial.println(F("Then activate/use the sensors, color picker, game controller, etc!"));
Serial.println();
ble.verbose(false); // debug info is a little annoying after this point!
/* Wait for connection */
while (! ble.isConnected()) {
delay(500);
}
Serial.println(F("******************************"));
// LED Activity command is only supported from 0.6.6
if ( ble.isVersionAtLeast(MINIMUM_FIRMWARE_VERSION) )
{
// Change Mode LED Activity
Serial.println(F("Change LED activity to " MODE_LED_BEHAVIOUR));
ble.sendCommandCheckOK("AT+HWModeLED=" MODE_LED_BEHAVIOUR);
}
// Set Bluefruit to DATA mode
Serial.println( F("Switching to DATA mode!") );
ble.setMode(BLUEFRUIT_MODE_DATA);
}
/**************************************************************************/
/*!
@brief Constantly poll for new command or response data
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void loop(void)
{
/* Wait for new data to arrive */
uint8_t len = readPacket(&ble, BLE_READPACKET_TIMEOUT);
if (len == 0) return;
/* Got a packet! */
// printHex(packetbuffer, len);
// Buttons
if (packetbuffer[1] == 'B')
{
uint8_t buttnum = packetbuffer[2] - '0';
boolean pressed = packetbuffer[3] - '0';
Serial.print ("Button Number "); Serial.print (buttnum); Serial.print (",");
if (7 == buttnum)
{
if (pressed)
{
digitalWrite(12, HIGH);
}
else
{
digitalWrite(12, LOW);
}
}
if (8 == buttnum)
{
if (pressed)
{
digitalWrite(11, HIGH);
}
else
{
digitalWrite(11, LOW);
}
}
}
}
Thank you so much for helping, Nick