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"BLE" means "'''Bluetooth Low Energy'''". You can find more info about this technology [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_low_energy on Wikipedia]<br />
"BLE" means "'''Bluetooth Low Energy'''". You can find more info about this technology [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_low_energy on Wikipedia]<br />
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With the release 3.11 of the Nspire iPad app, TI introduced the ability to communicate with any BLE-compatible device, which can be of different sorts: some sensors, some microcontrollers-equipped boards (little robots. etc !)... or anything that features a BLE chip.
With the release 3.11 of the Nspire iPad app, TI introduced the ability to communicate with any BLE-compatible device, which can be of different sorts: some sensors, some microcontrollers-equipped boards (little robots. etc !)... or anything that features a BLE chip.<br/>
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In early April 2015, TI updated its [http://education.ti.com/~/media/4A9A2F6B391A49E4BE07B606F699189A Lua API documentation], which now includes a chapter about the BLE APIs.
In early April 2015, TI updated its [http://education.ti.com/~/media/4A9A2F6B391A49E4BE07B606F699189A Lua API documentation], which now includes a chapter about the BLE APIs.
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A sample script by Fred Fotsch is available here: http://education.ti.com/en/tisciencenspired/us/detail?id=98CD6AF24B5643EDA3BD8C261DEEB9FB&t=A8635C77876A41AE90122589985F5703
A sample script by Fred Fotsch is available here: http://education.ti.com/en/tisciencenspired/us/detail?id=98CD6AF24B5643EDA3BD8C261DEEB9FB&t=A8635C77876A41AE90122589985F5703
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Several tutorials related to BLE have been created by Steve Arnold and are available on his website: http://compasstech.com.au/TNS_Authoring/Scripting/script_tut30.html
== The API ==
<p>[[:Category:BLE|BLE]] features are available with the "ble"/"bleCentral" modules (code : <b> <i>require "ble"</i></b> and <b><i>require "bleCentral"</i> </b> at the top of the script, while in [[platform.apilevel|apilevel]] 2.5).<br />
<p>[[:Category:BLE|BLE]] features are available with the "ble"/"bleCentral" modules (code : <b> <i>require "ble"</i></b> and <b><i>require "bleCentral"</i> </b> at the top of the script, while in [[platform.apilevel|apilevel]] 2.5).<br />
Tables <b>ble</b> and <b>bleCentral</b> are then available.
Tables <b>ble</b> and <b>bleCentral</b> are then available.
: bleCentral.stopScanning
: bleCentral.stopScanning
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<p>''Other additions include:''</p>
<p>''Other additions include:''</p>
