changing beacon information while the application is running

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Joakim Jakobsen — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:55:40 GMT

Hi.

ble_advertising_start is a function from the advertising module.

The function will, at time made a call to sd_ble_gap_adv_start, which starts the advertising.

To stop the advertising, you can make a call to sd_ble_gap_adv_stop.

[quote user="voja"]And also it seems that ble_advertising_advdata_update is not working very well based on what people wrote on devzone.[/quote]

When the function was introduced, there was some confusion on how to use it, due to using double buffers etc. This have been made easier in the newer version of the nRF5 SDK, so you should be able to use the function without much trouble.

Best regards,
Joakim

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Vojislav — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:11:31 GMT

And also it seems that ble_advertising_advdata_update is not working very well based on what people wrote on devzone.
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/41669/ble_advertising_advdata_update/183212#183212
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/38056/advertising-data-update-nrf_error_invalid_addr

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Vojislav — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:55:12 GMT

currently, I am using ble_advertising_start to start advertising, but I do not see the function to stop the advertising in your documentation.
In the beacon example advertising is initialed and started by different functions, and does not use same lib.

I will try ble_advertising_advdata_update, but for some reason, the documentation is missing on your infocenter website.

Best regards,
Voja

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Joakim Jakobsen — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:46:16 GMT

Hi.

If it is ok to stop-change-restart, you should be able to do this the same way you did it before. Simply stop the advertising, change the data and restart advertising.

If you want to update the advertising data while advertising, can use the function:
ble_advertising_advdata_update
"This function can be called if you wish to reconfigure the advertising data. The update will be effective even if advertising has already been started."

Best regards,
Joakim Jakobsen

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Vojislav — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:10:39 GMT

It is ok to stop-change-restart, I have done that with a beacon example, but I could not find a way to do it in the template example.

Best regards,
Voja

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Joakim Jakobsen — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:08:19 GMT

Thanks for information.

[quote user=""]now I just do not know how to change it while device is working.[/quote]

Do you want to change the advertising data while the device is already advertising, or is it ok to stop advertising, change the advertising data and the restart advertising?

Br,
Joakim

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Vojislav — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:01:25 GMT

Hi Joakim,

Have you managed to find the solution to my problem?

Best regards,
Vojislav.

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Vojislav — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:27:54 GMT

Hi Joakim,

Yes, of course, I am using nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345 SDK with Softdevice S112 version 6.1.1.

Everything is running on the module based on nRF52810.

Best regards,
Voja

RE: changing beacon information while the application is running

Joakim Jakobsen — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:49:41 GMT

Hi.

To make sure I give you the correct information here, could you add which version of the nRF5 SDK you are working with?

Best regards.