Seeed BLE Shield 2 User manual

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 Energ :
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

Seeeduino USB Cable

Host PC running Windows / Mac
Compatible iOS Device
Software Check List
 Arduino IDE ver 1.0.5 / Download
 BLE Shield Librar v2.0 for Arduino / H perlink TBD Download
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 an other Power Sources
2. Mount BLE Shield 2 onto Seeeduino

3. Set the REQN and RDYN jumper on the BLE Shield 2.

Default settings (unmodified sketch from BLE Shield Librar 2.0)
NordicBLE Seeeduino
RDYN 8
REQN 9
4. Connect Seeeduino to Host PC with USB cable.

5. Check the Power LED on both Seeeduino and BLE Shield 2 are lit up.

From this point onwards, there are no difference between BLE Shield 1 and 2
6. (First Time Onl ) Import BLE Shield Libraries to Arduino IDE v1.0.5.
 Unzip the BLEShield_Librar _v2.0.zip package
 Uninstall old version of BLE Shield Librar from Arduino IDE
 Exit Arduino IDE
 Go to Arduino Librar folder. ( C:\Users<Login-name>\Documents\Arduino\libraries )
 Delete folders "BLE" and "BluetoothLowEnerg "
 Delete folders "RBL_BLEShield" and "Nordic_BLE"
If you are usin older IDE version which requires manually addin libraries. Go to next step.
Restart the Arduino IDE after copyin the both the Nordic_BLE and RBL_BLEShield folders. The
library and examples should now appear under IDE menu File / Examples / RBL_BLEShield
 Sketch > Import Librar ... > Add Librar ...

 Navigate inside folder BLEShield_Librar _v2.0
Note: Avoid keyboard, Instead Use Mouse to select navi ate to BLEShield_Library folder to
avoid pre-mature selection

 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
Librar menu

7. Select and Open the BLEFirmataSketch Sketch
Arduino IDE Menu: File > Examples > RBL_BLEShield > BLEFirmataSketch

8. Verif the Sketch
Arduino IDE Menu: Sketch > Verif /Compile

9. Upload the Sketch
Click on the Right Arrow button at the IDE toolbar to begin upload (it might compile first)

iOS Device Set up (iPhone 5)
1. (First-Time Onl ) Download 'BLE Arduino' from App Store on iPhone or from iTunes.
AppStore

Installing

2. Turn on Bluetooth when prompted

3. Start BLE Arduino App