Running ble_app_uart on nrf52832 DK using the nrf52840 Bluetooth Dongle instead of a USB cable

[Madhav]

I have an nrf52832 DK, which when on, constantly obtains and sends accelerometer data from an IMU to whatever BT device it is connected to. I also have an nrf52840 Bluetooth dongle.

I want to run the ble_app_uart app on my PC and get the data from the nrf52832 DK (using the bluetooth dongle to connect PC to DK instead of a USB connection)

I have researched extensively and have found examples on :-

1. How to connect the nrf52832 DK to my PC using a USB cable, and then run ble_app_uart. 
2. How to configure only the BT dongle (code blinky example to turn dongles light on or off)

However, none of these two examples are useful to me because

1. One of my restrictions is that I cant use a USB cable to program my nrf52832 DK, so all examples that use a USB cable are automatically voided.
2.  I need to use the BT Dongle as just a means to connect to my nrf52832 DK, thus all examples that use the dongle to program on it are also voided.

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Have you tried the BLE app in nRF Connect for Desktop? This app allows you to use the 52840 dongle as a connectivity chip and connect wirelessly to any BLE device.  Another option could be to make a client implementation of the USBD BLE UART Example to run on the 52840 dongle.

Best regards,

Vidar

[Madhav]

Hi Vidar, thanks for your reply. 

I should have mentioned this before - I did indeed try nRF Connect on both Desktop and Mobile, and both of them worked! But the problem is that I need to transfer the accelerometer values to a database in real time, and I find it impossible to retrieve those values from nRFConnect in real time (as they are stored in a log file, you need to save the log file and process it later).

This brings me to the client implementation part. I am currently following this github repo - https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver/tree/release/4.1.4

I seem to be able to connect to the nRF52832 SDK, but am having problems with it. You can find my bugs here - https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/74491/trouble-connecting-nrf52840-dongle-on-windows-to-nrf52810-error-service-discovery-failed-error-code-0x10a

Thanks

[Vidar Berg]

Did you try the nus client sample Sigurd uploaded? In that case, what error did you get? I have tested it here with the 52840 dongle and did not encounter any errors.

[Madhav]

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes I have tried the NUS client Sigurd uploaded. I have just updated the ticket where sigurd posted the client link

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/74491/trouble-connecting-nrf52840-dongle-on-windows-to-nrf52810-error-service-discovery-failed-error-code-0x10a

You can check out my latest comment to find the problem I am encountering. 

[Vidar Berg]

It looks like you have not updated the UUIDs to match those that are used on the GATT server you are connecting to. The script I made expects the server to have the following UUIDs:

"The 128-bit vendor-specific UUID of the Nordic UART Service is 6E400001-B5A3-F393-E0A9-E50E24DCCA9E (16-bit offset: 0x0001).

This service exposes two characteristics: one for transmitting and one for receiving (as seen from the peer).

• RX Characteristic (UUID: 6E400002-B5A3-F393-E0A9-E50E24DCCA9E)
  The peer can send data to the device by writing to the RX Characteristic of the service. ATT Write Request or ATT Write Command can be used. The received data is sent on the UART interface.
• TX Characteristic (UUID: 6E400003-B5A3-F393-E0A9-E50E24DCCA9E)
  If the peer has enabled notifications for the TX Characteristic, the application can send data to the peer as notifications. The application will transmit all data received over UART as notifications. (link)"