Hi,
I want to transmit data on each button ( lets say 4 buttons for now ) press on my custom board. I have used ble_app_beacon example and tutorial https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/bluetooth-low-energy/posts/ble-advertising-a-beginners-tutorial but didn't get success.
I will appreciate if someone guide me!!
Thanks
Hi,
What type of data are you planning to transmit? Normally you would create a connection and send the data over that, but you might have a different usecase in mind. Regardless I would suggest you also do through our other tutorials and for simple data transfer the ble_app_uart example could be a good start.
Hi!!
Thanks for your reply!!
I did the broadcasting part with my custom board with ble_app_beacon example (broadcast). I'm getting multiple data on each button press at the central side (ble_app_uart_c example ). Also the current consumption is ~155uA. What can i do for that ?
Hi,
Not sure I understand your question. If you want to reduce the power consumption please check if your use case matches what you get in the power calculator for the same use case. Note that If you have configured gpios with pull up/down these will add to the total consumption.
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include "nordic_common.h"
#include "bsp.h"
#include "nrf_soc.h"
#include "nrf_sdh.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
#include "ble_advdata.h"
#include "app_timer.h"
#include "nrf_pwr_mgmt.h"
#include "nrf_log.h"
#include "nrf_log_ctrl.h"
#include "nrf_log_default_backends.h"
#define DEVICE_NAME "DeviceName"
#define APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG 1 /**< A tag identifying the SoftDevice BLE configuration. */
#define NON_CONNECTABLE_ADV_INTERVAL MSEC_TO_UNITS(100, UNIT_0_625_MS) /**< The advertising interval for non-connectable advertisement (100 ms). This value can vary between 100ms to 10.24s). */
#define APP_ADV_DATA_LENGTH 0x15 /**< Length of manufacturer specific data in the advertisement. */
#define APP_DEVICE_TYPE 0x02 /**< 0x02 refers to Beacon. */
#define APP_COMPANY_IDENTIFIER 0x0059 /**< Company identifier for Nordic Semiconductor ASA. as per www.bluetooth.org. */
#define DEAD_BEEF 0xDEADBEEF /**< Value used as error code on stack dump, can be used to identify stack location on stack unwind. */
static ble_gap_adv_params_t m_adv_params; /**< Parameters to be passed to the stack when starting advertising. */
static uint8_t m_adv_handle = BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_HANDLE_NOT_SET; /**< Advertising handle used to identify an advertising set. */
static uint8_t m_enc_advdata[BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX]; /**< Buffer for storing an encoded advertising set. */
uint16_t packet_buf; /**< TX buffer. */
/**@brief Function for the GAP initialization.
*
* @details This function will set up all the necessary GAP (Generic Access Profile) parameters of
* the device. It also sets the permissions and appearance.
*/
static void gap_params_init(void)
{
uint32_t err_code;
ble_gap_conn_sec_mode_t sec_mode;
BLE_GAP_CONN_SEC_MODE_SET_OPEN(&sec_mode);
err_code = sd_ble_gap_device_name_set(&sec_mode, (const uint8_t *)DEVICE_NAME,
strlen(DEVICE_NAME));
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Struct that contains pointers to the encoded advertising data. */
static ble_gap_adv_data_t m_adv_data =
{
.adv_data =
{
.p_data = m_enc_advdata,
.len = BLE_GAP_ADV_SET_DATA_SIZE_MAX
},
.scan_rsp_data =
{
.p_data = NULL,
.len = 0
}
};
/**@brief Callback function for asserts in the SoftDevice.
*
* @details This function will be called in case of an assert in the SoftDevice.
*
* @warning This handler is an example only and does not fit a final product. You need to analyze
* how your product is supposed to react in case of Assert.
* @warning On assert from the SoftDevice, the system can only recover on reset.
*
* @param[in] line_num Line number of the failing ASSERT call.
* @param[in] file_name File name of the failing ASSERT call.
*/
void assert_nrf_callback(uint16_t line_num, const uint8_t * p_file_name)
{
app_error_handler(DEAD_BEEF, line_num, p_file_name);
}
/**@brief Function for initializing the Advertising functionality.
*
* @details Encodes the required advertising data and passes it to the stack.
* Also builds a structure to be passed to the stack when starting advertising.
*/
static void advertising_data_update(void)
{
uint32_t err_code;
ble_advdata_t advdata;
uint8_t flags = BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAG_BR_EDR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
ble_advdata_manuf_data_t manuf_specific_data;
manuf_specific_data.company_identifier = APP_COMPANY_IDENTIFIER;
manuf_specific_data.data.p_data = (uint8_t *) &packet_buf;
manuf_specific_data.data.size = sizeof(packet_buf);
advdata.p_manuf_specific_data = &manuf_specific_data;
// Build and set advertising data.
memset(&advdata, 0, sizeof(advdata));
//advdata.name_type = BLE_ADVDATA_NO_NAME;
advdata.name_type = BLE_ADVDATA_FULL_NAME;
advdata.flags = flags;
advdata.p_manuf_specific_data = &manuf_specific_data;
// Initialize advertising parameters (used when starting advertising).
memset(&m_adv_params, 0, sizeof(m_adv_params));
m_adv_params.properties.type = BLE_GAP_ADV_TYPE_NONCONNECTABLE_NONSCANNABLE_UNDIRECTED;
m_adv_params.p_peer_addr = NULL; // Undirected advertisement.
m_adv_params.filter_policy = BLE_GAP_ADV_FP_ANY;
m_adv_params.interval = NON_CONNECTABLE_ADV_INTERVAL;
m_adv_params.duration = 0; // Never time out.
err_code = ble_advdata_encode(&advdata, m_adv_data.adv_data.p_data, &m_adv_data.adv_data.len);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
err_code = sd_ble_gap_adv_set_configure(&m_adv_handle, &m_adv_data, &m_adv_params);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for starting advertising.
*/
static void advertising_start(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code;
err_code = sd_ble_gap_adv_start(m_adv_handle, APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
err_code = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_ADVERTISING);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for starting advertising.
*/
static void advertising_stop()
{
ret_code_t err_code;
err_code = sd_ble_gap_adv_stop(m_adv_handle);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for initializing the BLE stack.
*
* @details Initializes the SoftDevice and the BLE event interrupt.
*/
static void ble_stack_init(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code;
err_code = nrf_sdh_enable_request();
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
// Configure the BLE stack using the default settings.
// Fetch the start address of the application RAM.
uint32_t ram_start = 0;
err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_default_cfg_set(APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG, &ram_start);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
// Enable BLE stack.
err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_enable(&ram_start);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for initializing logging. */
static void log_init(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code = NRF_LOG_INIT(NULL);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
NRF_LOG_DEFAULT_BACKENDS_INIT();
}
/**@brief Function for initializing LEDs. */
static void leds_init(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code = bsp_init(BSP_INIT_LEDS, NULL);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for initializing timers. */
static void timers_init(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_init();
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for initializing power management.
*/
static void power_management_init(void)
{
ret_code_t err_code;
err_code = nrf_pwr_mgmt_init();
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}
/**@brief Function for handling the idle state (main loop).
*
* @details If there is no pending log operation, then sleep until next the next event occurs.
*/
static void idle_state_handle(void)
{
if (NRF_LOG_PROCESS() == false)
{
nrf_pwr_mgmt_run();
}
}
/**@brief Function for handling bsp events.
*/
void bsp_evt_handler(bsp_event_t evt)
{
//uint8_t prep_packet = 0;
switch (evt)
{
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_0:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_0;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_1:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_1;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_2:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_2;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_3:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_3;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_4:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_4;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_5:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_5;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_6:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_6;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_7:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_7;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_8:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_8;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_9:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_9;
break;
case BSP_EVENT_KEY_10:
packet_buf = BSP_EVENT_KEY_10;
break;
default:
// No implementation needed.
break;
}
NRF_LOG_INFO("%u", packet_buf);
(void)sd_ble_gap_adv_stop(m_adv_handle);
advertising_data_update();
advertising_start();
}
/**
* @brief Function for application main entry.
*/
int main(void)
{
NRF_POWER->DCDCEN = 1;
uint32_t err_code = NRF_SUCCESS;
// Initialize.
log_init();
timers_init();
leds_init();
power_management_init();
ble_stack_init();
gap_params_init();
//advertising_init();
advertising_data_update();
err_code = bsp_init(BSP_INIT_LEDS | BSP_INIT_BUTTONS, bsp_evt_handler);
APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
// Start execution.
NRF_LOG_INFO("Beacon example started.");
advertising_start();
// Enter main loop.
for(;;)
{
idle_state_handle();
}
}
This is my code after modifying the ble_app_beacon. I'm getting ~102uA. How could I reduce current consumption?
Thanks