what is the difference "experimental_ble_app_eddystone" and "nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone" ?

RE: what is the difference "experimental_ble_app_eddystone" and "nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone" ?

Nijat — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:29:20 GMT

Yes, I am using the "iOS Eddystone Scanner Sample Application" to observe the Eddystone device.

Thank you Ketil 🙂

RE: what is the difference "experimental_ble_app_eddystone" and "nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone" ?

ketil — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:23:25 GMT

Yes, you do not need any of the files from nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone if you work with experimental_ble_app_eddystone. All the functionality is still there but the firmware structure is different.

As mentioned earlier, we recommend that you use the Eddystone Beacon Application from one of the later SDKs.

Ketil

RE: what is the difference "experimental_ble_app_eddystone" and "nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone" ?

Nijat — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:15:51 GMT

In the nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone on GitHub, I found :

EddystoneService.h
EddystoneTypes.h
Eddystone_config.h
EIDFrame.h
TLMFrame.h	
UIDFrame.h
URLFrame.h
aes_eax.h

which are most important part. And also the encryption function too.

But inside "experimental_ble_app_eddystone", I found none of them. So starting from "experimental_ble_app_eddystone", we no more need those code above ?

RE: what is the difference "experimental_ble_app_eddystone" and "nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone" ?

ketil — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:01:01 GMT

Hi Nijat,

The nrf5-sdk-for-eddystone on GitHub is the older version. You should definitely use the experimental_ble_app_eddystone which is available in the SDK. This version has undergone a lot more testing and will also be kept up to date.

Please note that in the later SDKs the Eddystone example no longer has experimental status. If possible I would recommend that you use the Eddystone Beacon Application as your starting point.

Ketil