nRF8002 and RFduino

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

David Edwin — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:55:25 GMT

I see your problem, the command line tool is intended to do production programming of your nRF8002 configuration. It is not a test tool. It takes the configuration that you have created in studio and sends to to the nRF8002 so there is no need for the nRFgo studio once the configuration has been created. In short, you are using the wrong tool.

You have a number of ways to demonstrate the nRF8002 to see what is transmitted. The simplest ones are to use existing apps like the lightblue or the Android master control panel for BTLE. You use these apps to setup the nRF8002 Services over BTLE. This should allow you to use all the GATT Service functionality. However it may be more difficult to use the nRF8002 GATT Client functionality.

The more complete way would be to use the Nordic Master control panel and the proximity demo PC application that is available when you purchase the nRF8002 Development kit. This requires a master emulator dongle that is shipped with that development kit.

Additionally if you have acess to a BTLE sniffer you can see the air packets as they get sent from the nRF8002 to the app on the phone.

I hope this answers your question.

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

alexgluc — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:29:16 GMT

I am wondering whether I have got other ways rather than the "Demonstrate running the command line tool" in the "Upload configuration" tab while using nRFgo Studio to real-time monitor the activity of my nRF8002 bluetooth tag. As with a serial monitor I would like to see whether the tag transmits data on air, for instance at the press of a pushbutton connected as input to the tag itself. I haven't been able to see such an activity on the pop-up window from the "command line tool" even when the tag is paired to my iPhone and ready to communicate with it through the nRF Proximity app. What am I doing wrong?

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

alexgluc — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:26:16 GMT

I am wondering whether I have got other ways than the "Demonstrate running the command line tool" in the tab "Upload configuration" while using nRFgo Studio to real-time monitor the activity of my nRF8002 bluetooth tag. As with a serial monitor I would like to see whether the tag transmits data on air, for instance at the press of a pushbutton connected as input to the tag itself. I haven't been able to see such an activity on the pop-up window from the "command line tool" even when the tag is paired to my iPhone and ready to communicate with it through the nRF Proximity app.

Any help is very much appreciated! Thank you in advance.

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

alexgluc — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:18:29 GMT

Yes. I am talking about the "Demonstrate running the command line tool" in the tab "Upload configuration" of nRFgo Studio. I should be able to see a transmission activity and not only "RX", shouldn't I?

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

David Edwin — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:24:28 GMT

What is the command line tool that you are talking about ? Are you talking about the production tool that is available from nRFgo studio -> nRF8002 -> Upload configuration ? Can you clarify ?

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

alexgluc — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:19:02 GMT

Great! 1 step ahead. I removed the previous version of nRFgo Studio (downloaded from the jaycon systems link) and installed that one linked by Nordic. It works, meaning that now I am able to see the nRF8002 tag among the bluetooth devices around my iPhone and pair to it. My next issue is to configure the nRF8002 in such a way that I can transmit via bluetooth the state of a pushbutton connected to it. On the jaycon systems breakout board I have a pushbutton connected to input 1 (IN1). My aim is to get data transmitted on air every time the pushbutton is pressed. With the nRFgo Studio configuration reported by the tutorial from jaycon systems (www.jayconsystems.com/.../) and also by setting only the Profiles - On Master (no ticks on Profiles - On Slave) I am able to see received data at the press of the button but not transmissions through the command line tool. ?

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

David Edwin — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:28:52 GMT

Are you using the setup as per this guide ? I assume that this is so. http://www.jayconsystems.com/tutorial/nrf8002_ble/

You should be able to see the BLE advertising packets on the air after you configure it with nRFgo studio. Please use the latest version of nRFgo studio from here . The nRFgo studio version that is linked from the jaycon systems tutorial appears to have a bug for nRF8002 setup.

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

alexgluc — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:12:09 GMT

I'm using the breakout board from jaycon systems: www.jayconsystems.com/nrf8002-breakout-board.html With the nRF Proximity app neither through the settings of my iPhone I am able to find the nRF8002 tag. This is definitely connected as if I run from nRFgo Studio the command line tool when I press a pushbutton connected as input to pin1 I can see data being received for some time.

RE: nRF8002 and RFduino

David Edwin — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:42:23 GMT

Can you verify that the nRF8002 works with its iOS app, i.e. nRF Proximity or the Proximity applet in the nRF Toolbox, this should be used as the first validation step for your nRF8002 configuration.

Do you have an nRF8002 Development kit ? what nRF8002 hardware do you have ?