This program demonstrate how to apply BLE_nRF8001 library on mbed platform working with RedBearLab BLE Shield v2.1 or above.

Dependencies:   BLE_nRF8001 mbed

The application works with the BLEController iOS/Android App. Type something from the Terminal to send to the BLEController App or vice verse. Characteristics received from App will print on Terminal. You have to change the belowing constructs manually corresponding to the platform you are using.

SPI spi(PTD2, PTD3, PTD1);

DigitalInOut BLE_RDY(PTA12);

DigitalInOut BLE_REQ(PTA2);

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+/*
+
+Copyright (c) 2012-2014 RedBearLab
+
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+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, 
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+
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+FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, 
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+*/
+
+/*
+ *    The application works with the BLEController iOS/Android App.
+ *    Type something from the Terminal to send
+ *    to the BLEController App or vice verse.
+ *    Characteristics received from App will print on Terminal.
+ */
+ 
+// Import libraries 
+#include "Arduino.h"
+#include "BLEPeripheral.h"
+
+Serial serial(USBTX, USBRX);
+
+// The SPI construct, REQN and RDYN IO construct should be modified manually
+// It depend on the board you are using and the REQN&RDYN configuration on BLE Shield
+SPI spi(PTD2, PTD3, PTD1);      
+DigitalInOut BLE_RDY(PTA12);  
+DigitalInOut BLE_REQ(PTA2);   
+
+unsigned char txbuf[16] = {0};
+unsigned char txlen = 0;
+
+/*----- BLE Utility -------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+// create peripheral instance, see pinouts above
+BLEPeripheral            blePeripheral        = BLEPeripheral(&BLE_REQ, &BLE_RDY, NULL);
+
+// create service
+BLEService               uartService          = BLEService("713d0000503e4c75ba943148f18d941e");
+
+// create characteristic
+BLECharacteristic    txCharacteristic = BLECharacteristic("713d0002503e4c75ba943148f18d941e", BLENotify, 20);
+BLECharacteristic    rxCharacteristic = BLECharacteristic("713d0003503e4c75ba943148f18d941e", BLEWriteWithoutResponse, 20);
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+unsigned int interval = 0;
+unsigned char count_on = 0;
+ 
+int main()
+{ 
+    serial.baud(115200);
+    serial.printf("Serial begin!\r\n");
+    
+    /*----- BLE Utility ---------------------------------------------*/
+    // set advertised local name and service UUID
+    blePeripheral.setLocalName("BLE Shield");
+    
+    blePeripheral.setAdvertisedServiceUuid(uartService.uuid());
+    
+    // add service and characteristic
+    blePeripheral.addAttribute(uartService);
+    blePeripheral.addAttribute(rxCharacteristic);
+    blePeripheral.addAttribute(txCharacteristic);
+    
+    // begin initialization
+    blePeripheral.begin();
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    
+    serial.printf("BLE UART Peripheral begin!\r\n");
+    
+    while(1)
+    {
+        BLECentral central = blePeripheral.central();
+        
+        if (central) 
+        {
+            // central connected to peripheral
+            serial.printf("Connected to central\r\n");
+            
+            while (central.connected()) 
+            {
+                // central still connected to peripheral
+                if (rxCharacteristic.written()) 
+                {
+                    unsigned char rxlen = rxCharacteristic.valueLength();
+                    const unsigned char *val = rxCharacteristic.value();
+                    serial.printf("didCharacteristicWritten, Length: %d\r\n", rxlen); 
+                    unsigned char i = 0;
+                    while(i<rxlen)
+                    {
+                        serial.printf("%d, ",val[i++]);
+                    }
+                    serial.printf("\r\n");
+                }
+                 
+                if(serial.readable())   // Do not spend much time on doing other things when serial available! Otherwisee, data will lose. 
+                {
+                    if(!count_on)
+                    {
+                        count_on = 1;
+                    }
+                    interval = 0;
+                    txbuf[txlen] = serial.getc();
+                    txlen++;
+                }
+                
+                if(count_on)    // Count the interval after receiving a new char from terminate
+                {
+                    interval++;
+                }
+                
+                if(interval == 10)   // If there is no char available last the interval, send the received chars to central.
+                {
+                    interval = 0;
+                    count_on = 0;
+                    
+                    serial.printf("Received from terminal: %d bytes\r\n", txlen);
+                    txCharacteristic.setValue((const unsigned char *)txbuf, txlen);
+                    txlen = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        
+            // central disconnected
+            serial.printf("Disconnected from central\r\n");
+        }
+    }
+}