connect based on the first letters\chars of the peripheral name

[jawadk]

Hi,

How can I develop my dongle to connect to devices with the name "device X", where X is a variable that can be 1,2,3,....

For example I want the dongle to connect to the device names : "device #1", "device #2".

Best Regards

JK

[awneil]

Pretty sure there are SDK examples which connect based on the advertised name ...

EDIT

Here you go - very first example on the list:

infocenter.nordicsemi.com/.../ble_sdk_app_blinky_c.html

[jawadk]

Hi,

seems you didn't understand me right.

The first part of the devices names is permanent, the second part of the names is different for each device ( the different part can be every number from 1,2,3 .. and so on).

BR

JK

[awneil]

Yes, I understood.

The example shows you how to decide whether to connect based on the advertised name.

So you just need to change it to look at only part of the name - instead of the whole name.

EDIT

Also take a look at this: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/56558/sdk-16-get-device-name-from-advertising-data - on how to get the advertising name from the advertising report ...

[jawadk]

Hi,

so using the filter SCAN_SHORT_NAME_FILTER, will do the work for me.

The central will connect to the peripheral device that has the name provided to the filter as a first part of the full peripheral device name.

Is that correct ?

Thanks for your help

BR

JK

[awneil]

You'd have to check the documentation for what, exactly the SCAN_SHORT_NAME_FILTER filter does.

But it's all provided as source - so you can see what it does, and adapt that to your requirements ...