N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Stefan Birnir Sverrisson — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:12:58 GMT

As mohBoss pointed out, there are various examples in the nRF51 SDK. To get started, this blog is a good place to do that.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:49:25 GMT

Ill have a look at it again tomorrow, Where would i find the beacon example, i searched the nordic site but no look?

Thanks very much for all your help.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:03:33 GMT

Hi, try this and this

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:50:28 GMT

I plug in my usb dongle (all drivers are installed dongle is ready), I open master panel control and go into "File" and "Flash Programming" but it then says no device? any idea why its not showing up?

what am i actually going flashing to the dongle? Softdevice and application code?

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:44:37 GMT

Yes, it works fine for nRF51422.

In Master Panel Control, in "File" menu, you will see "Flash Programming". Use it to flash the dongle

Note: you need to modify the application's start address in your toolchain (Depending on the size of the SD).

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:40:19 GMT

Safest just run the S130 so. Ill have a look for the beacon example, will this work with the nrf51422 (I am presuming its an example from the nrf51822) without modification?

Will I need to re-program the dongle for bluetooth (s103 SD and then an application)?

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:26:43 GMT

you can use the beacon example, an then use the dongle to scan your chip(using Master Panel Control).

Yes, I think versions are not a matter to use with nrf51822 or nrf51422.

S130 SD supports all roles. See the S130 specification for more details.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:56:12 GMT

That is good to know.. I had taught as much but it was never stated anywhere. It doesn't matter which versions of S110-S130 I use does it (i.e. compatibility from nrf51822 to nrf51422)?

Just basically when I have chosen the correct softdevice I use nRFgo studio to program it to the board?

One last question (hopefully), the application program. I now have my softdevice programmed, I would now like to program an application for BLE, is there any BLE demo/examples (easy to use) out there that I can program to my board and just show that the BLE is working? I see there is a uart app for iphones, maybe talk to that. I also have a usb dongle as part of my starter pack, program that for BLE and have them talking.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:44:14 GMT

In fact, for BLE applications, the softdevice is the same for nRF51822 and nRF51422.

I'm sorry, I didn't understand your second question. Can you edit it ?

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:16:02 GMT

I will be using mine in a peripheral role so I will need the S110 Softdevice. I noticed in the link you sent me it is for the nRF51822 while mine is nRF51422, will the softdevice from a nRF51822 work on a nRF51422?

It is just the cause of downloading the correct softdevice, opening nRfgo studio, device manager, nRF51 programming, program softdevice, browser computer for the previously downloaded softdevice and program the board?

Thanks once again, Luke.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:10:47 GMT

Hi Lynch,

the roles are: Broadcaster,Observer,Central,Peripheral. The S110 SD supports the Broadcaster and peripheral roles. The S120 SD supports the Observer(scanner),Central role.

In this link you can download all necessary tools you'll need (SDK,SD,SD Specification,..).

I hope this will help you.

Regards,

mohBOSS.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

Lynch006 — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:21:03 GMT

Hello mohBOSS,

Yes i have nRFgo studio, i can download no problem, its just choosing the correct softdevice. when you say role, are you talking about master or slave role?

Could you give me a link to the examples in the SDK as im finding it very hard to find anything?

Thank you for your reply.

RE: N5 series start kit (nRF51422) Bluetooth help needed?

mohBOSS — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:15:37 GMT

To use nRF51422 for sending data through BLE, you need to load the right softdevice(using nRF go Studio).The choice of softdevice depends on the role of your chip.

Concerning the dongle, you can load the firmware using the Master Panel Control.

Examples are available in SDK.