pc-ble-driver-py use with API6 to support extended advertising / scanning

[BleHf]

Hi,

i want to receive extended advertising packets with a python script (for external testing). The pc-ble-driver-py approach looks really promising. And i tested the examples with success.

I change the example to look for my own devices which use extended advertising packets.

Current state pc-ble-driver-py:

• only support API 5
• no extended advertising / scanning supported

What needs to be done to upgrade pc-ble-driver-py to support API6 and extended advertising / scanning?

I see that the swig interface is mostly written. Maybe only need to update with a later commit?

Is there another way possible? Using python with bleak will also only get BT4 scanning results not the extended one.

Anyone who has same requirements?

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi,

You should not expect new pc-ble-driver releases (including no updates of the connectivity firmware) from Nordic (this is a consequence of the fact that there is not much new development on the SoftDevice and nRF5 SDK). If you need support for modern features I would suggest considering a different approach, using the Bluetooth shell as suggested in this post.