https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/6413/ble-control-from-pc-and-2way-communicationIs there any way to control BLE shield 2.1 from PC rather than android / iOS app. Also if i pass any message to BT dongle how to check the received messages. And in app can I see the status of pin, whether high or low. For example if LED bulb isen-USTelligent Community 13Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:02:38 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/22361?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 29 Sep 2015 08:02:38 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:0c408ab3-08b0-4394-ba4b-e4d5f1783a42Stian R&#248;ed Hafskjold<p>Yes you can both write to characteristics and read from them using Master Control Panel</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/22360?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:51:03 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:537a3914-c0e2-491d-a62c-d22bd81e160bArjun D S<p>Thank you Stian, is 2 way communication possible with Master Control Panel?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/22359?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:20:04 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c4293377-ce13-4a06-91b0-1ae2418f7cedStian R&#248;ed Hafskjold<p>I don&#39;t know what firmware is running on the BLE Shield, but you can probably connect to it using <a href="https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/nordic/download_resource/46143/26/16387247">Master Control Panel</a> for PC, and the <a href="https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/nRF51-Dongle">nRF51 Dongle</a>.</p> <p>If you want to use a regular BT dongle, you can check out this thread: <a href="https://redbearlab.zendesk.com/entries/43527505-Are-there-any-examples-of-connecting-to-the-BLE-mini-to-a-desktop-windows-8-1-">redbearlab.zendesk.com/.../43527505-Are-there-any-examples-of-connecting-to-the-BLE-mini-to-a-desktop-windows-8-1-</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>