BlueNRG-2 bluetooth connection to standard bluetooth dongle in a standard PC

[PHeld]

Hi,

I want to connect the BlueNRG-2 evaluation board (STEVAL-IDB008V2) to a standard bluetooth dongle in a standard PC and let the PC receive some data like numbers between 0 and 255 from the BlueNRG-2 device. Can’t find out how. Can anybody help?

[rdscliff]

Depends on how "standard" a Bluetooth dongle you want. One suggestion I can make for your goals is the the Nordic Semi nRF52840 Dongle available here: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-Tools/Development-Kits/nRF52840-Dongle

When used with their free software tool called nRF Connect for the PC, you will be able to accomplish what you want. This dongle has the added benefit of being a full BT 5.0 device so you will be able to exercise all the features of the BlueNRG-2 including data length extension.

Otherwise, I haven't found any dongles that do higher than BT 4.1.