Eddystone and IBeacon features merge

[Florian Flex]

Hello,

We are considering merging the Eddystone and iBeacon features together, packet types toggling at each interval tick, then we assumed that we should take the Eddystone project as a base project (which is more complex) and then implement piece by piece the iBeacon functions/variables. Is this a realistic approach ? or should we just change the packet type and structure before each sending ?

Also, we would like to develop a similar Android application like the "nRF Beacon for Eddystone". Is there any project example you can share as such ? If not, would you be able to recommend an open source code that would make the deal ?

Thanks in advance for your support and recommandations,

Florian

[Hung Bui]

Hi, 

I don't see a problem doing that. The Eddystone project uses a timer to change/update advertising data (adv_timing_callback() ). You need to modify the eddystone module so that it can switch between the Eddystone data and the iBeacon data. 

If you want something simpler, you can start with ble_app_beacon. But it won't bring you the option to do connectable advertising for parameter update.

[Florian Flex]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I would consider the first option in order to have the change/update advertising data feature. Your explanation is usefully however as I'm new in BLE, the documentation related to the stack is a pain in the ass for me. I need to document myself on the topic first before going deeper in the SDK documentation. So if you have any recommandation about a book or a web site helping me in the understanding of the BLE stack in a simple and efficient way, I would be grateful to you. 

Thanks in advance,

Florian

[Hung Bui]

If you are looking for a book, maybe you can try "Bluetooth Low Energy : The Developer's Handbook" by Robin Heydon.

We have a youtube tutorial here and some tutorial examples here. They are pretty old but should be usable (you may need to download the correspondent SDK)

I have a blog here that explain the BLE spec and our stack, might be useful for you. 

[Florian Flex]

Thanks for the information !