Bluetooth Low Energy: Peripheral LBS¶
Overview¶
The Peripheral LBS sample demonstrates how to use the LED Button Service (LBS).
When connected, the sample sends the state of USR button on the board to the connected device, such as a phone or tablet. The mobile application on the device can display the received button state and control the state of Green LED on the board.
Requirements¶
Before you start, check that you have the required hardware and software:
- 1x nRF54L15 Connect Kit
- 1x U.FL cabled 2.4 GHz Antenna (included in the box)
- 1x USB-C Cable
- A smartphone or a tablet with nRF Blinky installed
- A computer running macOS, Ubuntu, or Windows 10 or newer
Attaching the 2.4 GHz antenna¶
Before applying power to the board, ensure the U.FL cabled 2.4 GHz antenna is properly installed.
Building the sample¶
To build the sample, follow the instructions in Getting Started Guide to set up your preferred building environment.
Use the following steps to build the Peripheral LBS sample on the command line.
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Open a terminal window.
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Go to
NCS-Project/nrf54l15-connectkit
repository cloned in the Getting Started Guide. -
Build the sample using the
west build
command, specifying the board (following the-b
option) asnrf54l15_connectkit/nrf54l15/cpuapp
.Tip
The
-p
always option forces a pristine build, and is recommended for new users. Users may also use the-p auto
option, which will use heuristics to determine if a pristine build is required, such as when building another sample. -
After building the sample successfully, the firmware with the name
merged.hex
can be found in thebuild
directory.
Flashing the firmware¶
Connect the nRF54L15 Connect Kit to the computer with a USB-C cable:
Then flash the sample using west flash
:
Tip
In case you wonder, the west flash
will execute the following command:
Testing¶
After programming the sample, test it by performing the following steps:
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Open up a serial terminal, specifying the primary COM port that your computer uses to communicate with the nRF54L15:
- Start PuTTY.
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Configure the correct serial port and click Open:
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Press the DFU/RST button to reset the nRF54L15.
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Observe the output of the terminal. You should see the output, similar to what is shown in the following:
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Open the nRF Blinky app, observe that the board is advertising with the Device Name Nordic_LBS.
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Tap Nordic_LBS to establish a connection with the board, then:
- Toggle the LED switch in the app to turn the Green LED ON/OFF
- Press the USR button on the board, and the app will show its state (Pressed/Released)