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Getting Started with BLE Shield 2
Objective
Getting BLE Shield 2 to work with iOS BLE Arduino App on iTunes App Store
Requirements
iOS Devices supporting Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy:
iPhone 5s/5c/5, iPhone 4S, iPad mini, iPad (4G, 3G), iPod Touch (5G)
Compatible devices running iOS Version 6.1.3 or above.
Arduino or Arduino compatible boards running ATmega328, with operating voltage at 3.3V
or 5V, such as: Uno, Mega, Leonardo (This tutroials use Seeeduino)
Arduino IDE installed. Able to upload basic sample sketches to Arduino or Arduino
compatible Board (This tutroials use Seeeduino).
Hardware Check-List
Seeeduino
BLE Shield 2
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- Page 1 Getting Started with BLE Shield 2 Objective Getting BLE Shield 2 to work with iOS BLE Arduino App on iTunes App Store Requirements iOS Devices supporting Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy: iPhone 5s/5c/5, iPhone 4S, iPad mini, iPad (4G, 3G), iPod Touch (5G) Compatible devices running iOS Version 6.1.3 or above.
- Page 2 Seeeduino USB Cable...
- Page 3 BLE Shield Library v2.0 is backward compatible with BLE Shield 1 iOS BLE Arduino App / Download (Same as the one used in BLE Mini Example) BLE Shield Set-up (with Windows) 1. Disconnect the Seeeduino from Host PC and any other Power Sources 2. Mount BLE Shield 2 onto Seeeduino...
- Page 5 3. Set the REQN and RDYN jumper on the BLE Shield 2.
- Page 6 Default settings (unmodified sketch from BLE Shield Library 2.0) NordicBLE Seeeduino RDYN REQN 4. Connect Seeeduino to Host PC with USB cable.
- Page 7 5. Check the Power LED on both Seeeduino and BLE Shield 2 are lit up.
- Page 8 From this point onwards, there are no difference between BLE Shield 1 and 2 6. (First Time Only) Import BLE Shield Libraries to Arduino IDE v1.0.5. Unzip the BLEShield_Library_v2.0.zip package Uninstall old version of BLE Shield Library from Arduino IDE Exit Arduino IDE Go to Arduino Library folder.
- Page 9 Navigate inside folder BLEShield_Library_v2.0 Note: Avoid keyboard, Instead Use Mouse to select navigate to BLEShield_Library folder to avoid pre-mature selection...
- Page 10 Select the 'Nordic_BLE' folder icon Click "Open" to import. Repeat the above for 'RBL_BLEShield folder' Now it both Nordic_BLE and RBL_BLEShield appears at the 'Contributed' section of Import Library menu...
- Page 11 7. Select and Open the BLEFirmataSketch Sketch Arduino IDE Menu: File > Examples > RBL_BLEShield > BLEFirmataSketch...
- Page 13 8. Verify the Sketch Arduino IDE Menu: Sketch > Verify/Compile...
- Page 15 9. Upload the Sketch Click on the Right Arrow button at the IDE toolbar to begin upload (it might compile first)
- Page 17 iOS Device Set-up (iPhone 5) 1. (First-Time Only) Download 'BLE Arduino' from App Store on iPhone or from iTunes. AppStore...
- Page 18 Installing...
- Page 19 2. Turn on Bluetooth when prompted...
- Page 20 3. Start BLE Arduino App...
- Page 21 4. Click Connect and select 'Uno' from Boards...
- Page 23 5. On success, Menu appears showing a list of available actions.
- Page 24 6. Click the 'X' button to disconnect. (Located at top-right corner)
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