'Play' button

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:26:53 GMT

Apparently, I don't have a dongle and therefore can't run nRF Connect on PC. nRF Connect on the iPhone is quite different(shouldn't it has to have a different name to avoid such confusion) and doesn't have 'Play' button. The issue was iOS.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:30:13 GMT

The issue is iOS remembers some old stuff. Things are getting normal as soon as I disabled and reenabled BT on my iPhone.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:54:16 GMT

Everyone is a human, so I just rebuilt the application and it produces the same result.

nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky\pca10040\s132\arm5_no_packs\

That is what I built.

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:43:27 GMT

The services in the screenshot you posted has the services of the Proximity Application example. Are you sure you have not somehow mixed up the examples? That does not explain the name, though. I will check more carefully tomorrow.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:38:25 GMT

http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.nordic.infocenter.sdk5.v15.0.0%2Fble_sdk_app_blinky.html

I did NOT modify anything because it doesn't work as described!

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:35:40 GMT

There are definitively errors in the SDK documentation. I do believe that the instructions you pasted for the BLE Blinky Application are accurate, though. But they are for the unmodified example, and will not magically adapt to the changes you do to your firmware.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:34:14 GMT

Setup

You can find the source code and the project file of the example in the following folder: <InstallFolder>\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:32:46 GMT

I'm compiling and running your examples, trying to understand what is under the hood, modify them and see the results. The SDK doc doesn't match with examples.

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:31:22 GMT

You tell me :) I assumed that is what you wanted to do, as large parts of your question was a copy-paste of the instructions for that example and a indication that you did not find the button for enabling notifications. If that is not what you want to do, then please let me know what you are after.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:30:10 GMT

I sure can, but what is the point? I'm compiling and running your examples, trying to understand what is under the hood, modify them and see the results. I have no doubt that your hex is perfectly fine but it isn't what I'm after.

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:27:36 GMT

The services in your screenshot is not from ble_app_blinky in the SDK, even though the name is. Can you program your board with an unmodified .hex file from the SDK to make sure you have the correct firmware on your board? You can find it under <SDK>\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky\hex\.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:20:59 GMT

I have the different screen

This is the example from c:\nRF52\examples\nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky\pca10040\s132\arm5_no_packs\

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:12:58 GMT

I see. In that case, the Icon is different. It looks like a few downwards facing buttons. It should look like this when you have enabled by tapping on the button by the red arrow:

The Value field (0x00) in this screenshot should then change to 0x01 while you hold down Button 1 on the DK and change back to 0x00 when you release the button.

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:55:00 GMT

iPhone

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:49:05 GMT

Hi,

Have you connected a nRF5 DK or dongle to the computer? That is a requirement for using nRF Connect for Desktop (it cannot use the built in Bluetooth device of your computer).

I though the initial question was about nRF connect for Desktop, which is why I uploaded the screenshot pointing to the play button that you use to enable notifications. If you use another tool (such as nRF connect for iOS or Android or something else), then there are other ways to enable notifications. Which platform and application are you using?

RE: 'Play' button

Baruch — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:21:29 GMT

I have installed nRF Connect for a desktop. My pc does not see any devices(iPhone does).

The scan button is disabled. What else(sw/hw) do I need?

RE: 'Play' button

Einar Thorsrud — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 07:25:27 GMT

Hi,

The play button is used to enable notifications. You can find it here using nRF Connect for Desktop: