BLE GATT configuration: "Number of Services must be between 1 and 5" -- why?

[JBerg.4]

When configuring BLE using STM32CubeIDE Device Configuration Tool with a custom template I can only set up to 5 services and 5 characteristics per service. What is the reason for that?

Is there a possibility to set more services and characteristics per service?

STM32CubeIDE 1.6.1

STM32WB5MM-DK

Thanks!

[Imen.D]

Hello @JBerg.4​ and welcome to the Community :)

The maximum number of service depending GATT database defined.

So for BLE GATT configuration, define the number of services you need : CFG_BLE_NUM_GATT_SERVICES , and you must add 2 regarding additional mandatory services used by the application (This parameter should be 2 plus the number of user services).

This is descrbed in the AN5289 Application note Building wireless applications with STM32WB Series microcontrollers

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Imen

[JBerg.4]

Hello Imen,

Thanks for your answer!

Even if i change CFG_BLE_NUM_GATT_SERVICES to 10 the configuration tool doesn't allow me to put a higher number than 5 for the "number of services".

 

I guess it could be a bug of the tool as in the information box of "Number of characteristics", that seems to depend on that maximum number of services, too.

"Parameter of services; maximum is 5"

 

Jonas

[Imen.D]

Hi @JBerg.4​ ,

Thanks for your feedback. I will share this with CubeMx team for check.

Hello @Khouloud ZEMMELI​ , @Khouloud OTHMAN​ ,

Can you please check the issue with BLE GATT configuration in CubeMx (as reported by @JBerg.4​ ) and take the necessary actions, or provide explanation if needed.

Thanks,

Imen

[Khouloud ZEMMELI]

Hello @Imen DAHMEN​ , Thank you for the mention.

Could you please share your ioc file @JBerg.4​  to check it ?

Thanks, Khouloud

[JBerg.4]

Hello @Khouloud ZEMMELI​,

Thanks for your answer.

I've created a new project based on the STM32WB5MMG-DK called "BLE_Test" and attached it to this message. (not configured completely yet)

Thanks for your help!

Jonas

[Khouloud ZEMMELI]

Hello @JBerg.4​ 

Sorry for the delay,

I'm back again to inform you that your request is internally under analysis, I'll keep you updated.

Thanks, Khouloud

[FDESS.2]

Hello,

To see if the maximum number of services is a limitation of cubeMX, I add manually other services and increased CFG_BLE_NUM_GATT_SERVICES constant to 10, but after 5 call of aci_gatt_add_service() with differents defined services, the 6st call fail with a return code 0x48 (BLE_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY).

I also added manually more than 5 characteritics for one service with aci_gatt_add_char() function, but I didn't reach a limitation in that case.

So is there a limitation in the BLE stack about the number of primary services ? Is it possible to share more memory to increase the number of services ?

Thank you for your help,

Fabien.

[Lotta]

Hello @Khouloud ZEMMELI​ ,

Was there any further development on this topic. I too have the problem of services and characteristics both limited to 5 each.

I was able to manually add a 6th characteristic but the changes I had to make were to non-user-editable code and would therefore be a pain to recreate after every code generation for changes to the .ioc file.

Thank you in advance and best regards,

Carlotta

[PLind.2]

i also struggle here with the maximum number of characteristics possible.

is there any new information?

greets peter

[nollstead]

Any update on this?  I'm seeing the same thing a year later - I can only add up to 5 characteristics per service.