Hi, I have a project where I need to communicate using UART BLE between nRF51822 and a PC (MS Surface Pro 3) with Windows 8.1 and embedded BLE hardware.
I have programmed the nRF51822/nRF6310 Motherboard using the PCA10001 ble_app_uart program including modifications to be detected by the BLE in the Surface Pro PC.
Is there a way to communicate (Send and receive data) via a Terminal Program and not via the nRF UART program?
How can I use the BLE in my PC to communicate via a Terminal Program? (I need to communicate via the BLE in the PC and not via the dongle)!
Any suggestions, help, tips and hints are most appreciated.
Information to forum users:
To compile the ble_app_uart program and use it on the nRF6310 motherboard with PCA10004 or PCA10005 you need to change some options in Keil From the menu go to):
Project -> Options for target 'nrf51822...' -> C/C++
Change the defined preprocessor symbols to:
BOARD_NRF6310 NRF51,DEBUG_NRF_USER, BLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD
To communicate directly to a bluetooth dongle (not PCA10000) on your computer you need to include a code snippet in the ble_app_uart software:
The code is put in the main.c file after the "Function for starting advertising" comment:
/**@brief Function for starting advertising. */ static void advertising_start(void) { ble_gap_addr_t m_ble_addr; uint32_t err_code; ble_gap_adv_params_t adv_params; err_code = sd_ble_gap_address_get(&m_ble_addr); APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code); err_code = sd_ble_gap_address_set(BLE_GAP_ADDR_CYCLE_MODE_NONE, &m_ble_addr); APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
- Start advertising
From here I need help too...
The bluetooth dongle find the Nordic Hardware and I can do a pairing.
How can I communicate with a Terminal Program using a Bluetooth Dongle.
Windows 8.1 has direct support for Bluetooth BLE when you have a BLE-dongle, but how can I communicate via COM Port/UART using this option.
I have tried to connect COM-ports to the Terminal-program but nothing works.
Using the PC with the PCA10001 dongle and the Nordic nRFUart software works ok, but I need to communicate via an external bluetooth dongle.
Is there a quick and easy way to solve this problem, or do I need a separate COM Port/Uart-driver installed on the PC?
