ST Sensor tile.box pro with FP-SNS-DATALOG2 , can't find the BLE UUID for Data Logging

[makerbox]

I am using a ST Sensor tile.box pro with FP-SNS-DATALOG2 function pack, I have already used the Python GUI software with USB connection and ST BLE Sensor app for data logging to save into the microSD card, which works fine. 

Now , I would like to use python program to start the data logging process and possibly selecting the sensors for logging, for this, I am looking for the UUID related to these, and I can not find from the FP-SNS-DATALOG2 program. Where can I find related information for these? 

I have used a BLE Sniffer app to look for the available UUID but little to no description I found from the FP-SNS-DATALOG2 code how it actually works with the app so that I can replicate for my needs.

Primary service/Unknown service 01: 
COPY_CONSOLE_SERVICE_UUID	00 00 00 00 00 0E 11 e1 9a b4 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b

Unknown Characteristics:
COPY_TERM_CHAR_UUID	00 00 00 01 00 0E 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b
COPY_STDERR_CHAR_UUID	00 00 00 02 00 0E 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b


Primary service/Unknown service 02: 
COPY_FEATURES_SERVICE_UUID	00 00 00 00 00 01 11 e1 9a b4 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b

Unknown Characteristics:
COPY_MACHINE_LEARNING_CORE_CHAR_UUID	00 00 00 0F 00 02 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b
COPY_HIGH_SPEED_DATA_LOG_CHAR_UUID	00 00 00 11 00 02 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b
COPY_EXT_CONFIG_CHAR_UUID	        00 00 00 14 00 02 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b
COPY_PNPLIKE_CHAR_UUID	                00 00 00 1b 00 02 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b
COPY_RAW_PNPL_CONTROLLED_CHAR_UUID	00 00 00 23 00 02 11 e1 ac 36 00 02 a5 d5 c5 1b

 @SimonePradolini @Federica Bossi 

[makerbox]

I could use USB to write commands to the device that works fine but BLE I could not.

I tried to write into this UUID

COPY_PNPLIKE_CHAR_UUID = "0000001b-0002-11e1-ac36-0002a5d5c51b"

 These were my message 

{\"stts22h_temp\":{\"enable\":true} {\"odr\": 1}}
{\"log_controller\": {\"start_log\": true}}
{\"log_controller\": {\"start_log\": false}}

according to packet headers

  BLE_COMM_TP_START_PACKET = 0x00,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_END_PACKET = 0x20,
  BLE_COMM_TP_MIDDLE_PACKET = 0x40,
  BLE_COMM_TP_END_PACKET = 0x80,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_LONG_PACKET = 0x10

I then convert those messages to packets ( MTU = 20, packet = MTU-1 , 19bytes )

        #temp setup packets
        packet1 = "007b22737474733232685f74656d70223a7b2265"
        packet2 = "406e61626c65223a747275657d207b226f647222"
        packet3 = "803a20317d7d"
        #log start packets
        packet4 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet5 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a20747275657d"
        packet6 = "807d"
        #log end packets
        packet7 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet8 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a2066616c7365"
        packet9 = "807d7d"

 Then I use this python code (note code is formed by Ai and online resources )

import asyncio
from bleak import BleakScanner, BleakClient

DEVICE_NAME = "HSD2v30"
WRITE_UUID = "0000001b-0002-11e1-ac36-0002a5d5c51b"

async def find_device_by_name(name):
    print("Scanning for BLE devices...")
    devices = await BleakScanner.discover(timeout=5.0)
    for d in devices:
        if d.name == name:
            print(f"Found device: {d.name} ({d.address})")
            return d.address
    print(f"Device named '{name}' not found.")
    return None

async def send_ble_packets():
    address = await find_device_by_name(DEVICE_NAME)
    if not address:
        return

    async with BleakClient(address) as client:
        if not client.is_connected:
            print("Failed to connect.")
            return

        print(f"Connected to {DEVICE_NAME} ({address})")

        # temp setup packets
        packet1 = bytes.fromhex("007b22737474733232685f74656d70223a7b2265")
        packet2 = bytes.fromhex("406e61626c65223a747275657d207b226f647222")
        packet3 = bytes.fromhex("803a20317d7d")

        # log start packets
        packet4 = bytes.fromhex("007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20")
        packet5 = bytes.fromhex("407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a20747275657d")
        packet6 = bytes.fromhex("807d")

        # log stop packets
        packet7 = bytes.fromhex("007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20")
        packet8 = bytes.fromhex("407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a2066616c7365")
        packet9 = bytes.fromhex("807d7d")

        # send in order
        for i, packet in enumerate([packet1, packet2, packet3]):
            await client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_UUID, packet)
            print(f"Sent setup packet {i+1}")

        await asyncio.sleep(0.1)

        for i, packet in enumerate([packet4, packet5, packet6]):
            await client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_UUID, packet)
            print(f"Sent start-log packet {i+1}")

        await asyncio.sleep(10)

        for i, packet in enumerate([packet7, packet8, packet9]):
            await client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_UUID, packet)
            print(f"Sent stop-log packet {i+1}")

asyncio.run(send_ble_packets())

so far this makes the Device unresponsive meaning BLE status Blink turned off. I was not sure about what the device is receiving and if I am writing at the correct UUID. 

[makerbox]

Hi, @SimonePradolini  so, apparently my above command messages were wrong to being with, to start the datalogging, I have checked the message in stdatalog_API_examples_HSDLink.py

{\"log_controller\": {\"start_log\": true}}

 like this,

message = "{\"log_controller\": {\"start_log\": true}}"
print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

( I want to start the logging onto the SD card, I believe, the interface has to be "0" , i do not know how to form that message )

here I get this output,

2025-06-25 16:36:04,353 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - PnPL Response: {"PnPL_Error":"No writable Properties in DeviceInformation"}
{"PnPL_Error":"No writable Properties in DeviceInformation"}

In the stdatalog_API_examples_HSDLink.py start_log and stop_log is used directly but not through messages/command message, if I want to use BLE write, I would need these as a messages.

after looking at the python program (stdatalog_API_examples_HSDLink.py) it gets me nowhere to the bottom on  how to form the message, it just ends at hsd_dll.py  and finally wrapper file libhs_datalog_V2.dll which i cant check.

 ( Note that, I have added few prints to check what is the output, but the output does come from here but the python program takes me there )

    def hs_datalog_send_message(self, dId : int, msg : str, msg_len : int) -> [bool, int, str]:
        dIdC = ctypes.c_int(dId)
        print(f'from hsd_dll dIdC {dIdC}')
        msgC = ctypes.c_char_p(msg.encode('UTF-8'))
        print(f'from hsd_dll msgC {msgC}')
        msg_lenC = ctypes.c_int(msg_len)
        print(f'from hsd_dll msg_lenC {msg_lenC}')
        data_lenC = ctypes.c_int(0)
        print(f'from hsd_dll data_lenC {data_lenC}')
        dataC = ctypes.c_char_p()
        print(f'from hsd_dll dataC/ctypes.c_char_p() {dataC}')
        res = self.hsd_wrapper.hs_datalog_send_message(dIdC, msgC, msg_lenC, ctypes.byref(data_lenC), ctypes.byref(dataC))
        print(f'from hsd_dll  ctypes.byref(data_lenC) {ctypes.byref(data_lenC)}')
        print("from hsd_dll {}".format(ctypes.byref(dataC)))
        if res != ST_HS_DATALOG_ERROR:
            if dataC.value is not None:
                # data = dataC.value[:msg_len].decode('UTF-8')
                data = dataC.value.decode('UTF-8')
                print("from hsd_dll {}".format(data))
                print("{} - HSDatauuulogApp.{} - INFO - PnPL Response: {}".format(logger.get_datetime(), __name__, data))
            else:
                data = "Command sent successfully!"
                print(f'from hsd_dll {data}')
        else:
            return (False, 0, "[ERROR] - Command not sent correctly!")
        self.__hs_datalog_free(dataC)
        return (res == ST_HS_DATALOG_OK, data_lenC, data)

I would simply like to control few sensor tile box pro with datalog2 software using BLE and Python. Can you test at your end and describe it simply. I  appreciate your time.

[makerbox]

@SimonePradolini  is it possible to review this?

[SimonePradolini]

Hello @makerbox 

Sorry for the late reply, I lost the notification of your message.

You did a great job, and you worked in the right way by using stdatalog_API_examples_HSDLink.py as example. You just missed the right syntax for the start command.

By referring to the Python example script, the command you must create is:

message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller","start_log", "interface",2)
# send ble message with your custom command 
# USB message should be: hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message)

The “interface” field is defined in the DATALOG2 framework as: 0 for SD card, 1 for USB, 2 for Bluetooth® LE. It represents the host that controls the firmware and streams the commands. Then, it’s the firmware that manages the recording device with respect to the host interface. When the controller interface is SD card or Bluetooth® LE, data will be always recorded onto SD card. Hence, if the controller interface is the USB, data will be always recorded via USB.

By using the above command, you should be able to start recording into your setup.

Notice that hsd_dll is meant to be used by USB channel only. DLL isn’t supporting other channels than USB. If you'd like to control a board running DATALOG2 firmware via Bluetooth® LE, you must create all the commands and manage all the properties by building up json strings. You’re free to write down the json manually or by using the

PnPLCMDManager.

Best regards,

Simone

[makerbox]

@SimonePradolini Ok, now i have got an idea about how to create PnPL messages. Sorry again if i am going round in round. This is my test script in python using USB 

    message = "{\"stts22h_temp\":{\"enable\":true, \"odr\":1}}"
    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_set_property_cmd("stts22h_temp", "enable", True ))
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "start_log", "interface", 0))
    message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "start_log", "interface", 0)
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

    time.sleep(4)

    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "stop_log", "interface", 0))
    message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "stop_log", "interface", 0)
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

this is the output

2025-07-01 13:10:03,796 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - Platform Architecture: 64bit
2025-07-01 13:10:04,258 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.HSDLink - INFO - Commmunication Opened correctly
HSDLink Version: High Speed Datalog DLL v2

{"stts22h_temp": {"enable": true}}
2025-07-01 13:10:04,853 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - PnPL Response: {"PnPL_Response":{"message":"","value":true,"status":true}}
{"PnPL_Response":{"message":"","value":true,"status":true}}
{"log_controller*start_log": {"interface": 0}}
Command sent successfully!
{"log_controller*stop_log": {"interface": 0}}
2025-07-01 13:10:09,236 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - PnPL Response: {"PnPL_Response":{"message":"Error: Acquisition stop failure. Already stopped.","status":false}}
{"PnPL_Response":{"message":"Error: Acquisition stop failure. Already stopped.","status":false}}

---> End of HSDLink APIs test script.

Wasn't it supposed to start the logging through USB? but the stop log command says it is already stopped, do i need any more commands?

Question 2 : I am assuming this the same setup for BLE implementation? For BLE i need to write to UUID using following the Packet Headers 

  BLE_COMM_TP_START_PACKET = 0x00,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_END_PACKET = 0x20,
  BLE_COMM_TP_MIDDLE_PACKET = 0x40,
  BLE_COMM_TP_END_PACKET = 0x80,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_LONG_PACKET = 0x10

1. What is the actual UUID to write? is it ( COPY_EXT_CONFIG_CHAR_UUID )?
2. Does the messages looks like this? ( this is random hex )

        #temp setup packets
        packet1 = "007b22737474733232685f74656d70223a7b2265"
        packet2 = "406e61626c65223a747275657d207b226f647222"
        packet3 = "803a20317d7d"
        #log start packets
        packet4 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet5 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a20747275657d"
        packet6 = "807d"
        #log end packets
        packet7 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet8 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a2066616c7365"
        packet9 = "807d7d"

3. Is there any time (seconds) between sending this to specific messages? or what sequence? setup > start log > wait > stop log ? or any other? 

[SimonePradolini · Accepted solution]

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@makerbox wrote:

@SimonePradolini Ok, now i have got an idea about how to create PnPL messages. Sorry again if i am going round in round. This is my test script in python using USB 

    message = "{\"stts22h_temp\":{\"enable\":true, \"odr\":1}}"
    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_set_property_cmd("stts22h_temp", "enable", True ))
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "start_log", "interface", 0))
    message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "start_log", "interface", 0)
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

    time.sleep(4)

    print(PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "stop_log", "interface", 0))
    message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "stop_log", "interface", 0)
    print(hsd_link.send_command(hsd_link_instance, device_id, message))

this is the output

2025-07-01 13:10:03,796 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - Platform Architecture: 64bit
2025-07-01 13:10:04,258 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.HSDLink - INFO - Commmunication Opened correctly
HSDLink Version: High Speed Datalog DLL v2

{"stts22h_temp": {"enable": true}}
2025-07-01 13:10:04,853 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - PnPL Response: {"PnPL_Response":{"message":"","value":true,"status":true}}
{"PnPL_Response":{"message":"","value":true,"status":true}}
{"log_controller*start_log": {"interface": 0}}
Command sent successfully!
{"log_controller*stop_log": {"interface": 0}}
2025-07-01 13:10:09,236 - HSDatalogApp.stdatalog_core.HSD_link.communication.PnPL_HSD.hsd_dll - INFO - PnPL Response: {"PnPL_Response":{"message":"Error: Acquisition stop failure. Already stopped.","status":false}}
{"PnPL_Response":{"message":"Error: Acquisition stop failure. Already stopped.","status":false}}

---> End of HSDLink APIs test script.

Wasn't it supposed to start the logging through USB? but the stop log command says it is already stopped, do i need any more commands?

USB channel is 1. Try with 

message = PnPLCMDManager.create_command_cmd("log_controller", "start_log", "interface", 1)

But it is still not clear to me how your setup should work. Are you managing the DATALOG2 firmware via USB (so streaming data via USB) or via BLE (so saving data onto SD)? The firmware can't let you save data onto SD card if the controller is a USB interface or stream data via USB if the controller is a BLE device. Only USB to USB or SD/BLE to SD are managed by the firmware.

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@makerbox wrote:

Question 2 : I am assuming this the same setup for BLE implementation? For BLE i need to write to UUID using following the Packet Headers 

  BLE_COMM_TP_START_PACKET = 0x00,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_END_PACKET = 0x20,
  BLE_COMM_TP_MIDDLE_PACKET = 0x40,
  BLE_COMM_TP_END_PACKET = 0x80,
  BLE_COMM_TP_START_LONG_PACKET = 0x10

1. What is the actual UUID to write? is it ( COPY_EXT_CONFIG_CHAR_UUID )?

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No, BLE characteristics is the PNPL you already tested before: COPY_PNPLIKE_CHAR_UUID = "0000001b-0002-11e1-ac36-0002a5d5c51b" 

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@makerbox wrote:

1.  
2. Does the messages looks like this? ( this is random hex )

        #temp setup packets
        packet1 = "007b22737474733232685f74656d70223a7b2265"
        packet2 = "406e61626c65223a747275657d207b226f647222"
        packet3 = "803a20317d7d"
        #log start packets
        packet4 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet5 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a20747275657d"
        packet6 = "807d"
        #log end packets
        packet7 = "007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c6572223a20"
        packet8 = "407b2273746172745f6c6f67223a2066616c7365"
        packet9 = "807d7d"

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Packet message seems ok.

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@makerbox wrote:

3. Is there any time (seconds) between sending this to specific messages? or what sequence? setup > start log > wait > stop log ? or any other? 

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There is no specific timeout, but the communication protocol is based on responses. In other words: for each command/ set-get property, the firmware always answers with a response. So that, the host can always be aware about the board status and if the request just sent has been executed or acknowledged.

So, I strongly suggest you to implement a mechanism with ack (i.e.: send a command and wait for a response before moving to the next one).

Best regards,

Simone

[makerbox]

@SimonePradolini  Sorry if my whole conversation was confusing. I want to use BLE-Python to save data on SD card. But i was testing with USB to save in SD card as you suggested using hsdpysdk example code. It was my mistake to confuse with USB-SD log with only USB stream. And finally following the correct message format , I am getting somewhere, here is the code output that i am getting using for BLE-python setup. Although i am getting error with same message that worked with USB-SD_log (  note : i changed to interface 2 for BLE )

UUID 

COPY_PNPLIKE_CHAR_UUID = "0000001b-0002-11e1-ac36-0002a5d5c51b"

 Output:

Scanning for device...
Connected to HSD2v30 (D1:85:1F:DF:37:D2)
Sent packet 1/3: 007b22737474733232685f74656d70223a7b2265
Sent packet 2/3: 406e61626c65223a747275652c20226f6472223a
Sent packet 3/3: 80317d7d
Sent packet 1/3: 007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c65722a7374
Sent packet 2/3: 406172745f6c6f67223a207b22696e7465726661
Sent packet 3/3: 806365223a20327d7d
[Notification] Raw: 207b22506e504c5f4572726f72223a2220436f6d706f6e656e7420646f65736e2774206578697374227d00 | Decoded: {"PnPL_Error":" Component doesn't exist"} 
[Notification] Raw: 207b22506e504c5f4572726f72223a2220436f6d706f6e656e7420646f65736e2774206578697374227d00 | Decoded: {"PnPL_Error":" Component doesn't exist"} 
Sent packet 1/3: 007b226c6f675f636f6e74726f6c6c65722a7374
Sent packet 2/3: 406f705f6c6f67223a207b22696e746572666163
Sent packet 3/3: 8065223a20327d7d
Listening for responses...
[Notification] Raw: 207b22506e504c5f4572726f72223a2220436f6d706f6e656e7420646f65736e2774206578697374227d00 | Decoded: {"PnPL_Error":" Component doesn't exist"} 
Done.

Although, it says PnPL_Error, i will try to check what's going on, maybe you could also review this.  This is the simple application i needed. ( I have attached the python code ) 

Also May i know quickly what are the use of these UUID?

COPY_TERM_CHAR_UUID
COPY_STDERR_CHAR_UUID
COPY_HIGH_SPEED_DATA_LOG_CHAR_UUID
COPY_EXT_CONFIG_CHAR_UUID
COPY_PNPLIKE_CHAR_UUID
COPY_RAW_PNPL_CONTROLLED_CHAR_UUID