Developing for BLE windows 8.1

c# .net windows bluetooth-lowenergy hm-10
Prof picture Prof · Jan 14, 2014 · Viewed 14.1k times · Source

I've found scatterings around the web but no concise answer. Everyone talks about developing BLE for Android and iOS, but how does one develop for Windows in C# (.NET)?

I've found this http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/2f236b71-a6ac-4c42-aef3-723c3691cbf8/how-to-discover-connectdisconnect-and-reconnect-to-bluetooth-low-energy-device-from-windows-81?forum=wdk

I've tried the C# example, but I don't have any devices with health profiles (and I don't know how to set searching for a generic device). I did try modifying the code but it didn't help

I have a sensor tag and also a generic BLE HM-10 module useful for arduino projects. My iPhone can find both of these devices using the SensorTag application or LightBlue.

I also found this http://orcs.sebsoft.com/openvision/index.php/8-vision/37-how-to-acquire-data-by-c-from-bluetooth-4-bluetooth-low-energy-ti-ble-keyfob-ti-sensor-tag

I tried starting it up and scanning, but it didn't find any BLE devices. I don't even know if what I'm doing it right.

I have a BT 4.0 USB dongle.

How on earth do I detect a bluetooth device?

Thanks

Answer

Zak picture Zak · Jun 1, 2015

Here is a two-part blog post about enumerating and configuring BLE devices in Windows 8.1.

After reading this, the documentation on MSDN seemed to make a lot more sense.

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