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I was wondering if it was possible to send arbitrary packets of data over a Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy, 4.0) link from a nRF51 (Nordic Semi, BLE compliant SoC) to a phone?

Also if you don't know the specific device, any help is appreciated as all I found about Bluetooth Low Energy are pre-configured profiles.

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Also, on the nRF51 you can indeed send arbitrary L2CAP data, although you cannot send arbitrary ATT or SMP packets, those 2 protocols are reserved by the stack. But you can select an unused L2CAP channel and, if you control both sides, send any data you want.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ And what about the other side? I mean, can I process arbitrary packets through iOS SDK and Android? All I could find was interfacing under pre-established profiles \$\endgroup\$
    – JJJ
    Commented Jul 21, 2013 at 18:41
  • \$\begingroup\$ No, unfortunately those APIs don't give you anything beyond standard ATT. However, you can always craft your own payloads in ATT packets, using 128-bit UUIDs for your characteristics, and transfer whatever data you want in whatever format you want there. \$\endgroup\$
    – introiboad
    Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 20:12

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