RE: Periodic Send function in mesh

Chriis — Thu, 11 May 2023 13:19:21 GMT

Yeah, Sorry it is a bit vague. I realise now.

But I want to send a message (Sensor data) over BT mesh every 5 minutes. So with the timer you mentioned may be perfect.

I will look into that.

Thanks!

RE: Periodic Send function in mesh

Edvin — Thu, 11 May 2023 12:43:16 GMT

Hello,

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That is perfect but not periodic, it is a RTT function.

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I am not sure what you mean by this.

[quote user="Chriis"]I have seen the the Node_setup.c file, and I understood that you can hardcode it that way.[/quote]

Hardcode what? I don't follow.

However, it seems like what you are looking for is something like the app_timer, where you can set a repeated timer to time out every 5 minutes, and from that timeout handler, you would just call sensor_status_publish() or whatever you want to do. Is that correct?

If so, please see e.g. the example found in SDK (normal)\examples\ble_peripheral_ble_app_hrs. This uses the app timer to periodically simulate and send the battery status to the central.

So try to add the app_timer to your application and set up a timer with a 5 min timeout.

It is a bit of work to add the app_timer, as it has a lot of dependencies. Look at the .c files that the ble_app_hrs examples includes, and what app_timer related .h files it includes in main.c. If there is a function it can't find when you try to import it to your application, please search for it in the ble_app_hrs example, and include that .c/.h file in your project. Also check the preprocessor definitions in ble_app_hrs, as I remember that there is something app_timer related there as well. I believe it is the preprocessor definitions:

APP_TIMER_V2
APP_TIMER_V2_RTC1_ENABLED

That you need to include in your project as well as the .c files, .h files and sdk_config.h configurations that are needed for the app_timer to run.

Best regards,

Edvin

RE: Periodic Send function in mesh

Chriis — Thu, 11 May 2023 08:12:26 GMT

I have seen the the Node_setup.c file, and I understood that you can hardcode it that way. But this is not included in the sensor server example. Is there a way to edit it in this example.