thingy connect

RE: thingy connect

Gadreel — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:56:11 GMT

Like I mentioned it seemed to have "gone dark" as far as the iOS app was concerned. The app doesn't really provide much debug information when it doesn't connect to the device other than it just doesn't work.

RE: thingy connect

endnode — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:49:47 GMT

So it's more like your Apple device and app problem... If something advertises connectable ADV_XXX packets it should be possible to connect to it. Have you tried Nordic's nRF Connect app (which seems to be considered as one of the best general BLE debugging/testing apps out there, at least on Android it has no competition)? Also if something advertises it cannot be called "going dark":)

RE: thingy connect

Gadreel — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:44:26 GMT

I performed the firmware update via the iOS app on iPhone. That seemed to have worked

I have been able to connect to the the Thingy again with iOS app on the iPhone. I cannot confirm that what I am going to mention was the actual fix with 100% confidence, but all I know is now the device is working fine.

Anyway, after the device seems to have "gone dark" after the FW update. I tried to see the device with another app on the iPhone called LightBlue Explorer LE that I already had on my iPhone before getting the Thingy device and app. Which this app could actually see the device but obviously could not interact with it. Anyway, in my attempts to get the Thingy back I uninstalled both the Thingy iOS app and LightBlue Explorer LE. I then only re-installed the Thingy iOS app and the device started working again. I cannot confirm but is it possible the LightBlue app was causing some type of conflict? So no need to flash FW etc. I am moving on at this point evaluating the device. I even used an Android tablet and have successfully connected to the Thingy with the Android app.

Thx for helping me out! Steve

RE: thingy connect

Bjørn Kvaale — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:22:38 GMT

Like Endnode asks below, how did you perform the FW update?

RE: thingy connect

mon2 — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:30:21 GMT

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../

RE: thingy connect

endnode — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:25:56 GMT

Thingy can always be recovered but ways varies from very easy up to medium hard;) Key is knowledge about what exactly happened: did you attempt to upgrade FW? Over the air or over wired bootloader? If you attempted to flash your (or some random) FW which was untested and caused some hard faults so device is not accessible in "application bootloader (DFU)" mode then you would need to flash it over SWD (JTAG), typically by SEGGER J-Link or similar HW/SW solution (cheapest and most proven is SEGGER J-Link OB which is on every nRF5x DK board, costs ~$40 and can flash any Nordic target through various SW tools compatible with Win/Mac/Linux platforms...)