HM10 ble change characteristic value AT command Arduino - arduino

Can anyone help me with the AT command to write characteristic value, Or how to send data from arduino to another ble device using Hm10 module.
The HM10 after sending the AT+START, does advertise packets, and can detect the service and characteristic, But the characteristic value is the default 0x00, How can I change that?
Have checked the data sheet multiple times but can not find an AT command that is capable of doing the same.
UPDATE: Similar problem with setting the HM10 in Central Mode:
Central Mode Setup!
1) AT+ROLE1 - Set up to Central Mode
2) AT+IMME1 - Start from RESET
3) AT+SHOW1 - Show discovered devices
4) AT+DISC? - Discover Devices
Get Device MAC ID,
5) AT+CON[MAC ID]
RESULT: Always gives OK+CONNA and after 10seconds OK+CONNF
I am confused, Use of "AT+START" before "AT+DISC?" causes AT+START to not work and viceversa.
Using AT+START results into a loop of OK+CONN followed by OK+LOST continuously and no more AT commands are accepted. I believe it does result in a
Can you advice on the right order?
Using LightBlue iOS app as the peripheral. How am I to select a service and subscribe to a characteristic to receive data from the application?
Thank You.

There is no AT command to set a characteristic value.
The HM10 is a serial-port emulation device - whatever serial data you send to the HM10 module (aside from the AT commands) is made available on it's BLE characteristic. Unfortunately the data sheet doesn't document the service and characteristics, but this code suggests that the serial RX/TX characteristic is 0000ffe1-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
So, data written to the serial port should appear as the value of that characteristic. Data written to that characteristic should be delivered out of the TX serial port pin on the HM10 module.

This thread is a bit dated. But the HM-1X firmware now supports changing the characteristics of a module.
"AT+CHAR?" Will get the current characteristic setting for RX/TX
"AT+CHAR0xFFFF" will set the TX/RX characteristics to 0xFFFF
Send: AT+CHAR0xAAA0
Recv: OK+Set:0xAAA0
These features were added v518.
If you need to update your firmware,
Link to Huamao's download site.

I don't have enough reputation to comment on Ladvien's answer, but...
Just a word of warning regarding updating the firmware with a new version from Huamao's download site. http://www.jnhuamao.cn/download_rom_en.asp?id=83
In my experience there were issues with V539, which prevented the firmware operating as an iBeacon - and there may be other problems.
I was fortunately enough to find someone emailed me a copy of the V538 firmware and was able to downgrade again.
Huamao doesn't have old versions of the firmware available for download and AFIK there is no way to backup your current firmware version.
But it was possible to downgrade from V539 back to V538 if you have the bin file for V538 etc. i.e At least up as far as V539 the firmware does allow downgrades and was not checking version numbers to only allow upgrades.

No need to use any AT-commands to send data as it works like transparent serial. Currently it works good to upload sketches from iOS devices to Arduino. Check out http://www.apploader.info

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BLE: HM10 indicate no read property when characteristic has read property

I am attempting to use HM10 as central to read data from a sensor. The HM10 has been flashed with the latest firmware V710 to use the self learn functionality.
Here is the list of messages I am sending and receiving from the HM10
First I configure the HM10 as central and turn on some notifications. Then I connect to the MAC address of the sensor. I use the AT+FINDSERVICES? command to get the list of services, then find all the characteristics in the range of that uuid. The characteristics I am interested in is 0021.
But here is when the problems start. If I try to read that characteristic I get OK+DATA-ER, which the datasheet the characteristic does not have a read property. Same thing with notify.
But from the AT+CHAR command we can see handle 0021 has both read and notify. I have also tired reading from 001E handle and I get the same error. I am able to read data like the device name from another handle so I am able to get some data off the sensor.
I am wondering if the OK+DATA-ER response can mean something else? Or if the characteristic handle isn't correct somehow. If that were the case how would I find the correct handle?
I have tried connecting to the sensor on my iphone using the LightBlue app and I am able to both read and subscribe to the notification. I have also tried cloning the sensor as a virtual device on LightBlue and I am able to read and subscribe from the HM10 to the phone. So the issue seem to be between the HM10 and the sensor specifically and not with either device individually.
LightBlue UUID
LightBlue read data
I figured it out. Turned out to be a security issue. The sensor would allow connection but no data would be accessible unless the connection was encrypted.
The BLE sensor required pairing when it first connect to a phone and does not subsequently so I missed that fact when I was trying to connect to it via the HM-10.
I don't believe the HM-10 supports pairing connection. I tried setting AT+TYPE to other than 0 but it would no longer connect to the sensor. I would get OK+CO11A but it wouldn't finish connecting.
I switched to an ESP32 board and used
BLEDevice::setEncryptionLevel(ESP_BLE_SEC_ENCRYPT);
This allowed me to read and subscribe to the characteristic.

Create the Pairing limitation on HC-05 sensor

I have been trying to set the limit of pairing the Bluetooth device HC-05(interface by Arduino controller) with my smartphone.
I have tried making this solution work with AT command
AT+INQM=<Param>,<Param2>,<Param3>
Example: AT+INQM=1,9,48\r\n
But instead of converting AT commands using serial.h with embedded C, I am looking for any dedicated library which helps to work this kind solution in using Arduino.
Basically, with the help of Bluetooth device connect to Arduino Nano, I want to send the altimeter sensor data to my smartphone.
During the connection, HC-05 should be responding any one device at a time, if another smartphone tries to pair then the error will be shown.
Please share your advice on this.
Yes there are some libraries in arduino but these are only meant for connection and pairing and low energy connections. We don't have any dedicated library from where we can control the mode of operation of HC05 or any bluetooth module. like bypassing or accessing GAP and GATT services of bluetooth. However there is a way to flash HC-05. But we can only use it for updating the firmware of this device. This github repo is dedicated for this purpose . Hope it helps you

ble peripheral coded for exclusive central / master use

Being somewhat of a newbie I was wondering if there is a way to hard-code something on a peripheral that would only allow a single unique central/master to connect.....?
i.e. / eg
I have the ‘simple chat’ Arduino app on a RedBearLab Blend-Micro (which is for all intensive purposes the same as a Arduino Uno with a BLE shield) and I only want one single / unique phone to BE ABLE TO connect with it and therefore work with it.
My understanding is that the GAP handles security features during a BLE connection.
Therefore, is there some way to ‘code’ the peripheral device in / below one of the following includes:
spi.h ?
boards.h ?
EEPROM.h ?
RBL_nRF8001.h (or similar) ?
Other?
Didn't quite get an answer from Restricting the BLE peripheral device to connect to only one Master
OR
Am I stuck with EVERYTHING connecting but coding the peripheral in some other way in a GATT profile (I think) to ONLY do something with a predefined unique central/master (how/where to code?).
Many thanks for thoughts in advance
Being somewhat of a newbie I was wondering if there is a way to hard-code something on a peripheral that would only allow a single unique central/master to connect.....?
Theres the "Advertising Filter Policy" as specified in the Bluetooth Core V4.0 specification. Its a Byte in the Advertising Parameters as specified in Section 7.8.5 LE Set Advertising Parameters Command.
For example the value 0x02 reads Allow Scan Request from Any, Allow Connect Request from White List Only.
Then theres section 7.8.16 LE Add Device To White List Command.
That said, if your device confirms to the Bluetooth 4.0 specification, it should support these HCI commands. However there might be functions that simplify these procedures, wrapping those HCI commands for easier use. Check the Documentation of your device for such methods.
Good Luck!
I was asked to answer this question via email. It's been almost a year since I quit working on BLE. So I only answer this question based on my memories.
Basically #dominik has it right.
If the device is freshly new, it should advertise normally (without setting the whitelist only bit), then any central device could connect and bond. Once it is bonded, you should save this bonded flag and the bonded master's bd_addr to EEPROM. If the next time the master is lost, you will advertise with that white-list-only flag set. If a new central tries to connect, you could verify if its address is the same as your master.
I don't have the BLE spec at hand and I kind of forgot a lot about BLE already. Probably the spec says somewhere that if a central sees a peripheral device is broadcasting with white-list-only flag set, it wouldn't try to connect if it doesn't recognize that peripheral device. This saves both some effort.
But a master could always initiate a connection to your peripheral device regardless the white-list-only flag. So checking if the connecting central device's address is the same as your previously bonded master is the last resort.
[Update]
I used CSR1010 chips. I remembered that the BLE stack actually allows me to insert a list of bd_addr to the white-list data structure maintained by the stack. Then, with the white-list-only flag set, the lower-level stack layer will help you filter devices that are not in that white-list without your knowing.
However, you can always filter bd_addrs from your application code.

Can I read iBeacon data using Arduino?

I am using an HM-10 module and Arduino UNO.
My requirement is to read data from ibeacons near me using Arduino. Is it possible? I have not been able to find any articles on this. All articles talk about connecting your android phone with arduino. Any idea?
Yes, it is possible. I'm using an HM-10 as an iBeacon detector (linksprite.com BLE 4.0 shield), and it is successfully detecting a RadBeacon running in iBeacon mode. Firmware on my HM-10 is version 540.
Before it would detect the RadBeacon, I had to send the HM-10 the following commands:
AT+ROLE1
AT+IMME1
AT+RESET
Then I used the AT-DISI? command, and the serial monitor is showing the broadcast received from the RadBeacon (and one other beacon) as follows (for example):
OK+DISISOK+DISC:4C000215:2G234454CF6D5A0FADF2F4911BA9FFA7:00000001AC:0CF3EE041CCE:-052OK+DISC:00000000:00000000000000000000000000000000:0000000000:B9782E08068C:-071OK+DISCE
In this example, the HM-10 is detecting my RadBeacon which has UUID of 2G234454...with signal strength of -052. It is also detecting another BLE beacon (my AppleTV downstairs) with UUID of B9782E08068C with signal strength of -071.
I'm definitely not very knowledgable about any of this stuff, but it seems to be working for me so far. Next challenge for me will be to figure out how to parse the text data being received. I'm mostly interested in the distance/signal strength data in order to trigger an action when the RadBeacon gets very close to the HM-10.
[Full disclosure: I jumbled some of the UUID numbers above since I'm not sure if any of this information is private or hackable or whatever]
[By the way, the nRF8001 BLE Shield will not do this since it only runs in peripheral mode.]
Yes, you can get the Min and Max number of the nearby iBeacons.
You need to Attach hm-10 to Arduino Uno.
Try using this Library : https://github.com/dinosd/BLE_PROXIMITY
You can configure suitable AT commands if you want to configure it. But it should work with default settings as well.
Use SoftwareSerial to access HM-10.
In firmware version V539 of the HM-10, it adds an AT command to list nearby iBeacons. The command is AT+DISI?. You would simply need to set up the Arduion to send that command over a serial port and parse the data it returns.

How to send data from 8051 input ports to esp8266?

Please pardon me if this question comes as a little too basic but I have tried searching almost everywhere but haven't found a clue.
I am using the esp8266 module and have uploaded the firmware in it. I have also set it as "Access point" so that other modules are able to connect with it. My problem is that I want to control it pro-grammatically through an 8051 micro-controller. I have searched online and there is a lot of documentation on how it program it through arduino, but that doesn't solve it for me. I want to use assembly language to build a serial protocol that communicates the data from 8051 to esp8266 and then to the connected modules (such as Android device).
My question really is, "would it be possible to just connect TX/RX of 8051 to RX/TX of esp8266 and write a code in assembly that transfers data as I desire to esp8266? Or, do I have to do something else?".
At the moment the only documented way for a host controller (the 8051 in your case) to talk to the ESP8266 is to use the serial port (there is a slave SPI port but the mechanism for driving it isn't known yet). So you will have to make up a little protocol to send and receive commands and data (assuming that the standard support for an enhanced AT command set isn't sufficient for you).
The baud rate can go a lot higher than the default 115200bps, if you need it to (although I'm not sure if the 8051 could keep up).

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