1. Abstract

This manual intends to assist software developers which implement applications using the DA1468x development platform. A certain degree of reader familiarity with programming environments, debugging tools and software engineering process in general is assumed by the authors.

2. Figures

Figure 1 LED D1 on Pro DK DA1468x

Figure 2 LED D1 on Basic DK DA1468x

Figure 3 Importing “pxp_reporter” into Eclipse

Figure 4 Project build in Release_QSPI mode

Figure 5 Selecting the build mode

Figure 6 External Tool Configurations Menu

Figure 7 QSPI programming configuration

Figure 8 Changing existing QSPI programming configuration

Figure 9 Configuring COM Port

Figure 10 Configure and start Debug perspective

Figure 11 LightBlue application connected to Proximity Reporter application

Figure 12 B-BLE in Play Store

Figure 13 B-BLE application connected to Proximity Reporter application

Figure 14 pxp_reporter project structure

Figure 15 FTDI cable connected to UART on Basic DK with no flow control

Figure 16 Connecting USB-UART cable to UART2

Figure 17 peripherals_demo – system overview

Figure 18 Building the project in Release_QSPI mode

Figure 19 Selecting build mode to be programmed

Figure 20 Program the QSPI Flash

Figure 21 Configuration of the Serial Terminal

Figure 22 Enable local echo in TeraTerm

Figure 23 Output in serial terminal

Figure 24 Jumper settings for UART2 and GPIO configuration ProDK Virtual COM port with Flow Control

Figure 25 Connect USB-UART cable to ProDK Breakout Headers with Flow Control

Figure 26 Connect USB-UART cable to BasicDK Breakout Headers with Flow Control

Figure 27 Building Project in Release_QSPI mode

Figure 28 Selecting the build mode to be programmed

Figure 29 External Tools

Figure 30 Set advertising interval via CLI

Figure 31 Set Advertising Interval via GPIOs

Figure 32 Power Profiler output for the second configuration index

Figure 33 Set advertising channel map via CLI

Figure 34 Three advertising channels

Figure 35 Two advertising channels

Figure 36 Set recharge period via CLI

Figure 37 SLEEP_TIMER_REGISTER contents

Figure 38 Connection parameters update

Figure 39 Sleep current measurement

Figure 40 Advertising

Figure 41 Connected

Figure 42 BLE SUOTA loader

Figure 43 BLE SUOTA Service

Figure 44 Flash memory partition layout comparison between SUOTA and non-SUOTA build (1Mbyte QSPI Flash)

Figure 45 Run mkimage.bat script on Windows

Figure 46 Run mkimage.sh on Linux

Figure 47 Project directory

Figure 48 Scripts

Figure 49 Device selection

Figure 50 Update device

Figure 51 Image file

Figure 52 Parameter settings for SPI

Figure 53 Parameter settings for I2C

Figure 54 Uploading the image file

Figure 55 Reboot device

Figure 56 When file upload is finished, press “Close”

Figure 57 Dual SUOTA architecture

Figure 58 Building ble_suota_client

Figure 59 Flash the ble_suota_client binary to the QSPI Flash

Figure 60 Selecting the target device

Figure 61 Building pxp_reporter for SUOTA

Figure 62 Creating image

Figure 63 Jumpers only on Rx and Tx for ProDK no Flow Control

Figure 64 Uploading image to the Client

Figure 65 Building ble_suota_loader project

Figure 66 Flashing ble_suota_loader to QSPI Flash

Figure 67 Selecting target device

Figure 68 Jumpers on Rx, Tx and CTS

Figure 69 Specifying the serial port number

Figure 70 Configuring the serial port

Figure 71 Information regarding the image stored in the NVMS_BIN_PART partition are displayed during boot

Figure 72 Specifying serial port number

Figure 73 Configuring serial port

Figure 74 ble_suota_loader information is displayed during boot

Figure 75 Scanning for available devices

Figure 76 Stop scanning procedure

Figure 77 Connecting to loader device

Figure 78 Updating with new image the loader device

Figure 79 Transfer complete

Figure 80 Rebooting and loading image

Figure 81 Verifying that loader is running PX Reporter

3. Tables

Table 1 Build configuration Pattern

Table 2 Components need for the “pxp_reporter” project

Table 3 UART settings

Table 4 GPIO configuration type

Table 5 GPIO configuration index

Table 6 Advertising interval settings

Table 7 Channel map settings

Table 8 Recharge period settings

Table 9 Connection parameters settings

Table 10 Dialog BLE API header files

Table 11 BLE service API header files

Table 12 Macros for the configuration of the hook functions

Table 13 Notification bit masks

Table 14 SUOTA service characteristics

Table 15 Product header description

Table 16 Image header description

4. Codes

Code 1 Create the Proximity Reporter application task

Code 2 Initializing and configuring the BLE

Code 3 Configure Device Name

Code 4 Immediate Alert and Link Loss Services

Code 5 Set up device to start advertising

Code 6 Handling events

Code 7 Configuration for additional hardware

Code 8 Enable UART and/or GPIO configuration

Code 9 Flash memory partition table

Code 10 Charger configuration

Code 11 sw_version.h

Code 12 Macro to enable SUOTA

Code 13 Defining SUOTA version and L2CAP COC PSM

Code 14 Passing L2CAP events to the SUOTA service

Code 15 Declare SUOTA variable

Code 16 Register SUOTA and DIS

Code 17 DIS data

Code 18 Header files

Code 19 Advertising and scan response data

Code 20 Code Base Address

Code 21 Set starting address

5. Terms and definitions

ADC Analog to Digital Converter

API Application Programming Interface

ATT Attribute Protocol

BLE Bluetooth Low Energy

BSP Board Support Package

CCC Client Characteristic Configuration

COC Connection Oriented Channels

DIS Device Information Service

DK Development Kit

FreeRTOS Free Real Time Operating System

ISR Interrupt Service Routine

LED Light Emitting Diode

L2CAP Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol

MTU Maximum Transmission Unit

NVMS Non-Volatile Memory Storage

OS Operating System

OSAL Operating System Abstraction Layer

PM Proximity Monitor

PR Proximity Reporter

SDK Software Development Kit

SUOTA Software Update Over The Air

SW Software

QSPI Queued Serial Peripheral Interface

ROM Read Only Memory

RTOS Real Time Operating System

GATT Generic Attribute Profile

GAP Generic Access Profile

UUID Universally Unique Identifier

6. References

[Ref_01]

DA14680, Datasheet, Dialog Semiconductor.

[Ref_02]

UM-B-057-SmartSnippets_Studio_user_guide, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor.

[Ref_03]

UM-B-047 DA1468x Getting Started, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor.

[Ref_04]

UM-B-044-DA1468x Software Platform Reference, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor

[Ref_05]

UM-B-060-DA1468x_DA1510x Development kit – Pro, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor

[Ref_06]

UM-B-066-DA1468x_DA1510x Development kit – Basic, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor.

[Ref_07]

UM-B-083 SmartSnippets Toolbox, User manual, Dialog Semiconductor

7. Prerequisites

• SmartSnippets™ Studio package
• Dialog’s Semiconductor SmartSnippets™ DA1468x SDK
• Operating System (Windows or Linux)
• Pro DA1468x and accessories or Basic DA1468x Development Kits (DK)
• Android or iOS mobile phone
• SUOTA Dialog Application for mobile
• A PC terminal application, for example Tera Term (download at https://ttssh2.osdn.jp/index.html.en)