Sending data from nrf52 via ble to laptop.

[Noobie Dvlp]

Hi, I am using ble_app_uart_saadc_timer_driven example, which work just fine when receiving data on smartphone (using nRF Connect app). Now I would also like to do the same thing, but receiving data on laptop. Is is possible to receive data from nrf52 to your laptop wirelessly without using nrf dongle or another nrf52 board? 

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

Hi,

It is certainly possible to do this, but it requires that the laptop has a built-in (or external) Bluetooth adapter that support Bluetooth Low Energy, and that the OS implements support for GAP and GATT.

For Windows, there is an API available for Windows 8 and Windows 10, that can be used to write applications for Bluetooth Low Energy, but this is not available in older versions. In Linux you can use BlueZ with hcitool/gatttool to connect to and read/write Bluetooth LE devices.

Best regards,
Jørgen