How to add .cpp and .h file to ble_app_uart example?

[kian79]

Hi,

I am trying to use the VL53L0x sensor with the NRF52DK. Someone has written a library but its based on c++.

(*Edited) The example provided in github works with SDK16 on SES. (Refer to this thread: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/55309/problem-in-getting-data-from-sensor-vl53l0x-to-nrf52832-using-i2c-interface)

However I am now trying to add this library to the ble_app_uart example and it seems to not compile because the ble_app_uart example is based on c and not c++. Is there an easy way to import the library into this example without modifying too much codes/settings? I tried to convert the library to C, but am getting errors and I am not very familiar with converting from C++ to C.

(*Edited) Is there some settings on the compiler that I need to change so that I would compile the C and C++ file together successfully? 

Thanks in advance.

[kian79]

Anyone can help?

[Patrick]

Can you provide some detail as to what errors you are getting? Saying you are getting errors but not providing any detail makes it difficult to offer a solution. The library linked is C, not C++ so I am not sure what you're having to convert.

[CheMax]

kian79 said:

Someone has written a library (https://github.com/LukeL99/nrf51-vl53l0x-driver) but its based on c++.

There is noone Cpp file in this repository. Moreover, with a cursory glance, I did not see the c++ code at all, there is pure C.

the example you specified was used for nrf51. I suppose that a small porting to nrf52 families is required.

Without a description of how you add the file and the displayed errors, the answer to your question is not possible.

[kian79]

My apologies. I posted the wrong link. It should be this link to download the library:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hedigaq4r32jzzi/vl53lox.zip?dl=0

It was posted on this thread:

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/55309/problem-in-getting-data-from-sensor-vl53l0x-to-nrf52832-using-i2c-interface

[Patrick]

Have you renamed main.c to main.cpp?