Enable Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity for data exchange between devices.
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
RN4870 Click is based on the RN4870, a Bluetooth® 4.2 low-energy module from Microchip. The Click is designed to run on a 3.3V power supply. It uses ASCII Command Interface over UART for communication with the target microcontroller, with additional functionality provided by the following pins on the mikroBUS™ line: PWM, INT, RST, CS. The RN4080 module from Microchip offers a complete solution to implement
Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy connectivity. The host microcontroller can dynamically configure all products in the RN series with a few simple ASCII commands. The RN4870 supports peripheral and central Generic Access Profile (GAP) roles, actively scanning for other connectable devices instead of waiting for incoming connection requests. The peripherals are usually small, low-power devices that broadcast information to the central
device, like sensors and monitors. The central device can communicate with multiple peripherals. It also supports Remote Command mode, allowing a remote device to access Command mode remotely via Bluetooth. The module contains an integral ceramic chip antenna.
Features overview
Development board
EasyPIC v8 is a development board specially designed for the needs of rapid development of embedded applications. It supports many high pin count 8-bit PIC microcontrollers from Microchip, regardless of their number of pins, and a broad set of unique functions, such as the first-ever embedded debugger/programmer. The development board is well organized and designed so that the end-user has all the necessary elements, such as switches, buttons, indicators, connectors, and others, in one place. Thanks to innovative manufacturing technology, EasyPIC v8 provides a fluid and immersive working experience, allowing access anywhere and under any
circumstances at any time. Each part of the EasyPIC v8 development board contains the components necessary for the most efficient operation of the same board. In addition to the advanced integrated CODEGRIP programmer/debugger module, which offers many valuable programming/debugging options and seamless integration with the Mikroe software environment, the board also includes a clean and regulated power supply module for the development board. It can use a wide range of external power sources, including a battery, an external 12V power supply, and a power source via the USB Type-C (USB-C) connector.
Communication options such as USB-UART, USB DEVICE, and CAN are also included, including the well-established mikroBUS™ standard, two display options (graphical and character-based LCD), and several different DIP sockets. These sockets cover a wide range of 8-bit PIC MCUs, from the smallest PIC MCU devices with only eight up to forty pins. EasyPIC v8 is an integral part of the Mikroe ecosystem for rapid development. Natively supported by Mikroe software tools, it covers many aspects of prototyping and development thanks to a considerable number of different Click boards™ (over a thousand boards), the number of which is growing every day.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU
Architecture
PIC
MCU Memory (KB)
64
Silicon Vendor
Microchip
Pin count
28
RAM (Bytes)
3728
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
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Application Output via UART Mode
1. Once the code example is loaded, pressing the "FLASH" button initiates the build process, and programs it on the created setup.
2. After the programming is completed, click on the Tools icon in the upper-right panel, and select the UART Terminal.
3. After opening the UART Terminal tab, first check the baud rate setting in the Options menu (default is 115200). If this parameter is correct, activate the terminal by clicking the "CONNECT" button.
4. Now terminal status changes from Disconnected to Connected in green, and the data is displayed in the Received data field.
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for RN4870 Click driver.
Key functions:
rn4870_read
- This function gets message from 'void rn4870_receive function if flag was setrn4870_receive
- This function receives character by waits for '#' - character to start parsing message, waits for '*' - character to stop parsing message and sets flag if whole and properly formated message is receivedrn4870_connect
- This function connects to slave device with desired register address by secures the connection and entering data stream mode
Open Source
Code example
This example can be found in NECTO Studio. Feel free to download the code, or you can copy the code below.
/*!
* \file
* \brief Rn4870 Click example
*
* # Description
* This example reads and processes data from RN4870 clicks.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initializes UART driver. Initializes device and parser.
*
* ## Application Task
* If 'MASTER' - connects to 'SLAVE', sends message and disconnects. If 'SLAVE' - waits for connect request
* and message from 'MASTER' and LOGs received message.
*
* ## Additional Function
* - rn4870_process ( ) - The general process of collecting presponce
* that sends a module.
*
*
* \author MikroE Team
*
*/
// ------------------------------------------------------------------- INCLUDES
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "rn4870.h"
#include "string.h"
#define PROCESS_COUNTER 10
#define PROCESS_RX_BUFFER_SIZE 500
#define PROCESS_PARSER_BUFFER_SIZE 500
// ------------------------------------------------------------------ VARIABLES
// #define DEMO_APP_RECEIVER
#define DEMO_APP_TRANSMITER
static rn4870_t rn4870;
static log_t logger;
uint8_t RN4870_ADDR_MASTER[ 13 ] = {'D', 'F', '0', '0', '0', '0', '0', '6', '8', '7', '9', '0'};
uint8_t RN4870_ADDR_SLAVE[ 13 ] = {'D', 'F', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '6', '8', '7', '9', '0'};
uint8_t message_payload[ 17 ] = {'M', 'i', 'k', 'r', 'o', 'E', 'l', 'e', 'k', 't', 'r', 'o', 'n', 'i', 'k', 'a'};
uint8_t dev_type;
uint8_t receive_buffer[ 255 ];
uint8_t msg_flag = 0;
char *ptr;
// ------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
static void rn4870_process ( void )
{
int32_t rsp_size;
char uart_rx_buffer[ PROCESS_RX_BUFFER_SIZE ] = { 0 };
uint8_t check_buf_cnt;
rsp_size = rn4870_generic_read( &rn4870, &uart_rx_buffer, PROCESS_RX_BUFFER_SIZE );
if ( rsp_size > 0 )
{
// Validation of the received data
for ( check_buf_cnt = 0; check_buf_cnt < rsp_size; check_buf_cnt++ )
{
rn4870_receive( &rn4870, uart_rx_buffer[ check_buf_cnt ] );
}
}
}
// ------------------------------------------------------ APPLICATION FUNCTIONS
void application_init ( void )
{
log_cfg_t log_cfg;
rn4870_cfg_t cfg;
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, "---- Application Init ----" );
// Click initialization.
rn4870_cfg_setup( &cfg );
RN4870_MAP_MIKROBUS( cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
rn4870_init( &rn4870, &cfg );
Delay_ms( 100 );
dev_type = RN4870_DEVICETYPE_MASTER;
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITER
log_info( &logger, "RN4870 DEVICE TYPE MASTER" );
rn4870_initialize( &rn4870, &RN4870_ADDR_MASTER[ 0 ] );
#endif
#ifdef DEMO_APP_RECEIVER
log_info( &logger, "RN4870 DEVICE TYPE SLAVE" );
rn4870_initialize( &rn4870, &RN4870_ADDR_SLAVE[ 0 ] );
ptr = &receive_buffer[ 7 ];
#endif
memset( &rn4870.device_buffer, 0, 255 );
log_printf( &logger, " >>> app init done <<< \r\n" );
}
void application_task ( void )
{
rn4870_process( );
#ifdef DEMO_APP_TRANSMITER
rn4870_connect( &rn4870, &RN4870_ADDR_SLAVE[ 0 ] );
Delay_ms( 100 );
log_printf( &logger, ">>> sending data <<<\r\n" );
rn4870_send( &rn4870, RN4870_MTYPE_MSG, RN4870_DTYPE_STRING, RN4870_ID_MASTER, &message_payload[ 0 ] );
Delay_ms( 100 );
rn4870_disconnect( &rn4870 );
Delay_ms( 100 );
#endif
#ifdef DEMO_APP_RECEIVER
msg_flag = rn4870_read( &rn4870, &receive_buffer[ 0 ] );
if ( msg_flag == 1 )
{
log_printf( &logger, ">>> data received <<<\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, ">>> data : " );
log_printf( &logger, "%s\r\n", ptr );
}
#endif
}
void main ( void )
{
application_init( );
for ( ; ; )
{
application_task( );
}
}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END