No device found with bt_le_scan_start and observer

[warcomeb-am]

Dear,

I am using nRF5340 and I am trying to scan devices around me. With the example observer my device founds other devices around me, but when I use the same configuration and the same functions into my project the device doesn't find anything. The code is the same, exactly the same but I can't see anything.

The prj.conf is

#Peripherals
CONFIG_GPIO=y
CONFIG_SPI=y

CONFIG_FLASH=y
CONFIG_FLASH_PAGE_LAYOUT=y
CONFIG_MPU_ALLOW_FLASH_WRITE=y

CONFIG_PRINTK=y


# Bootloader
CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT=y

# Bluetooth configuration
CONFIG_BT=y
#CONFIG_BT_PERIPHERAL=y
#CONFIG_BT_DEVICE_NAME="Test"
#CONFIG_BT_DEBUG_LOG=y
#CONFIG_BT_CENTRAL=y
#CONFIG_BT_SCAN=y
CONFIG_BT_OBSERVER=y

# Other 
CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=2048

CONFIG_LOG=y

And the code is:

#include <zephyr/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
#include <zephyr/bluetooth/hci.h>


#if (APP_DEBUG_ON == 1)
#include <zephyr/sys/printk.h>
#endif

#define DEVICE_NAME CONFIG_BT_DEVICE_NAME
#define DEVICE_NAME_LEN (sizeof(DEVICE_NAME) - 1)

static void deviceFound (const bt_addr_le_t *addr, 
                         int8_t rssi, 
                         uint8_t type,
                         struct net_buf_simple *buf)
{
    char dev[BT_ADDR_LE_STR_LEN];

    // if (type == BT_GAP_ADV_TYPE_ADV_SCAN_IND)
    // {
        bt_addr_le_to_str(addr, dev, sizeof(dev));
        printk("[DEVICE]: %s, AD evt type %u, AD data len %u, RSSI %i\n",dev, type, buf->len, rssi);
    // }


}

void Bluetooth_init (void)
{
    int err = 0;

    err = bt_enable(NULL);
    if (err) 
    {
#if (APP_DEBUG_ON == 1)
        printk("ERROR: Bluetooth init failed (err %d)\n", err);
#endif
        goto bluetooth_init_error;
    }

#if (APP_DEBUG_ON == 1)
    printk("BLUETOOTH0: Bluetooth initialized\n");
#endif

	struct bt_le_scan_param scanParam = 
    {
        .type       = BT_LE_SCAN_TYPE_PASSIVE,
        .options    = BT_LE_SCAN_OPT_FILTER_DUPLICATE,
        .interval   = BT_GAP_SCAN_FAST_INTERVAL,
        .window     = BT_GAP_SCAN_FAST_WINDOW,
    };

    err = bt_le_scan_start(&scanParam, deviceFound);
    if (err) 
    {
#if (APP_DEBUG_ON == 1)
        printk("ERROR: Scanning failed to start (err %d)\n", err);
#endif
        goto bluetooth_init_error;
    }
#if (APP_DEBUG_ON == 1)
    printk("BLUETOOTH0: Scanning successfully started\n");
#endif

bluetooth_init_error:
    if (err)
    {
        // TODO
    }
}

The output log is:

BLUETOOTH0: Bluetooth initialized
BLUETOOTH0: Scanning successfully started

Where is it the error? Haw can I debug this issue?

Thanks

Marco

[Simonr]

Hi

Please read the nRF5340 user guide and specifically the Bluetooth Low Energy part, explaining that you need to flash the Bluetooth controller stack (either Zephyr controller or SoftDevice controller) onto the network core, and then the application onto the application core. In an nRF5340 project the network core application needs to be included as a chiild image in a multi-image build.

The NCS provides the HCI RPMsg sample that flashes the Bluetooth controller onto the network core that can be flashed onto the board before a custom application core project.

Best regards,

Simon

[warcomeb-am]

Hi Simon,

I know that the controller stack must be flashed into network core, and the HCI must be included ad child image. 

As you can see in the attached image, the hci is included.

Can I do anything else to fix it?

Best

Marco