Where can I download nRF Beacon App and Source files for Android and iOS?

[Tao]

Dear All,

I would like to develop BLE Beacon application based on (nRF52832_DK/nRF5_SDK_16_0_0/examples/ble_peripheral/ble_app_beacon).

However, I don't know the place where I can download nRF_Beacon App and Source files from Android store and iOS. Because I can not log in google store.

From official GitHub guide, NordicSemiconductor / Android-nRF-Beacon gives us some information, but I didn't find .apk package and package for iOS. 

Therefore, could you tell me more detail about how to develop beacon app on nRF52832 DK?

I appreciate your help.

Best regards,

Tao

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi Tao,

You can find the apk for nRF Beacon for Android under Releases. For iOS you need to go to App Store, but you can obtain the source from IOS-nRF-Beacons.

Therefore, could you tell me more detail about how to develop beacon app on nRF52832 DK?

I see you have found the SDK example. Can you elaborate on what other details you need? In short, the nRF Beacon (and iBeacon) is a very simple non-connectable BLE advertiser. You can understand more from looking at the comments in the source code of the SDK Beacon example.

Einar

 

[Tao]

Hi Einar,

Thank you very much for your suggestion. It's working:) 

I want the beacon fixed somewhere to identify the mobile tag node with purpose to locate the tag.

Because I am new, could you give me more guide?

Tao

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi Tao,

Using the beacon example, the idea is that you change APP_MAJOR_VALUE and APP_MINOR_VALUE to something that makes sense in your use case (identifies the beacon etc.). Just modify these values to what you want. If you intend to use many beacons, you could read this from a specific address in flash which you write unique data to during production programming or similar.

Einar