How to update advertisement packet SDK 15.0.0 ?

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Dear all, 
 
 I am trying to develop an application that reads data from a sensor (accelerometer) and I want to be able to update the advertisement packet with the measurement I obtain from it. 
 
 So far I am able to read the values from the sensor. Using this example as a basis I can transmit a single value, but I am unable to update the content of the package in order to be able to read the right value. Is there any idea, how I can do this update? 
 
 I am using SDK 15.0.0.0. From what I have seen in the forum there is no straight forward way to do this, but I wonder, if someone has the same issue and if it is possible to share some sample code with me. 
 
 Kind regards

Giannis Anastasopoulos · Answer

Hi Jimmy. I took your code and I reduced to the minimum code necessary to simply update the advertisement package. I really want to thank you for your example and your code. I am posting the code bellow:

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/** @file
 *
 * @defgroup ble_sdk_uart_over_ble_main main.c
 * @{
 * @ingroup  ble_sdk_app_nus_eval
 * @brief    UART over BLE application main file.
 *
 * This file contains the source code for a sample application that uses the Nordic UART service.
 * This application uses the @ref srvlib_conn_params module.
 */

#include "nordic_common.h"
#include "nrf.h"
#include "ble_advdata.h"
#include "ble_advertising.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_soc.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
#include "nrf_ble_qwr.h"

#include "bsp_btn_ble.h"
#include "nrf_pwr_mgmt.h"

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

#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. */
#define APP_ADV_DURATION                0                                       /**< The advertising duration (180 seconds) in units of 10 milliseconds. */


#define NON_CONNECTABLE_ADV_INTERVAL    MSEC_TO_UNITS(1000, UNIT_0_625_MS)  /**< The advertising interval for non-connectable advertisement (100 ms). This value can vary between 100ms to 10.24s). */

#define APP_COMPANY_IDENTIFIER          0x0059                             /**< Company identifier for Nordic Semiconductor ASA. as per www.bluetooth.org. */

static uint8_t m_hardcode_enc_advdata[BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX] =
{
        0x02, 0x01, 0x04, //flags
        0x08, 0x09, 'G', 'i', 'a', 'n', 'n', 'i', 's',
        0x12, 0xFF, 0x59,
        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
};

#define INCREMENT_INTERVAL         APP_TIMER_TICKS(1000)                   /**< Increment interval (ticks). */

#define DEAD_BEEF                       0xDEADBEEF                                  /**< Value used as error code on stack dump, can be used to identify stack location on stack unwind. */

static ble_gap_adv_params_t m_adv_params;                                  /**< Parameters to be passed to the stack when starting advertising. */
static uint8_t m_adv_handle = BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_HANDLE_NOT_SET;              /**< Advertising handle used to identify an advertising set. */

NRF_BLE_QWR_DEF(m_qwr);                                                             /**< Context for the Queued Write module.*/
BLE_ADVERTISING_DEF(m_advertising);                                                 /**< Advertising module instance. */


static uint16_t m_conn_handle          = BLE_CONN_HANDLE_INVALID;                   /**< Handle of the current connection. */

static uint8_t m_enc_advdata[BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX] =
{
        02, 0x01, 0x04, //flags
        0x11, 0xFF, 0x59,
        0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09,
        0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x09,
        0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03,
};


/**@brief Struct that contains pointers to the encoded advertising data. */
static ble_gap_adv_data_t m_adv_data =
{
        .adv_data =
        {
                .p_data = m_enc_advdata,
                .len    = BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX
        },
        .scan_rsp_data =
        {
                .p_data = NULL,
                .len    = 0

        }
};

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

/**@brief Function for handling errors from the Connection Parameters module.
 *
 * @param[in] nrf_error  Error code containing information about what went wrong.
 */
static void conn_params_error_handler(uint32_t nrf_error)
{
        APP_ERROR_HANDLER(nrf_error);
}

/**@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)
{
        uint32_t err_code;

        switch (p_ble_evt->header.evt_id)
        {
        case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONNECTED:
                NRF_LOG_INFO("Connected");
                err_code = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_CONNECTED);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
                m_conn_handle = p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle;
                err_code = nrf_ble_qwr_conn_handle_assign(&m_qwr, m_conn_handle);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
                break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
                NRF_LOG_INFO("Disconnected");
                // LED indication will be changed when advertising starts.
                m_conn_handle = BLE_CONN_HANDLE_INVALID;
                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_GAP_EVT_SEC_PARAMS_REQUEST:
                // Pairing not supported
                err_code = sd_ble_gap_sec_params_reply(m_conn_handle, BLE_GAP_SEC_STATUS_PAIRING_NOT_SUPP, NULL, NULL);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
                break;

        case BLE_GATTS_EVT_SYS_ATTR_MISSING:
                // No system attributes have been stored.
                err_code = sd_ble_gatts_sys_attr_set(m_conn_handle, NULL, 0, 0);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
                break;

        case BLE_GATTC_EVT_TIMEOUT:
                // Disconnect on GATT Client timeout event.
                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.
                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 the SoftDevice initialization.
 *
 * @details This function initializes the SoftDevice and the BLE event interrupt.
 */
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);
}

/**@brief Function for initializing the Advertising functionality.
 *
 * @details Encodes the required advertising data and passes it to the stack.
 *          Also builds a structure to be passed to the stack when starting advertising.
 */
static void non_connectable_advertising_init(void)
{
        uint32_t err_code;
        m_adv_params.properties.type = BLE_GAP_ADV_TYPE_NONCONNECTABLE_NONSCANNABLE_UNDIRECTED;
        m_adv_params.interval        = NON_CONNECTABLE_ADV_INTERVAL;
        m_adv_params.duration        = APP_ADV_DURATION;

        NRF_LOG_DEBUG("non_connectable_advertising_init");


        m_adv_data.adv_data.p_data = m_hardcode_enc_advdata;
        m_adv_data.adv_data.len    = 0x1F; // hardcode to 31 bytes

        err_code = sd_ble_gap_adv_set_configure(&m_adv_handle, &m_adv_data, &m_adv_params);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

}

/**@brief Function for initializing the nrf log module.
 */
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 initializing power management.
 */
static void power_management_init(void)
{
        ret_code_t err_code;
        err_code = nrf_pwr_mgmt_init();
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for placing the application in low power state while waiting for events.
 */
#define FPU_EXCEPTION_MASK 0x0000009F
/**@brief Function for handling the idle state (main loop).
 *
 * @details If there is no pending log operation, then sleep until next the next event occurs.
 */
static void idle_state_handle(void)
{
        __set_FPSCR(__get_FPSCR()  & ~(FPU_EXCEPTION_MASK));
        (void) __get_FPSCR();
        NVIC_ClearPendingIRQ(FPU_IRQn);

        while(NRF_LOG_PROCESS());
        //UNUSED_RETURN_VALUE(NRF_LOG_PROCESS());
        nrf_pwr_mgmt_run();
}

/**@brief Function for starting advertising.
 */
static void non_connect_advertising_start(void)
{
        ret_code_t err_code;

        err_code = sd_ble_gap_adv_start(m_adv_handle, APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

        err_code = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_ADVERTISING);
        APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}

/**@brief Function for initializing Radio Notification Software Interrupts.
 */
uint32_t radio_notification_init(uint32_t irq_priority, uint8_t notification_type, uint8_t notification_distance)
{
    uint32_t err_code;

    err_code = sd_nvic_ClearPendingIRQ(SWI1_IRQn);
    if (err_code != NRF_SUCCESS)
    {
        return err_code;
    }

    err_code = sd_nvic_SetPriority(SWI1_IRQn, irq_priority);
    if (err_code != NRF_SUCCESS)
    {
        return err_code;
    }

    err_code = sd_nvic_EnableIRQ(SWI1_IRQn);
    if (err_code != NRF_SUCCESS)
    {
        return err_code;
    }

    // Configure the event
    return sd_radio_notification_cfg_set(notification_type, notification_distance);
}

/**@brief Software interrupt 1 IRQ Handler, handles radio notification interrupts.
 */
void SWI1_IRQHandler(bool radio_evt)
{
    if (radio_evt)
    {   
        nrf_gpio_pin_toggle(BSP_LED_2); //Toggle the status of the LED on each radio notification event
         m_hardcode_enc_advdata[30]++;
    }
}


/**@brief Application main function.
 */
int main(void)
{
        bool erase_bonds;
        bool connect_mode_enter = false;
        uint32_t err_code = NRF_SUCCESS;
        log_init();
        timers_init();

        //buttons_init();
        power_management_init();
        ble_stack_init();
        err_code = radio_notification_init(3, NRF_RADIO_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_INT_ON_INACTIVE, NRF_RADIO_NOTIFICATION_DISTANCE_NONE);
        //application_timer_start();

        non_connectable_advertising_init();
        non_connect_advertising_start();

        NRF_LOG_INFO("Non-Connected Advertising!");


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


/**
 * @}
 */

I hope this will clear things out for people. Also this code doesn't do the update job in SDK 15.0.0, but 15.3.0.

Again thank you very much Jimmy.

How to update advertisement packet SDK 15.0.0 ?

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