Android app nRF Mesh, limitation, alternative, own app

RE: Android app nRF Mesh, limitation, alternative, own app

tesc — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:09:39 GMT

Hi,

There is no need to make it that complicated. All you need in order to connect from a smartphone is that the smartphone is within range of a proxy server node. Any number of nodes in the network can be proxy server nodes. A proxy server node allows for connections over BLE, so that devices with only Bluetooth Low Energy (and not dedicated Bluetooth mesh support) can participate in the mesh network.

Regards,
Terje

RE: Android app nRF Mesh, limitation, alternative, own app

tesc — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:04:36 GMT

Hi,

With the latest version of the nRF Mesh app, you can both provision, configure, and control the nodes. You can also give names to groups, and control the groups from the app.

The nRF Mesh app is still intended for development purposes only, so for an end product I recommend that you make your own app (or find an app that is meant for end users.) We also have libraries for Bluetooth mesh app development on Android and on iOS.

Regards,
Terje

RE: Android app nRF Mesh, limitation, alternative, own app

matej1410 — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:47:41 GMT

I think that in the needs of this case I need to connect with (for example Thingy) via Android APP at first.

After that send data from app to the Thingy (for example turn on Light bulb number 4) .

After that thingy will send this command to the Light Switch(Proxy Client node) via UART

and at the end Light Switch forward (Button will be replaced by the UART comannd ) that command to light bulbs via Bluetooth.

If that way of thinking is correct?