How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 07:25:05 GMT

Hello Oyvind, thank you for your support. The device manager did the trick. Now it works.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Øyvind Karlsen — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:28:57 GMT

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:11:02 GMT

Hello, sorry but I don`t know how to implement a device manager on my peripheral application. For me, the device manger is a software module that handles connections from a central device to a peripheral device. Is there an example, where the device manager is used in a peripheral application?

On which points is the difference between a peripheral with device manager and an peripheral without device manager, referenced to the windows connection problem!? Thanks in advance!

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Øyvind Karlsen — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:55:10 GMT

It is possible to use the S120 as peripheral, however it is mainly intended for use as a central. When you use S120 as a peripheral you can not use device_manager_central.c, and should use device_manager_peripheral.c.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:51:44 GMT

Ok, I will have a look on it. But is it possible to use S120 as peripheral and to use device_manager_central.c? For my understanding the S120 is not only a central softdevice. The S120 supports both roles.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Øyvind Karlsen — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:45:38 GMT

S120 is the central SoftDevice, so yes, you should use device_manager_central.c.

To fix the Windows connection problem you have to implement a service in your application, like lmQ009 said, have a look at the examples he referred to.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:43:30 GMT

Hi, I only tried do add the device_manager module with the KEIL library manager. There it says deny nRF_SoftDevices:s120... I`m using the S120 softdevice as an peripheral. So will it work with device_manager_central.c?

Is the device manager the solution for the Windows connection problem?

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Øyvind Karlsen — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:37:11 GMT

Are you using device_manager_central.c? If your are using device_manager_peripheral.c it will not work with S120.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

ImQ009 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:24:55 GMT

Oh? I don't have any experience with S120, I guess you're gonna have to wait until someone else comes in here.

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:22:59 GMT

Ok, thank you. But I think there is another problem. I can not use the device manager module with the S120 softdevice I think... The Keil module manager says "deny S120"...

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

ImQ009 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:51:36 GMT

You have to implement it on the device. One of the examples that implements that is ble_peripheral/ble_app_hrs

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

Andreas — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:48:44 GMT

Hi, yes I can see the device advertising in Windows. If I then try to connect, this is not possible faultless. Do i have to implement a device manager on the windows side or on the device side? Can you me the name of the example / Link / reference?

RE: How to connect to a Windows 8 PC

ImQ009 — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:27:00 GMT

Can you see the device advertising on Windows at all? Is it just so that you can't pair with it? If so I had the same problem. Implementing a device manager helped. There's an example showing how it's done.