RE: Bluetooth Mesh for Final Year Project

awneil — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 10:20:56 GMT

[quote userid="73423" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/41944/bluetooth-mesh-for-final-year-project/163037"]It is easier to develop and learn using a development kit [/quote]

Indeed - this is why it's called a development kit!

In addition to the benefits AndreasF listed, another key factor is that the DKs have an on-board JLink debugger.

[quote userid="75516" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/41944/bluetooth-mesh-for-final-year-project"]final year project of Mechatronics[/quote]

I would have thought that developing a BT Mesh network was rather peripheral to your topic of "Mechatronics"?

You should certainly be discussing this with your tutor/supervisor - as they will know the course details and project requirements. Nobody here knows those things!

[quote userid="75516" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/41944/bluetooth-mesh-for-final-year-project"]I am new to the bluetooth mesh concept[/quote]

The whole point of a final year project is to demonstrate that you can apply what you have learned in the course - so, if you've never done anything like this before, it's probably not a great choice ...

You will need to be a competent embedded 'C' programmer, familiar with microcontrollers, comms, and interfacing ...

Some "getting started" tips here:

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../154813

There are some suggestions for moving on from the light switch demo here:

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/40090/nrf5-sdk-for-mesh-v2-2-0-light-switch-demo---where-next

RE: Bluetooth Mesh for Final Year Project

AndreasF — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:00:56 GMT

Hi.

It is easier to develop and learn using a development kit (nRF52 DK for example), since development kits have more buttons, LED's, examples, and you only need a USB cable to program them. If you want to develop on a Thingy 52 you need to connect the Thingy 52 to a nRF52 DK with a 10-pin SWD cable, as explained here. You can always ask questions on DevZone regardless of which product you choose.

Best regards,

Andreas