Testing devices

To demonstrate the profile functionality, most of the scenarios require one of the supported platforms and a Bluetooth Low Energy capable central device. The device is usually a smartphone or a tablet that runs a compatible Bluetooth LE application. The figure below shows the IoT Toolbox UI.

IOT toolbox

The recommended application is the IoT Toolbox, which can be installed on Apple iOS or Android OS handheld devices that support Bluetooth Low Energy. The application can be found on Apple Playstore or on Google Play.

Other demos can be run by using two platforms, one for the peripheral and one for the central role. A few examples of such demos are listed below:

  • Low-Power Temperature Sensor and Collector

  • Wireless UART

  • OTAP Client and Server

  • HID Host and Device

  • Extended Advertising Central and Peripheral

  • EATT Central and Peripheral

To provide feedback and more interaction, some examples use a shell console via the virtual COM port. To access the device, open a serial port terminal and as shown in the figure below. For this example, Tera Term VT and a KW45B41Z-EVK or K32W148-EVK, or a FRDM-MCXW71 board can be used. The communication parameters are 115200 and 8N1.

Connect it to the platform with parameters as shown in the figure below .

The start screen is displayed after the board is reset as shown in the figure below .

Parent topic:Building and running a Bluetooth LE example application