LabVIEW Bluetooth Low Energy Driver development using Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

[Bharathi-CLD]

Description

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This example demonstrate on how to use the windows 10 BLE native library to communicate with BLE devices (Smart watch, bulb or any device which support BLE). Developed the DLL to interact with windows 10 BLE library in C# platform and integrated the dll into LabVIEW by using .Net constructor node.

Here demonstrates usage of the Bluetooth Generic Attribute (GATT) Client APIs for Universal Windows Platform (UWP), along with sample code for common GATT client tasks:

• Query for nearby devices
• Connect to device
• Enumerate the supported services and characteristics of the device
• Read and write to a characteristic
• Subscribe for notifications when characteristic value change

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How to Use

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Following are the methods available in BLE library:

Methods:

1. BLE_Initialize.vi - Initialize the DLL
2. BLE_StartWatcher.vi - listening advertisement of near by BLE devices
3. BLE_Get_WatcherResponse.vi - Gets the manufacture data, BLE address from BLE advertisement
4. BLE_Get_WatcherReceivedData.vi - Decodes the watcher response
5. BLE_StopWatcher.vi - Stop getting advertisement from near by BLE devices
6. BLE_Request_Connect.vi - Initiates the connection to BLE device and returns with response of connection status and GATT Services list from BLE device
7. BLE_Get_ServicesUUIDs_Property.vi - Gets the GATT service UUIDs and Property UUIDS from BLE device
8. BLE_Notify.vi - Initiate the BLE notification of UUIDs from BLE device
9. BLE_Notify_Listener.vi - Gets the notification of UUIDs from BLE device
10. BLE_Read_Characteristic.vi - Reads the UUIDs of BLE device
11. BLE_Read_CharacteristicArray.vi - Reads the array of UUIDs of BLE device
12. BLE_Request_ServiceUUIDs.vi - Get the Service UUIDs
13. BLE_Write.vi - Write the UUIDs of BLE device
14. BLE_Write_Without_Response.vi - Write the without response UUIDs of BLE device and not return response

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Additional Information

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When setting the debug logs to true, C# library created the BLE log files under C drive

Development Environment:

LabVIEW 2020 32 Bit

OS: Win 10 64 bit

Added the Example code in HLD where user has to change the BLE address before run. The BLE address can be get after running the watcher.

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[Bharathi-CLD]

Screen shot of BLE device communication using windows UWP library. I have used my smart watch to communicate by using LabVIEW and C# library

[yokohama_turkey]

Great!
I was waiting for this.
I was able to capture my heart rate monitor with this example.
Thank you Bharathi-CLD.😆

[FMonteiro]

Hi, I´m trying to use the write function using:

0000fff2-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb as UUID.

Converting the command string (F0;) to byte array, but I don´t know how to extract the response.

[tcie]

hi, suddenly I started to get "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." error. even using simple code:

and now it works again, can it be antivirus?

[tcie]

in order to receive the data stream from the BLE device using Notify you have to remove for loop and wait from BLE_Notify_Listener.vi and control it from your app. Also it's good to remove key from the Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue after read so you don't read same value over and over.

example: config notify using BLE_Notify.vi, get Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue, check if it contains key - new packet of data, if no write "NO DATA/FAILURE" if yes read data and remove it from Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue so it's not read multiple times

[tcie]

I got "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." error agian

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000P8XnSAK&l=en-CH

[Bharathi-CLD]

Hello,

Pls. let me know are you still getting Object reference not set to an instance of an object error. And let me know if you need any inputs on the driver.

Thanks

Bharathi T

[tcie]

the issue appeared again and tips from the link above do not work...

just tried on LV2021 SP1 32 and 64 bit

Could you please share source code of the library too?

[tcie]

debug info:

Log : 28.01.2021 20:29:12 ,ConnectBLE method called with address:123456789
Log : 28.01.2021 20:29:12 ,Waiting for BLE to connect with address:123456789
Log : 28.01.2021 20:29:12 ,Exception in ConnectBLE method:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

vs debug without error:

Log : 26.01.2021 13:49:56 ,BLE_LIB method called
Log : 26.01.2021 13:49:56 ,ConnectBLE method called with address:123456789
Log : 26.01.2021 13:49:56 ,Waiting for BLE to connect with address:123456789
Log : 26.01.2021 13:49:56 ,Received the BLE Reference
Log : 26.01.2021 13:49:56 ,Connected with address:123456789
Log : 26.01.2021 13:50:04 ,ConnectBLE method pairstatus:Device unreachable

[steve_morris]

Hi,

I am using the library and am able to pair with my device and get the available UUIDs.  I can read the values for the 'standard' UUIDs like device name, serial number, manufacturer.  But when I try to read the custom UUIDs I get ProtocolError.  Any idea how to correct this?

[FMonteiro]

"in order to receive the data stream from the BLE device using Notify you have to remove for loop and wait from BLE_Notify_Listener.vi and control it from your app. Also it's good to remove key from the Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue after read so you don't read same value over and over.

example: config notify using BLE_Notify.vi, get Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue, check if it contains key - new packet of data, if no write "NO DATA/FAILURE" if yes read data and remove it from Gatt_Characteristic_NotifyValue so it's not read multiple times"

Still not working.

First i´m using write function sending the command "J;", than your notify process with UUID selected, is that correct?

[FMonteiro]