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NRF52832 BLE Scan

Hi

Can I get some idea on which functions to make changes to in order to scan and report(for example on uart) the number of ble devices present in NRF52832 kit range. 

I know ble central uart example does the scan, but I don't seem to forward with which functions to start off with.

I am using NRF52832 micro devkit with softdevice s132.

  • Look at the Advertising Report Handler - on_adv_report()

  • Hi,

    The central discovers devices after scan_start() has been called. The callback function scan_evt_handler is called with ble_gap_evt_adv_report_t when a device is discovered during scanning. You can then append the discovered device in a list with its UUID. A device can be discovered multiple times, you should therefore only append it, if it's not already in the list. See this sequence diagram.

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    /**
     * @brief BLE LED Button Service central and client application main file.
     *
     * This file contains the source code for a sample client application using the LED Button service.
     */
    
    #include <stdint.h>
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <string.h>
    #include "nrf_sdh.h"
    #include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
    #include "nrf_sdh_soc.h"
    #include "nrf_pwr_mgmt.h"
    #include "app_timer.h"
    #include "boards.h"
    #include "bsp.h"
    #include "bsp_btn_ble.h"
    #include "ble.h"
    #include "ble_hci.h"
    #include "ble_advertising.h"
    #include "ble_conn_params.h"
    #include "ble_db_discovery.h"
    #include "ble_lbs_c.h"
    #include "nrf_ble_gatt.h"
    #include "nrf_ble_scan.h"
    
    #include "nrf_log.h"
    #include "nrf_log_ctrl.h"
    #include "nrf_log_default_backends.h"
    
    
    #define CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED            BSP_BOARD_LED_0                     /**< Scanning LED will be on when the device is scanning. */
    #define CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED           BSP_BOARD_LED_1                     /**< Connected LED will be on when the device is connected. */
    #define LEDBUTTON_LED                   BSP_BOARD_LED_2                     /**< LED to indicate a change of state of the the Button characteristic on the peer. */
    
    #define SCAN_INTERVAL                   0x00A0                              /**< Determines scan interval in units of 0.625 millisecond. */
    #define SCAN_WINDOW                     0x0050                              /**< Determines scan window in units of 0.625 millisecond. */
    #define SCAN_DURATION                   0x0000                              /**< Timout when scanning. 0x0000 disables timeout. */
    
    #define MIN_CONNECTION_INTERVAL         MSEC_TO_UNITS(7.5, UNIT_1_25_MS)    /**< Determines minimum connection interval in milliseconds. */
    #define MAX_CONNECTION_INTERVAL         MSEC_TO_UNITS(30, UNIT_1_25_MS)     /**< Determines maximum connection interval in milliseconds. */
    #define SLAVE_LATENCY                   0                                   /**< Determines slave latency in terms of connection events. */
    #define SUPERVISION_TIMEOUT             MSEC_TO_UNITS(4000, UNIT_10_MS)     /**< Determines supervision time-out in units of 10 milliseconds. */
    
    #define LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN            BSP_BUTTON_0                        /**< Button that will write to the LED characteristic of the peer */
    #define BUTTON_DETECTION_DELAY          APP_TIMER_TICKS(50)                 /**< Delay from a GPIOTE event until a button is reported as pushed (in number of timer ticks). */
    
    #define APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG            1                                   /**< A tag identifying the SoftDevice BLE configuration. */
    #define APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO           3                                   /**< Application's BLE observer priority. You shouldn't need to modify this value. */
    
    NRF_BLE_SCAN_DEF(m_scan);                                       /**< Scanning module instance. */
    BLE_LBS_C_DEF(m_ble_lbs_c);                                     /**< Main structure used by the LBS client module. */
    NRF_BLE_GATT_DEF(m_gatt);                                       /**< GATT module instance. */
    BLE_DB_DISCOVERY_DEF(m_db_disc);                                /**< DB discovery module instance. */
    
    //static char const m_target_periph_name[] = "Nordic_Blinky";     /**< Name of the device we try to connect to. This name is searched in the scan report data*/
    
    
    #define SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL 10000  // 10 sec
    
    static uint32_t device_number;
    
    #define FOUND_DEVICE_REFRESH_TIME APP_TIMER_TICKS(SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL) /**< Time after which the device list is clean and refreshed. */
    
    
    #define DEVICE_NAME_MAX_SIZE 20
    #define DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX 50
    
    
    typedef struct
    {
        bool      is_not_empty;                                   /**< Indicates that the structure is not empty. */
        uint16_t  size;                                           /**< Size of manuf data. */
        uint8_t   addr[BLE_GAP_ADDR_LEN];                         /**< Device address. */
        char      dev_name[DEVICE_NAME_MAX_SIZE];                 /**< Device name. */
        uint8_t   manuf_buffer[BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX];    /**< Buffer for storing an  manuf data. */
    
    } scanned_device_t;
    
    void device_list_print(scanned_device_t * p_device);
    
    
    scanned_device_t   m_device[DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX];                 /**< Stores device info from scan data. */
    
    void scan_device_info_clear(void)
    {
        memset(m_device, 0, sizeof(m_device));
        device_number = 0;
    }
    
    /**@brief Function for printing the devices.
     *
     *@details Function print list of devices.
     *      
     *
     * @param[in] device      Pointer to the struct storing the scanned devices.
     */
    void device_list_print(scanned_device_t * p_device)
    {
        NRF_LOG_INFO("Devices found %d", device_number);
    
        // We could now clear the list:
        scan_device_info_clear();
        
    
    }
    
    
    
    scanned_device_t * scan_device_info_get(void)
    {
        return m_device;
    }
    
    typedef struct
    {
        uint8_t * p_data;   /**< Pointer to data. */
        uint16_t  data_len; /**< Length of data. */
    } data_t;
    
    
    static void device_to_list_add(ble_gap_evt_adv_report_t const * p_adv_report)
    {
        uint8_t  idx             = 0;
        uint16_t dev_name_offset = 0;
        uint16_t field_len;
        data_t   adv_data;
    
    
        // Initialize advertisement report for parsing
        adv_data.p_data   = (uint8_t *)p_adv_report->data.p_data;
        adv_data.data_len = p_adv_report->data.len;
    
        for ( idx = 0; idx < DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX; idx++)
        {
            // If address is duplicated, then return.
            if (memcmp(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr,
                       m_device[idx].addr,
                       sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr)) == 0)
            {
                return;
            }
        }
    
        // Device is not in the list.
        for (idx = 0; idx < DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX; idx++)
        {
            if (!m_device[idx].is_not_empty) // We find an empty entry
            {
                   device_number = device_number +1;
    
                   
                    m_device[idx].is_not_empty = true; //validating the list record
    
                    memset(m_device[idx].addr,
                    0,
                    sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr));
    
                    memcpy(m_device[idx].addr,
                    p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr,
                    sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr));
                    return;
                
            }
        }
    }
    
    /**@brief Function to handle asserts in the SoftDevice.
     *
     * @details This function will be called in case of an assert in the SoftDevice.
     *
     * @warning This handler is an example only and does not fit a final product. You need to analyze
     *          how your product is supposed to react in case of Assert.
     * @warning On assert from the SoftDevice, the system can only recover on reset.
     *
     * @param[in] line_num     Line number of the failing ASSERT call.
     * @param[in] p_file_name  File name of the failing ASSERT call.
     */
    void assert_nrf_callback(uint16_t line_num, const uint8_t * p_file_name)
    {
        app_error_handler(0xDEADBEEF, line_num, p_file_name);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for the LEDs initialization.
     *
     * @details Initializes all LEDs used by the application.
     */
    static void leds_init(void)
    {
        bsp_board_init(BSP_INIT_LEDS);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function to start scanning.
     */
    static void scan_start(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        err_code = nrf_ble_scan_start(&m_scan);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        bsp_board_led_off(CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED);
        bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for handling BLE events.
     *
     * @param[in]   p_ble_evt   Bluetooth stack event.
     * @param[in]   p_context   Unused.
     */
    static void ble_evt_handler(ble_evt_t const * p_ble_evt, void * p_context)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        // For readability.
        ble_gap_evt_t const * p_gap_evt = &p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt;
    
        switch (p_ble_evt->header.evt_id)
        {
            // Upon connection, check which peripheral has connected (HR or RSC), initiate DB
            // discovery, update LEDs status and resume scanning if necessary. */
            case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONNECTED:
            {
                NRF_LOG_INFO("Connected.");
    //            err_code = ble_lbs_c_handles_assign(&m_ble_lbs_c, p_gap_evt->conn_handle, NULL);
    //            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    //
    //            err_code = ble_db_discovery_start(&m_db_disc, p_gap_evt->conn_handle);
    //            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
                // Update LEDs status, and check if we should be looking for more
                // peripherals to connect to.
                bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED);
                bsp_board_led_off(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);
            } break;
    
            // Upon disconnection, reset the connection handle of the peer which disconnected, update
            // the LEDs status and start scanning again.
            case BLE_GAP_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
            {
                NRF_LOG_INFO("Disconnected.");
                scan_start();
            } break;
    
            case BLE_GAP_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            {
                // We have not specified a timeout for scanning, so only connection attemps can timeout.
                if (p_gap_evt->params.timeout.src == BLE_GAP_TIMEOUT_SRC_CONN)
                {
                    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("Connection request timed out.");
                }
            } break;
    
            case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONN_PARAM_UPDATE_REQUEST:
            {
                // Accept parameters requested by peer.
                err_code = sd_ble_gap_conn_param_update(p_gap_evt->conn_handle,
                                            &p_gap_evt->params.conn_param_update_request.conn_params);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            } break;
    
            case BLE_GAP_EVT_PHY_UPDATE_REQUEST:
            {
                NRF_LOG_DEBUG("PHY update request.");
                ble_gap_phys_t const phys =
                {
                    .rx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
                    .tx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
                };
                err_code = sd_ble_gap_phy_update(p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle, &phys);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            } break;
    
            case BLE_GATTC_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            {
                // Disconnect on GATT Client timeout event.
                NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Client Timeout.");
                err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gattc_evt.conn_handle,
                                                 BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            } break;
    
            case BLE_GATTS_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            {
                // Disconnect on GATT Server timeout event.
                NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Server Timeout.");
                err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gatts_evt.conn_handle,
                                                 BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            } break;
    
            default:
                // No implementation needed.
                break;
        }
    }
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the BLE stack.
     *
     * @details Initializes the SoftDevice and the BLE event interrupts.
     */
    static void ble_stack_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        err_code = nrf_sdh_enable_request();
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        // Configure the BLE stack using the default settings.
        // Fetch the start address of the application RAM.
        uint32_t ram_start = 0;
        err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_default_cfg_set(APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG, &ram_start);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        // Enable BLE stack.
        err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_enable(&ram_start);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        // Register a handler for BLE events.
        NRF_SDH_BLE_OBSERVER(m_ble_observer, APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO, ble_evt_handler, NULL);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for handling events from the button handler module.
     *
     * @param[in] pin_no        The pin that the event applies to.
     * @param[in] button_action The button action (press/release).
     */
    static void button_event_handler(uint8_t pin_no, uint8_t button_action)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        switch (pin_no)
        {
            case LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN:
            break;
    
            default:
                //APP_ERROR_HANDLER(pin_no);
                break;
        }
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for handling Scaning events.
     *
     * @param[in]   p_scan_evt   Scanning event.
     */
    static void scan_evt_handler(scan_evt_t const * p_scan_evt)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        switch(p_scan_evt->scan_evt_id)
        {
            case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_CONNECTING_ERROR:
                err_code = p_scan_evt->params.connecting_err.err_code;
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
                break;
    
             case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_NOT_FOUND:
                 device_to_list_add(p_scan_evt->params.p_not_found);
                 break;
            default:
              break;
        }
    }
    
    
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the button handler module.
     */
    static void buttons_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
    
        //The array must be static because a pointer to it will be saved in the button handler module.
        static app_button_cfg_t buttons[] =
        {
            {LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN, false, BUTTON_PULL, button_event_handler}
        };
    
        err_code = app_button_init(buttons, ARRAY_SIZE(buttons),
                                   BUTTON_DETECTION_DELAY);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the log.
     */
    static void log_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code = NRF_LOG_INIT(NULL);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        NRF_LOG_DEFAULT_BACKENDS_INIT();
    }
    
    /**@brief Function for handling the list_timer event,
     */
    static void adv_list_timer_handle(void * p_context)
    {
            
        // Print devices
        scanned_device_t * p_device_list = scan_device_info_get();
        device_list_print(p_device_list);
    
        //scan_device_info_clear();
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the timer.
     */
    static void timer_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_init();
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        // Timer for refreshing scanned devices data.
        APP_TIMER_DEF(adv_list_timer);
        err_code = app_timer_create(&adv_list_timer, APP_TIMER_MODE_REPEATED, adv_list_timer_handle);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
        err_code = app_timer_start(adv_list_timer, FOUND_DEVICE_REFRESH_TIME, NULL);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
    
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the Power manager. */
    static void power_management_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code;
        err_code = nrf_pwr_mgmt_init();
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }
    
    
    static void scan_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t          err_code;
        nrf_ble_scan_init_t init_scan;
    
        memset(&init_scan, 0, sizeof(init_scan));
    
        init_scan.connect_if_match = false;
        init_scan.conn_cfg_tag     = APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG;
    
        err_code = nrf_ble_scan_init(&m_scan, &init_scan, scan_evt_handler);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
    //    // Setting filters for scanning.
    //    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filters_enable(&m_scan, NRF_BLE_SCAN_NAME_FILTER, false);
    //    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    //
    //    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filter_set(&m_scan, SCAN_NAME_FILTER, m_target_periph_name);
    //    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for initializing the GATT module.
     */
    static void gatt_init(void)
    {
        ret_code_t err_code = nrf_ble_gatt_init(&m_gatt, NULL);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }
    
    
    /**@brief Function for handling the idle state (main loop).
     *
     * @details Handle any pending log operation(s), then sleep until the next event occurs.
     */
    static void idle_state_handle(void)
    {
        NRF_LOG_FLUSH();
        nrf_pwr_mgmt_run();
    }
    
    
    int main(void)
    {
        // Initialize.
        log_init();
        timer_init();
        leds_init();
        buttons_init();
        power_management_init();
        ble_stack_init();
        scan_init();
        gatt_init();
    
    
        // Start execution.
        NRF_LOG_INFO("BLE scanner example started, will print the number of devices found after %d seconds",SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL/1000);
        scan_start();
    
        // Turn on the LED to signal scanning.
        bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);
    
        // Enter main loop.
        for (;;)
        {
            idle_state_handle();
        }
    }

    Best regards

    Jared.

  • Hi,

    thanks a lot for this answer, it helped me a lot because I was looking for the same thing. I have one question though:

    Where the device name is located? is it supposed to be sent within an adv packet? According to the "ble_gap_evt_adv_report_t" struct, its field "data" of type "ble_data_t" is the received adv or scan response data (ble_gap.h file). The struct "ble_data_t" contains a uint8_t pointer and a uint16_t length. Is the device name located in there? I'm doing this inside the function "device_to_list_add()", when a device is not in the list:

    uint8_t * aux = p_adv_report->data.p_data;
    uint16_t aux_len = p_adv_report->data.len;
    
    uint8_t aux_array[100] = {};
    memcpy(aux_array,aux,aux_len);
    printf("Adv Data %x\r\n",aux_array);

    Thanks a lot for your help

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    /* R&D EMBEDDED TEAM */
    /* RFID PROJECT */
    /* ACTIVE RFID & ACTIVE TAG */
    /* CENTRAL */
    /* EMPLOYEE ID 013 */
    #include <stdint.h>
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <string.h>
    #include "nrf_sdh.h"
    #include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
    #include "nrf_sdh_soc.h"
    #include "nrf_pwr_mgmt.h"
    #include "app_timer.h"
    #include "boards.h"
    #include "bsp.h"
    #include "bsp_btn_ble.h"
    #include "ble.h"
    #include "ble_hci.h"
    #include "ble_advertising.h"
    #include "ble_conn_params.h"
    #include "ble_db_discovery.h"
    #include "ble_lbs_c.h"
    #include "nrf_ble_gatt.h"
    #include "nrf_ble_scan.h"

    #include "nrf_log.h"
    #include "nrf_log_ctrl.h"
    #include "nrf_log_default_backends.h"


    #define CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED BSP_BOARD_LED_0 /**< Scanning LED will be on when the device is scanning. */
    #define CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED BSP_BOARD_LED_1 /**< Connected LED will be on when the device is connected. */
    #define LEDBUTTON_LED BSP_BOARD_LED_2 /**< LED to indicate a change of state of the the Button characteristic on the peer. */

    #define SCAN_INTERVAL 0x00A0 /**< Determines scan interval in units of 0.625 millisecond. */
    #define SCAN_WINDOW 0x0050 /**< Determines scan window in units of 0.625 millisecond. */
    #define SCAN_DURATION 0x0000 /**< Timout when scanning. 0x0000 disables timeout. */

    #define MIN_CONNECTION_INTERVAL MSEC_TO_UNITS(7.5, UNIT_1_25_MS) /**< Determines minimum connection interval in milliseconds. */
    #define MAX_CONNECTION_INTERVAL MSEC_TO_UNITS(30, UNIT_1_25_MS) /**< Determines maximum connection interval in milliseconds. */
    #define SLAVE_LATENCY 0 /**< Determines slave latency in terms of connection events. */
    #define SUPERVISION_TIMEOUT MSEC_TO_UNITS(4000, UNIT_10_MS) /**< Determines supervision time-out in units of 10 milliseconds. */

    #define LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN BSP_BUTTON_0 /**< Button that will write to the LED characteristic of the peer */
    #define BUTTON_DETECTION_DELAY APP_TIMER_TICKS(50) /**< Delay from a GPIOTE event until a button is reported as pushed (in number of timer ticks). */

    #define APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG 1 /**< A tag identifying the SoftDevice BLE configuration. */
    #define APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO 3 /**< Application's BLE observer priority. You shouldn't need to modify this value. */

    NRF_BLE_SCAN_DEF(m_scan); /**< Scanning module instance. */
    BLE_LBS_C_DEF(m_ble_lbs_c); /**< Main structure used by the LBS client module. */
    NRF_BLE_GATT_DEF(m_gatt); /**< GATT module instance. */
    BLE_DB_DISCOVERY_DEF(m_db_disc); /**< DB discovery module instance. */

    static char const m_target_periph_name[] = "(NORDIC)"; /**< Name of the device we try to connect to. This name is searched in the scan report data*/


    #define SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL 10000 // 100 sec

    static uint32_t device_number;

    #define FOUND_DEVICE_REFRESH_TIME APP_TIMER_TICKS(SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL) /**< Time after which the device list is clean and refreshed. */


    #define DEVICE_NAME_MAX_SIZE 20
    #define DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX 50


    typedef struct
    {
    bool is_not_empty; /**< Indicates that the structure is not empty. */
    uint16_t size; /**< Size of manuf data. */
    uint8_t addr[BLE_GAP_ADDR_LEN]; /**< Device address. */
    char dev_name[DEVICE_NAME_MAX_SIZE]; /**< Device name. */
    uint8_t data_buffer[BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX]; /**< Buffer for storing an manuf data. */
    uint8_t rssi ;
    } scanned_device_t;

    void device_list_print(scanned_device_t * p_device);


    scanned_device_t m_device[DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX]; /**< Stores device info from scan data. */

    void scan_device_info_clear(void)
    {
    memset(m_device, 0, sizeof(m_device));
    device_number = 0;
    }

    /**@brief Function for printing the devices.
    *
    *@details Function print list of devices.
    *
    *
    * @param[in] device Pointer to the struct storing the scanned devices.
    */
    void device_list_print(scanned_device_t * p_device)
    {
    // We could now clear the list:
    scan_device_info_clear();

    }

    scanned_device_t * scan_device_info_get(void)
    {
    return m_device;

    }

    typedef struct
    {
    uint8_t * p_data; /**< Pointer to data. */
    uint16_t data_len; /**< Length of data. */
    } data_t;


    static void device_to_list_add(ble_gap_evt_adv_report_t const * p_adv_report)
    {
    uint8_t idx = 0;
    uint16_t dev_name_offset = 0;
    uint16_t field_len;
    int i = 0;
    data_t adv_data;

    // Initialize advertisement report for parsing
    adv_data.p_data = (uint8_t *)p_adv_report->data.p_data;
    adv_data.data_len = p_adv_report->data.len;

    for ( idx = 0; idx < DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX; idx++)
    {
    // If address is duplicated, then return.
    if (memcmp(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr,
    m_device[idx].addr,
    sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr)) == 0)
    {
    return;
    }
    }

    // Device is not in the list.
    for (idx = 0; idx < DEVICE_TO_FIND_MAX; idx++)
    {
    if (!m_device[idx].is_not_empty) // We find an empty entry
    {
    device_number = device_number +1;

    m_device[idx].is_not_empty = true; //validating the list record

    memset(m_device[idx].addr,
    0,
    sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr));

    memcpy(m_device[idx].addr,
    p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr,
    sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr));



    //###=========================================ADVERTIZED DATA SCAN SUCCESSFUL =######=========================================================###//

    /*88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 NAME OF DEVICE IN LITERAL 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888*/

    //////////////////////////////////////////////////// TOTAL NO OF DEVICE //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    NRF_LOG_INFO("[TOTAL NUM].DEVS:%d Count\r\n",device_number);
    printf("[TOTAL NUM].DEVS:%d Count\r\n",device_number);

    m_device[idx].rssi = p_adv_report->rssi;
    printf("[SIGNAL ].RSSI:%d dBm\r\n",m_device[idx].rssi);

    ///////////////////////////////////////////// SIGNAL STRENGTH INDEX ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


    /////////////////////////// APPLICATION RFID(CENTRAL) DETECTION DATA>> TAG(PHERIFERIAL) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    //uint8_t * full_name_data = ble_advdata_parse(m_device[idx].data_buffer, m_device[idx].size,BLE_GAP_AD_TYPE_COMPLETE_LOCAL_NAME);

    uint16_t len_full_name = ble_advdata_search(m_device[idx].data_buffer,m_device[idx].size, &dev_name_offset,BLE_GAP_AD_TYPE_COMPLETE_LOCAL_NAME);
    memset(m_device[idx].dev_name,
    0,
    len_full_name);


    memcpy(m_device[idx].dev_name,
    &m_device[idx].data_buffer[dev_name_offset],
    len_full_name);

    printf("[SIGNATURE].NAME:");
    for(i=0; i<len_full_name;i++)
    {

    printf("%c",m_device[idx].data_buffer[dev_name_offset+i]);
    }
    printf("\r\n");

    /*88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 NAME OF DEVICE IN HEX 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888*/
    printf("[HEX ID ].ADDR:");
    for(i=0; i< (uint16_t)(sizeof(p_adv_report->peer_addr.addr));i++)
    {
    if(i==0)
    {
    printf("%02X",m_device[idx].addr[i]);
    }
    else
    {
    printf(":%02X",m_device[idx].addr[i]); //add colon in order to give format to address
    }
    }
    printf("\r\n");

    // ##### if you do not want to print adv data then comment #####////


    m_device[idx].size = p_adv_report->data.len;

    memset(m_device[idx].data_buffer,
    0,
    p_adv_report->data.len);
    memcpy(m_device[idx].data_buffer,
    p_adv_report->data.p_data,
    p_adv_report->data.len);



    printf("[ADV DATA ].DATA:");
    for(i=0; i< p_adv_report->data.len;i++)
    {
    printf("%x",m_device[idx].data_buffer[i]);
    }
    printf("\r\n");


    /* DATA */

    uint8_t * aux = p_adv_report->data.p_data;
    uint16_t aux_len = p_adv_report->data.len;

    uint8_t aux_array[100] = {};
    memcpy(aux_array,aux,aux_len);
    printf("[ADV DATA ].DATA:%x\r\n",aux_array);


    return;


    }
    }
    }

    void assert_nrf_callback(uint16_t line_num, const uint8_t * p_file_name)
    {
    app_error_handler(0xDEADBEEF, line_num, p_file_name);
    }


    /**@brief Function for the LEDs initialization.
    *
    * @details Initializes all LEDs used by the application.
    */
    static void leds_init(void)
    {
    bsp_board_init(BSP_INIT_LEDS);
    }


    /**@brief Function to start scanning.
    */
    static void scan_start(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_start(&m_scan);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    bsp_board_led_off(CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED);
    bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);
    }


    /**@brief Function for handling BLE events.
    *
    * @param[in] p_ble_evt Bluetooth stack event.
    * @param[in] p_context Unused.
    */
    static void ble_evt_handler(ble_evt_t const * p_ble_evt, void * p_context)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    // For readability.
    ble_gap_evt_t const * p_gap_evt = &p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt;

    switch (p_ble_evt->header.evt_id)
    {
    // Upon connection, check which peripheral has connected (HR or RSC), initiate DB
    // discovery, update LEDs status and resume scanning if necessary. */
    case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONNECTED:
    {
    NRF_LOG_INFO("Connected.");
    // err_code = ble_lbs_c_handles_assign(&m_ble_lbs_c, p_gap_evt->conn_handle, NULL);
    // APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    //
    // err_code = ble_db_discovery_start(&m_db_disc, p_gap_evt->conn_handle);
    // APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Update LEDs status, and check if we should be looking for more
    // peripherals to connect to.
    bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_CONNECTED_LED);
    bsp_board_led_off(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);
    } break;

    // Upon disconnection, reset the connection handle of the peer which disconnected, update
    // the LEDs status and start scanning again.
    case BLE_GAP_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
    {
    NRF_LOG_INFO("Disconnected.");
    scan_start();
    } break;

    case BLE_GAP_EVT_TIMEOUT:
    {
    // We have not specified a timeout for scanning, so only connection attemps can timeout.
    if (p_gap_evt->params.timeout.src == BLE_GAP_TIMEOUT_SRC_CONN)
    {
    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("Connection request timed out.");
    }
    } break;

    case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONN_PARAM_UPDATE_REQUEST:
    {
    // Accept parameters requested by peer.
    err_code = sd_ble_gap_conn_param_update(p_gap_evt->conn_handle,
    &p_gap_evt->params.conn_param_update_request.conn_params);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    } break;

    case BLE_GAP_EVT_PHY_UPDATE_REQUEST:
    {
    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("PHY update request.");
    ble_gap_phys_t const phys =
    {
    .rx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
    .tx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
    };
    err_code = sd_ble_gap_phy_update(p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle, &phys);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    } break;

    case BLE_GATTC_EVT_TIMEOUT:
    {
    // Disconnect on GATT Client timeout event.
    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Client Timeout.");
    err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gattc_evt.conn_handle,
    BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    } break;

    case BLE_GATTS_EVT_TIMEOUT:
    {
    // Disconnect on GATT Server timeout event.
    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Server Timeout.");
    err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gatts_evt.conn_handle,
    BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    } break;

    default:
    // No implementation needed.
    break;
    }
    }

    /**@brief Function for initializing the BLE stack.
    *
    * @details Initializes the SoftDevice and the BLE event interrupts.
    */
    static void ble_stack_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    err_code = nrf_sdh_enable_request();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Configure the BLE stack using the default settings.
    // Fetch the start address of the application RAM.
    uint32_t ram_start = 0;
    err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_default_cfg_set(APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG, &ram_start);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Enable BLE stack.
    err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_enable(&ram_start);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Register a handler for BLE events.
    NRF_SDH_BLE_OBSERVER(m_ble_observer, APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO, ble_evt_handler, NULL);
    }


    /**@brief Function for handling events from the button handler module.
    *
    * @param[in] pin_no The pin that the event applies to.
    * @param[in] button_action The button action (press/release).
    */
    static void button_event_handler(uint8_t pin_no, uint8_t button_action)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    switch (pin_no)
    {
    case LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN:
    break;

    default:
    //APP_ERROR_HANDLER(pin_no);
    break;
    }
    }


    /**@brief Function for handling Scaning events.
    *
    * @param[in] p_scan_evt Scanning event.
    */
    static void scan_evt_handler(scan_evt_t const * p_scan_evt)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    switch(p_scan_evt->scan_evt_id)
    {
    case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_CONNECTING_ERROR:
    err_code = p_scan_evt->params.connecting_err.err_code;
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    break;

    case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_NOT_FOUND:
    device_to_list_add(p_scan_evt->params.p_not_found);
    break;
    default:
    break;
    }
    }

    /**@brief Function for initializing the button handler module.
    */
    static void buttons_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;

    //The array must be static because a pointer to it will be saved in the button handler module.
    static app_button_cfg_t buttons[] =
    {
    {LEDBUTTON_BUTTON_PIN, false, BUTTON_PULL, button_event_handler}
    };

    err_code = app_button_init(buttons, ARRAY_SIZE(buttons),
    BUTTON_DETECTION_DELAY);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }


    /**@brief Function for initializing the log.
    */
    static void log_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code = NRF_LOG_INIT(NULL);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    NRF_LOG_DEFAULT_BACKENDS_INIT();
    }

    /**@brief Function for handling the list_timer event,
    */
    static void adv_list_timer_handle(void * p_context)
    {

    // Print devices
    scanned_device_t * p_device_list = scan_device_info_get();
    device_list_print(p_device_list);

    //scan_device_info_clear();
    }


    /**@brief Function for initializing the timer.
    */
    static void timer_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_init();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Timer for refreshing scanned devices data.
    APP_TIMER_DEF(adv_list_timer);
    err_code = app_timer_create(&adv_list_timer, APP_TIMER_MODE_REPEATED, adv_list_timer_handle);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    err_code = app_timer_start(adv_list_timer, FOUND_DEVICE_REFRESH_TIME, NULL);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);


    }


    /**@brief Function for initializing the Power manager. */
    static void power_management_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;
    err_code = nrf_pwr_mgmt_init();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }


    static void scan_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code;
    nrf_ble_scan_init_t init_scan;

    memset(&init_scan, 0, sizeof(init_scan));

    init_scan.connect_if_match = false;
    init_scan.conn_cfg_tag = APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG;

    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_init(&m_scan, &init_scan, scan_evt_handler);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // // Setting filters for scanning.
    // err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filters_enable(&m_scan, NRF_BLE_SCAN_NAME_FILTER, false);
    // APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    //
    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filter_set(&m_scan, SCAN_NAME_FILTER, m_target_periph_name);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    }


    /**@brief Function for initializing the GATT module.
    */
    static void gatt_init(void)
    {
    ret_code_t err_code = nrf_ble_gatt_init(&m_gatt, NULL);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
    }


    /**@brief Function for handling the idle state (main loop).
    *
    * @details Handle any pending log operation(s), then sleep until the next event occurs.
    */
    static void idle_state_handle(void)
    {
    NRF_LOG_FLUSH();
    nrf_pwr_mgmt_run();
    }


    int main(void)
    {
    // Initialize.
    log_init();
    timer_init();
    leds_init();
    buttons_init();
    power_management_init();
    ble_stack_init();
    scan_init();
    gatt_init();


    // Start execution.
    NRF_LOG_INFO("[[BLE [RFID V1.0.0] Scanner Started]] Total: %d seconds",SCAN_LIST_REFRESH_INTERVAL/1000);
    scan_start();

    // Turn on the LED to signal scanning.
    bsp_board_led_on(CENTRAL_SCANNING_LED);

    // Enter main loop.
    for (;;)
    {
    idle_state_handle();
    }
    }

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