Retrieve BLE MAC address in Zephyr environment

[CktDesigner]

When using the nRF5 SDK v17.x development environment, the BLE MAC address can be retrieved using:

  ble_gap_addr_t mac;

  // Get MAC address
  sd_ble_gap_addr_get(&mac);

This will return the assigned MAC address (eg. from the nRF52840 on a Laird Module).     Does a similar call exist when using nRF Connect SDK (NCS)   (I see void bt_id_get(bt_addr_le_t *addrs, size_t *count), but the description leaves questions...)?

Thanks!

[smackenzie]

I was looking for this too. My solution was using the ficr. 

static void get_mac_address(uint8_t mac_address[6]) {
	unsigned int device_addr_0 = NRF_FICR->DEVICEADDR[0];
	unsigned int device_addr_1 = NRF_FICR->DEVICEADDR[1];
	const uint8_t* part_0 = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&device_addr_0);
	const uint8_t* part_1 = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&device_addr_1);
	mac_address[0] = part_1[1];
	mac_address[1] = part_1[0];
	mac_address[2] = part_0[3];
	mac_address[3] = part_0[2];
	mac_address[4] = part_0[1];
	mac_address[5] = part_0[0];
}

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi,

You can use bt_id_get() or bt_le_oob_get_local() as mentioned in the example code in Developing Bluetooth Applications or get it from FICR as allready suggested provided the default random static address is used.

[DataMate]

Line 7 should be mac_address[0] = part_1[1] | 0xC0;

According to the BLE spec on valid MAC addresses, in Core Spec 5.3, Vol 6, Part B, Chapter 1.3.2.1, the two most significant bits of the address must be equal to 1 for a static device address.  If you don't do this, it will not match what you get with the bt_read_static_addr function.

[EthanJia]

Yes, you are exactly right about this!

After verification, this OR operator is necessary. Hope others would be aware of this.

[LongQi]

Einar Thorsrud Could you help to update the link? It's 404 now.