PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

ElmarY — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:49:24 GMT

I understand Edvin.

Maybe you have some nrf FW example that can generate a virtual UART port on the connected PC?

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

Edvin — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:25:02 GMT

It may be possible, but not the PC itself. It needs to be done through some custom application. And this is the application that you need to write. I don't have any examples.

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

ElmarY — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:12:42 GMT

Thanks, Edvin.

Can you tell me if I can make PC recognize connected nrf Bluetooth device as Virtual UART port using the following function:

Nordic Semiconductor Infocenter

Can you give an example, please?

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

Edvin — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:11:48 GMT

Hello,

[quote user="ElmarY"]

What is the interest to use a nordic dongle if we have already Bluetooth device on our pc?

[/quote]

Exactly. But that was not the case about a decade ago, where few computers had bluetooth low energy.

[quote user="ElmarY"]I need an example application or any idea explaining me how can I exchange data between my pc (using Pc's BLE device)[/quote]

I agree, but that is not something we provide. I guess there are too many options. (C++/C/Java/JavaScript/... you name it). Remember that we are microcontroller engineers, mostly.

I wish I could tell you exactly what you needed to do, but I guess you can start off by checking out this stackoverflow post. I don't know if it is any good, but perhaps it is a starting point.

Best regards,

Edvin

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

ElmarY — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:01:34 GMT

Hi Edvin thanks for your reply.

What is the interest to use a nordic dongle if we have already Bluetooth device on our pc?

Actually, I can connect to my remote device that has a nordic module over my PC's Bluetooth. But I have no idea how to get and transmit the data from and to this device. I need an example application or any idea explaining me how can I exchange data between my pc (using Pc's BLE device) and a remote nordic device.

RE: PC Side application/Emulator (C++)

Edvin — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:45:15 GMT

Hello,

We don't have anything on BLE applications on the PC side, unfortunately. Only applications that use a DK as a serial BLE gateway, from the time before most PCs came with bluetooth. I don't know if this is what you are looking for. If it is, you can check out something called pc-ble-driver. But this requires a nordic DK/dongle connected to the pc in order to run.

If you want to write a standalone PC app, you need to look elsewhere, I am afraid.

Best regards,

Edvin