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BLE Battery Service Example

Description

The BLE Battery Service Example demonstrates how to use the Battery Service module. This module implements the Battery Service with the Battery Level characteristic.

The application includes the two services:

  • Battery Service
  • Device Information Service

When the application starts, the BSP is initialized. Next, a timer for generating battery measurements is started. When notification of Battery Level characteristic is enabled, the Battery Level is notified each time the Battery Level measurement timer expires.

Tip

Before you start building, remember to set up the nRF5 SDK development environment first. See Setup the nRF5 SDK for details.

Building the example

You can find the source code and the project file of the example in the following folder: pitaya-go/examples/ble/ble_app_bas.

Open terminal and navigate to the directory with the example Makefile:

cd ./pitaya-go/examples/ble/ble_app_bas/armgcc

Run make to build the example:

make

Programming the firmware

If compiled successfully, the firmware is located in ble_app_bas/armgcc/_build with the name nrf52840_xxaa.hex.

While pushing the USER button, press the RESET button to enter the DFU mode. Then program the firmware using the nRF Connect for Desktop tool.

If the SoftDevice is not programmed before, remember to add the SoftDevice. The SoftDevice is located in <nRF5 SDK>/components/softdevice/s140/hex/s140_nrf52_6.1.0_softdevice.hex.

Tip

See Programming section for details about how to program your Pitaya Go.

Testing

You can test the application with the LightBlue app by performing the following steps:

  1. Download the LightBlue app from App Store or Google Play.

  2. Connect to the device from LightBlue (the device is advertising as Pitaya-Go).

  3. Observe that Battery Service and Device information are shown in the connected device.

  4. Tap Battery Level and listen for notifications. The Battery Level notifications are received.

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