Connecting linux machine with nrf 52840 using bluetooth without nrf connect/nrf mesh application.

[Nitish Bhawarkar]

Hi,

    All the BLE mesh examples provided by nordic requires nrf connect/nrf mesh application. But now I want to pair and connect my linux (Ubuntu) machine with nRF 52840 SDK directly using bluetooth commands on linux terminal. Is it possible to connect without using any mobile application or nrf dongle?

   Please suggest the necessary guidelines for it.

Nitish Bhawarkar

[awneil]

Nitish Bhawarkar said:

Is it possible to connect without using any mobile application or nrf dongle?

Yes - if your "linux (Ubuntu) machine" has its own BLE hardware.

[Nitish Bhawarkar]

Awneil,

Thanks for your quick response.

I have done with "Starting Bluetooth Low Energy on Linux"

But, which nrf mesh program should be uploaded on nRF 52840 SDK to scan and pair with it?

Or what should be the necessary changes in nRF mesh programming.

Nitish Bhawarkar

[awneil]

Do you want you linux box to be a part of the actual mesh?

Or do you just want it to connect as a normal BLE connection to a Proxy node - like the "phone" or "tablet" here:

https://www.embedded.com/designing-with-bluetooth-mesh-nodes-and-feature-types/

The whole point of standards like BLE is that it is not specific to any particular hardware vendor/manufacturer - so, as long as your linux box has standards-compliant support, it should interwork with any BLE device or mesh.

see: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/42151/how-to-create-mesh-network-with-nrf52840/165014#165014 for some links I found  helpful in defining the terminology & basic architecture of Bluetooth Mesh (not specific to the Nordic implementation).