Wireless data sending from nRF51DK to PC

[estatiokvit]

Hello, I want to establish wireless connection between PC (windows) and nRF51DK board. I want to send data from the sensor connected to DK every 200ms to the PC.

My question are:

1. If the uart example will be a good solution ? (It is workning well with my phone)

2. Is it possible for PC to receive data without dedicated Nordic usb dongle (via embedded bluetooth module) ?

[estatiokvit]

I am using win 10 but also want to use it with older computer with win 7 and cheap Bluetooth 4.0 stick from ebay. Is it possible ?

[awneil]

Not really.

As noted, Win7 does not have BLE support.

Maybe your "cheap Bluetooth 4.0 stick from ebay" might come with something to make it work on Win7, but that's not the kind of thing you can rely on with anything "cheap from ebay".

That's why it's cheap!

[estatiokvit]

Thanks, so the best option is to use built-in bluetooth low energy with windows 10 and microsoft API. Am I right ?

[awneil]

That's going to be easiest.

How important is the Win7 support to you? You could use a Nordic dongle ...

[estatiokvit]

Win7 is not a problem. I can update to win10. More important think is that Win10 desktop PC will probably not have a built-in bluetooth module. Then the only was will also be a nordic dongle ?

[awneil]

Win10 has the BLE support built in - so should work with any compatible dongle ...

[estatiokvit]

Thanks, I will try first with BLED112 dongle from silicon labs. Thanks a lot !