ANCS Bonding Without an App

RE: ANCS Bonding Without an App

Luke — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:55:50 GMT

I figured it out... you need to request the security once the connection has been made. iOS doesn't try to read any of the attributes by itself, so the security doesn't upgrade on its own.

Add this into the pipe_status event handler:

if (lib_aci_is_discovery_finished(&aci_state) && (ACI_BOND_STATUS_SUCCESS != aci_state.bonded)) {
                debug_println(F("Upgrading security!"));
                lib_aci_bond_request();
            }

RE: ANCS Bonding Without an App

Luke — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:43:20 GMT

I looked through the SDK docs and it looks like it should be possible to have a Service Solicitation start the bonding process. I am only advertising under the Bonding tab of the GAP server, but it still doesn't result in a Pairing dialog popping up.

RE: ANCS Bonding Without an App

Luke — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:46:51 GMT

Good point! I am not getting the pairing dialog when I try to connect through the iOS Bluetooth Setting pane. I do see the Shield there and when I click on the I get the "wait circle" and then it says "Connected". However there is the Information Circle button next to it and the Pairing dialog doesn't come up. When I turn Bluetooth off & on on the iOS side, the connection is forgotten. What do I have to do on the Arduino / BLE Shield side to make the Pairing Dialog come up without an App? Are there any good examples?

RE: ANCS Bonding Without an App

joshrl — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:58:15 GMT

You might be confused a bit about apple's terminology. The pairing dialog that comes up in iOS is actually bonding in BTLE terms. If your app is"paired" in iOS, it is indeed paired. If ANCS is working, it should be sending notifications to the peripheral without the need for an app.