Getting name and id from advertisers

RE: Getting name and id from advertisers

N3210 — Wed, 29 May 2019 08:51:23 GMT

Thanks for your answer Simon !

About the problem with nrf52840 Dongle with ble_app_uart_c example and usb i read here:

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/41714/ble-central-uart-example-for-pca10059-nrf52840-dongle/162558#162558

Steven Grunza told there " On the PCA10059 the UART does not connect to the USB bus " but I have to use the USB interface.

Maybe I misunderstand something !

Also I have to declare RX_, TX_, RTS_ and CTS_PIN_NUMBER ..but i don't find those for pca10059 usb connector.

Greetings N3210

RE: Getting name and id from advertisers

Simonr — Wed, 29 May 2019 07:25:09 GMT

You do this during service discovery. Again, the custom BLE service example explains how to decide what is shown to a central during service discovery. As far as I know, there shouldn't be any problems using the ble_app_uart_c example, could you provide a link to where you read this? I think the ble_app_uart example should be fine for your central.

Best regards,

Simon

RE: Getting name and id from advertisers

N3210 — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:17:44 GMT

Great !

But maybe you can tell me more about "where to catch the name and uuid from advertisers".

I think there have to be some advertising data which the central catch. I mean the central has to connect to a uuid (or mac) address and this address has to be catched somewhere....

Maybe this address is just temporarily saved in some struct and after connection i'd be deleted...but i want to save the addresses and the name in a struct array or something else....and send over the usb to our selfmade Windows Application (made with QT). There I should be able to choose the name of the robot which send the correct address back to the dongle. Then the dongle connects to the robot i choosed.

Also I was working on ble_uart_central example but I read somewhere that the connection via USB interface and uart modul isn't as simple. So should I change to USBD_BLE_UART Example , combine usb_cdc_acm example with my existing project ble_uart_central or something else ??

What's the best way to get a communication (TX RX) with PC to pca10059 and from pca10059(central) to another pca10059(peripheral) ?

I know that's a lot of questions but this is for a school project...and time is running :)

Greetings and thanks for every response !

N3210

RE: Getting name and id from advertisers

Simonr — Tue, 28 May 2019 09:12:59 GMT

Yes, this should be possible. If you give the peripheral "robots" different UUIDs the central will be able to tell them apart. Our custom BLE service example should be helpful when creating and implementing custom UUIDs. As for the software update/programming, you might want to take a look at the DFU (device firmware update) tutorial and examples.

Best regards,

Simon