BLE services in BLE mesh

[Natael]

Hello community.

I am here to ask you about BLE services in a Mesh Network. I know how to implement both SDKs. However, I would like to know if there is a way to extend the BLE Range of the services to reperesent them in a website. I mean , the advantanges of range I have with the Mesh is not the same for BLE. 

For example let's suppose I want to represent the temperature of a node connected with other nodes. At the same time I am running node-red which helps me to represent data and bluetooth data from services. However, the node is too far from the pc and I cannot Connect with it.

[Hung Bui]

Hi Alejandro,

It's possible to do so. We have example in the SDK doing both Mesh and BLE at the same time, you can have a look at the sdk_coexist in the mesh SDK. Please have a look at the documentation here.

Note that the sdk_coexist example doesn't have PB-GATT implemented so you need to provision it using the embedded provisioner (PB-ADV), not the phone. 

[Natael]

I think I didnt explain well.

My problem is not about how to implement both SDKs. It's about connecting BLE throught the PC increasing the BLE range for the services (not BLE Mesh).

[Hung Bui]

Hi Alejandro, 

Yes, what you do is to use mesh to relay the data when the data reach the node that has BLE connection to PC you convert the mesh data and send it via normal BLE.

This not something that implemented out of the box. But you can base on the ble_app_uart co_exist for example to collect data via mesh and send it via BLE and vice versa. 

[Natael]

ohh rigth. Now i catch you xD

I will try, thank you :)