I'm new to the Arduino BLE world, but am trying to interface with a BLE OBDII scanner (specifically, the VEEPEAK scanner). Currently, I've been using the example code 'Peripheral Explorer' with the 'localName' changed (the local name of the peripheral device is 'VEEPEAK'). It scans through all the available BLE peripherals, always finds the right device, always successfully connects to it, but fails when trying to discover the attributes. I've been using the LightBlue app to get information about the device from my iPhone, and the app says theres 1 Service. I'm hoping there's something simple I'm missing, but I can't seem to figure out why the code can't discover attributes. I really appreciate any help or guidance!
/*
Peripheral Explorer
This example scans for BLE peripherals until one with a particular name ("LED")
is found. Then connects, and discovers + prints all the peripheral's attributes.
The circuit:
- Arduino MKR WiFi 1010, Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2 board, Arduino Nano 33 IoT,
Arduino Nano 33 BLE, or Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense board.
You can use it with another board that is compatible with this library and the
Peripherals -> LED example.
This example code is in the public domain.
*/
#include <ArduinoBLE.h>
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
while (!Serial);
// begin initialization
if (!BLE.begin()) {
Serial.println("starting BLE failed!");
while (1);
}
Serial.println("BLE Central - Peripheral Explorer");
// start scanning for peripherals
BLE.scan();
}
void loop() {
// check if a peripheral has been discovered
BLEDevice peripheral = BLE.available();
if (peripheral) {
// discovered a peripheral, print out address, local name, and advertised service
Serial.print("Found ");
Serial.print(peripheral.address());
Serial.print(" '");
Serial.print(peripheral.localName());
Serial.print("' ");
Serial.print(peripheral.advertisedServiceUuid());
Serial.println();
// see if peripheral is a LED
if (peripheral.localName() == "VEEPEAK") {
// stop scanning
BLE.stopScan();
explorerPeripheral(peripheral);
// peripheral disconnected, we are done
while (1) {
// do nothing
}
}
}
}
void explorerPeripheral(BLEDevice peripheral) {
// connect to the peripheral
Serial.println("Connecting ...");
if (peripheral.connect()) {
Serial.println("Connected");
} else {
Serial.println("Failed to connect!");
return;
}
// discover peripheral attributes
Serial.println("Discovering attributes ...");
if (peripheral.discoverAttributes()) {
Serial.println("Attributes discovered");
} else {
Serial.println("Attribute discovery failed!");
peripheral.disconnect();
return;
}
// read and print device name of peripheral
Serial.println();
Serial.print("Device name: ");
Serial.println(peripheral.deviceName());
Serial.print("Appearance: 0x");
Serial.println(peripheral.appearance(), HEX);
Serial.println();
// loop the services of the peripheral and explore each
for (int i = 0; i < peripheral.serviceCount(); i++) {
BLEService service = peripheral.service(i);
exploreService(service);
}
Serial.println();
// we are done exploring, disconnect
Serial.println("Disconnecting ...");
peripheral.disconnect();
Serial.println("Disconnected");
}
void exploreService(BLEService service) {
// print the UUID of the service
Serial.print("Service ");
Serial.println(service.uuid());
// loop the characteristics of the service and explore each
for (int i = 0; i < service.characteristicCount(); i++) {
BLECharacteristic characteristic = service.characteristic(i);
exploreCharacteristic(characteristic);
}
}
void exploreCharacteristic(BLECharacteristic characteristic) {
// print the UUID and properties of the characteristic
Serial.print("\tCharacteristic ");
Serial.print(characteristic.uuid());
Serial.print(", properties 0x");
Serial.print(characteristic.properties(), HEX);
// check if the characteristic is readable
if (characteristic.canRead()) {
// read the characteristic value
characteristic.read();
if (characteristic.valueLength() > 0) {
// print out the value of the characteristic
Serial.print(", value 0x");
printData(characteristic.value(), characteristic.valueLength());
}
}
Serial.println();
// loop the descriptors of the characteristic and explore each
for (int i = 0; i < characteristic.descriptorCount(); i++) {
BLEDescriptor descriptor = characteristic.descriptor(i);
exploreDescriptor(descriptor);
}
}
void exploreDescriptor(BLEDescriptor descriptor) {
// print the UUID of the descriptor
Serial.print("\t\tDescriptor ");
Serial.print(descriptor.uuid());
// read the descriptor value
descriptor.read();
// print out the value of the descriptor
Serial.print(", value 0x");
printData(descriptor.value(), descriptor.valueLength());
Serial.println();
}
void printData(const unsigned char data[], int length) {
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
unsigned char b = data[i];
if (b < 16) {
Serial.print("0");
}
Serial.print(b, HEX);
}
}
PeripheralExplorer_VEEPEAK.ino (4.4 KB)