RE: SDK choice and access to advertising PDU data

Elfving — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:45:53 GMT

Hey again Peks1! Thanks for waiting.

That sounds like a plan!

This would be possible with both nRF5 SDK for Mesh and NCS, but I would recommend that you use NCS as that is where our focus will be going forward. This means that you can get better support and updates. It is essentially the future-proof option.

The PDU is encrypted, and handled by the stack. When it comes to how to retrieve data it would depend on the model. You typically have a data structure for the parameters the model controls, along with relevant metadata etc., and then you change its values using callbacks.

It is a good idea to start off with an example, and work off of that. For your use case I think the sensor & sensor observer demos might be the most relevant, though all the examples can be helpful in giving you an introduction. I would also recommend taking look at their innerworkings (for instance model_handler.c in the sensor observer) to see how the data is being gathered through the API.

I guess there should be more tutorials on mesh available, though you always us here on DevZone. Let us know if there is anything else!

Best regards,

Elfving

RE: SDK choice and access to advertising PDU data

Peks1 — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:06:22 GMT

Hi Elfving,
Ok, good to hear.
I look forward to hearing back from you in the next day or two.

Kind regards

Peks1

RE: SDK choice and access to advertising PDU data

Elfving — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:23:57 GMT

Hi Peks1!

I just wanted to let you know that I am looking into it, but I will have to get back to you over the weekend.

Best regards,

Elfving