Two questions: run an app while in activity, widget/data field and BLE Delegate

Hello,

I'm pretty sure that you cannot run Connect IQ watch app while in activity, even when activity is paused? Is this correct?

And a second question - can widget/datafield apps use BLE Delegate while in activity?

Thanks,

Wojtek

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jim_m_58 over 5 years ago +1 verified

You can't run a device app while in a native activity, nor can you run a CIQ widget at that time.

You can use BLE from a CIQ DF while in an activity. See the NordicThingy52CoinCollector sample in the…

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0 Oliv1381 over 4 years ago

Hello Wojtek.

I'm really interest to command my petzl nao+ with a DF or a widget. Is your app always in development ?

King regards

0 5375340 over 4 years ago in reply to Oliv1381

Hi, project is here: https://github.com/woytekm/Project_NAO

I wrote a CIQ widget which is able to monitor NAO+ active lighting profile and battery level from Fenix 5/6. You can also turn rear red light on/off from watch. Switching lighting profiles should be easy to do, but i haven't reverse engineered that part yet. Unfortunately my NAO+ CIQ widget requires additional hardware. I haven't found the way to directly communicate CIQ with NAO+, cause NAO requires BLE encryption, and CIQ does not provide encrypted pairing. What i did, is i've wrote BLE proxy which is passing BLE messages between Garmin and NAO+, and provides encyption/decryption on the fly. This code runs in nRF52840 bluetooth SOC. I am working on miniature nRF52840 based device which can be carried in your pocket, or maybe could be taped to NAO+, to make it usable while running or doing other activities.

Regards,

Wojtek

0 Oliv1381 over 4 years ago in reply to 5375340

Thanks for your answer. It's great news, even if an additional module is necessary. Do you think sell your additional module ?

0 5375340 over 4 years ago in reply to Oliv1381

Hello, i guess i could sell it on https://www.tindie.com/ , but it needs refinement. I have to design a waterproof shell and add wireless charinging. If i'll manage to come up with something that would resemble a product, i'll post Tindie link here.

0 Oliv1381 over 1 year ago in reply to 5375340

Hello,

Time has passed for 3 years, but the connect IQ system 7 version supports BLE Bonding. Wouldn't it be possible to control a petzl nao+ headlamp directly from the watch (data field) with this support?