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7 years, 4 months ago.
How to choose the right BLE low energy bluetooth module to send/receive data to iPhone/iOS
Hi, I am currently working on an embedded systems project which requires a bluetooth module for wireless communications between iPhone/iPad app and K64F micro controller. I am aware that apple requires bluetooth low energy (BLE) and i am considering buying RedBearLab BLE Nano - nRF51822 or the RedBearLab BLE mini. I have found out on the redbearlab website that the nano model supports mbed online development and there is a page with sample code available. However i am not sure if the mini model is supported by bed as there is no sample code available. Does anyone have experience with these bluetooth modules, can they both be used for my purpose using SPI and/or UART? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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7 years, 4 months ago.
Matseuz,
If you are intending to use the board exclusively to give the K64F BLE connectivity, then you might consider an expansion board like this one https://developer.mbed.org/components/X-NUCLEO-IDB05A1-Bluetooth-Low-Energy/. That way, you can use the existing library for serial communication without worrying about writing it yourself.
If you are looking for a full platform with BLE, then the NRF51822 is a great module.
Additionally, I had a look at the RedBearLab BLE Nano platform page here: https://developer.mbed.org/platforms/RedBearLab-BLE-Nano/. If you scroll down, you can see example programs in the bottom right.
Thanks for your question, and happy coding!