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Hamid Sheibani
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Key Finder with the Xiao NRF52840 Module

Losing keys can be a frustrating experience that disrupts our daily routines. It's over!

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Key Finder with the Xiao NRF52840 Module

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Seeed XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense
Seeed Studio Seeed XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense
×1
Buzzer
×1
LED
×1

Software apps and online services

nRF Connect SDK
Nordic Semiconductor nRF Connect SDK
Seeed Fusion

Story

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Schematics

KeyFinder

Code

KeyFinder.ino

C/C++
#include <ArduinoBLE.h>

BLEService KeyFinderService("19B10000-E8F2-537E-4F6C-D104768A1214");  // Bluetooth Low Energy KeyFinder Service

// Bluetooth Low Energy Key Finder Characteristic - custom 128-bit UUID, read and writable by central
BLEByteCharacteristic switchCharacteristic("19B10001-E8F2-537E-4F6C-D104768A1214", BLERead | BLEWrite);

const int ledPin = LED_BUILTIN;  // pin to use for the LED

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // set LED pin to output mode
  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(D6, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(D5, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(D7, INPUT);

  // begin initialization
  if (!BLE.begin()) {
    Serial.println("starting Bluetooth Low Energy module failed!");

    while (1);
  }

  // set advertised local name and service UUID:
  BLE.setLocalName("KeyFinder");
  BLE.setAdvertisedService(KeyFinderService);

  // add the characteristic to the service
  KeyFinderService.addCharacteristic(switchCharacteristic);

  // add service
  BLE.addService(KeyFinderService);

  // set the initial value for the characeristic:
  switchCharacteristic.writeValue(0);

  // start advertising
  BLE.advertise();

  Serial.println("BLE Key Finder Peripheral");
}

void loop() {
  // listen for Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals to connect:
  BLEDevice central = BLE.central();
  // if a central is connected to peripheral:
  if (central) {
    Serial.print("Connected to central: ");
    // print the central's MAC address:
    Serial.println(central.address());

    // while the central is still connected to peripheral:
    while (central.connected()) {
      if (switchCharacteristic.written()) {
        if (switchCharacteristic.value()) {
          Serial.println("LED on");
          digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);  // changed from HIGH to LOW
          digitalWrite(D5, HIGH);
          while(1) {
            tone(D6, 500, 500);
            delay(1000);
            if(digitalRead(D7) == 0) {
              Serial.println(F("LED off"));
              digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);  // changed from LOW to HIGH
              digitalWrite(D5, LOW);
              digitalWrite(D6, LOW);
              break;
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    // when the central disconnects, print it out:
    Serial.print(F("Disconnected from central: "));
    Serial.println(central.address());
  }
}

Credits

Hamid Sheibani

Hamid Sheibani

2 projects • 4 followers
Experienced Embedded System Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry.

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