Connecting nRF8001 to Raspberry Pi

[bbowles]

Hi, I have an nRF8001 that transmits a data string which I need to pick up through my Raspberry Pi B+. I have a 4.0 BLE Dongle. I can connect via my Ipad through the nRF UART app and read the necessary data. I set up my Rapsberry Pi with bluez tools and when I do a scan of Bluetooth devices on it I pick up the Ipad but not the nRF8001 module. Is there anything additional I need to be able to connect to the nRF8001 module? Also when I am able to connect what would be the best application to read the incoming data sent. Thanks and have a great day. Best regards, Brian

[Øyvind Karlsen]

Hi Brian,

There are some additional configurations needed for Bluez to be able to detect BLE. See this elinux page for configurations for the Raspberry Pi.

Best regards,

Øyvind

[bbowles]

Excellent Thanks! I'm up and running now. Greatly appreciate your help in this. Is there a terminal or application you can recommend for the Raspberry Pi for reading the data my module is sending out? I have the nRF UART app for my Ipad and Tablet that let's me read the incoming data string but nothing for the Raspberry Pi. Thanks again. best regards, Brian

[Øyvind Karlsen]

Hi again,

See this wiki page on RPi Serial Connection.