Class 16: Bluetooth
Slides
16-wireless2.pdf Download 16-wireless2.pdf
Background Reading
Robin Heydon - Bluetooth Low Energy - The Developer's Handbook, Ch 2-4 Download Robin Heydon - Bluetooth Low Energy - The Developer's Handbook, Ch 2-4.
BLE Explorer applications
- iOS: LightBlue Links to an external site.
- Android: nRF Master Control Panel Links to an external site.
- OS X: LightBlue Links to an external site. Mac App
- Windows / Linux: ?? (please add links if you find good applications)
Hardware
- TI Sensortag v2: http://www.ti.com/tool/cc2650stk Links to an external site.
- RedBearLab BLE Nano & MK20 USB Board:
Programming the BLE Nano
- General mbed BLE information: https://developer.mbed.org/teams/Bluetooth-Low-Energy/ Links to an external site.
- Custom GATT example: https://developer.mbed.org/teams/Bluetooth-Low-Energy/code/BLE_GATT_Example/ Links to an external site.
Programming a phone app to talk to BLE devices
- Follow the Evothings tutorial: https://evothings.com/getting-started-with-evothings-studio-in-90-seconds/ Links to an external site.
In class exercise:
- Explore a SensorTag with LightBlue (or similar BLE explorer app) and TI SensorTag apps for iOS or Android Links to an external site.
- BLE Nano:
- Get blinky LED program to work first
- Then compile and flash BLE_GATT_Example Links to an external site. (change your device name!)
- With this firmware running, Toggle the LED from LightBlue/…
- Install EvoThings Links to an external site. and run a simple phone application that talks to BLE Nano
- Make sure you can get HelloWorld to work (show on your phone)
- Then run the “mbed Evothings GATT” example in Evothings Workbench to toggle the LED on your BLE Nano from your phone
- Explore and change the JS source code of this application.