How to use the provisioner to configure provisionee?

[Unia Kuo]

Hi,

I'm trying to test the BLE Mesh example. I want to prove that whether the feature of Relay is able to work or not. So, I use the functionality of heartbeat publishing to test it. At first, the first provisioning is finished, the provisionee begins publishing the Heartbeat state to the provisioner. I can also use the command "config_client_relay_get" and "config_client_relay_set" to get and set the parameter. Upon the second provisioning finished, the previous provisionees can't receive any commands. I also found why it can't send the command to the specific address.

In the config_client.c

static config_client_t m_client;

static uint32_t send_reliable(config_opcode_t opcode, uint16_t length, config_opcode_t reply_opcode)
{

    access_reliable_t reliable;
    reliable.model_handle = m_client.model_handle;

...

}

I got some questions as below.

1.How to enable the provisionee to re-start publishing the Heartbeat state to provisioner?

2.How to send the command listed in the "opcode_handlers" array to any provisioned device?

[Bjørn Kvaale]

Are you using the latest mesh sdk v2.1.1? You mention the "BLE Mesh example". Are you referring to the light switch example? The relay functionality is turned on by default in this example (take a look at the m_relay_enable boolean the network_init() function in network.c). I would also recommending taking a look at the should_relay() function in network.c. 

Do you mean heartbeat or are you referring to the health model?

[Unia Kuo]

The problem was solved. Thanks!

[Bjørn Kvaale]

What was the solution to your problem?

[Unia Kuo]

With regard to this problem, I've found that there are three steps are necessary.

1. Reconfigure the handle of device and address according to the specific address for communicating with provisionee.

node_addr.value = uni_addr;
node_addr.type = NRF_MESH_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNICAST;
ERROR_CHECK(dsm_address_handle_get(&node_addr, &addr_hdl));
ERROR_CHECK(dsm_devkey_handle_get(uni_addr, &dvc_hdl));
ERROR_CHECK(config_client_server_set(dvc_hdl, addr_hdl));

2.Refer to the following codes locate at node_setup.c to enable the functionality of heartbeat publication.

pubstate.model_id.company_id = ACCESS_COMPANY_ID_NONE;
pubstate.model_id.model_id = HEALTH_SERVER_MODEL_ID;
retry_on_fail(config_client_model_publication_set(&pubstate));

3.Send the command "config_client_relay_set" to enable or disable the functionality of relay.

[Bjørn Kvaale]

Great to hear! Thanks for posting your solution! That way, other developers who ran into the same problem will hopefully be able to find a solution quicker!