nRF Toolbox

nRF Toolbox



Free

5.0.9for iPhone, iPad and more
5.9
6 Ratings
Nordic Semiconductor ASA
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18.6 MB
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Oct 4, 2023
Update Date
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About nRF Toolbox

nRF Toolbox works with a wide range of Bluetooth Low Energy accessories.
It contains applications demonstrating BLE profiles: Cycling Speed and Cadence, Running Speed and Cadence, Heart Rate Monitor, Blood Pressure Monitor, Health Thermometer, Glucose Monitor, Continuous Glucose Monitor, Proximity Monitor and more.

The Device Firmware Update (DFU) profile, that is also included, allows you to upload the application image over-the-air (OTA). It is compatible with Nordic Semiconductor nRF5x devices that have the SoftDevice and DFU Bootloader installed.

The source code of this application is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/iOS-nRF-Toolbox

The DFU Library is available here:
https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-Pods-DFU-Library
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.0.9

Last updated on Oct 4, 2023
Old Versions
- Changed logic of "End Of Line" symbol in NUS commands: now you can choose not to send one.
- Fixed saving of the "End Of Line" symbol in NUS presets.
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Version History
5.0.9
Oct 4, 2023
- Changed logic of "End Of Line" symbol in NUS commands: now you can choose not to send one.
- Fixed saving of the "End Of Line" symbol in NUS presets.
5.0.8
Nov 10, 2022
- Added ability to enable/disable auto scroll on the log screen.
5.0.6
Oct 25, 2021
- Minor bug fixes
5.0.5
Sep 18, 2021
Added new switch to scan results screen which allows turn on and off scanning filter.
5.0.4
Sep 3, 2021
- Fixed issue in UART when long message wasn't sent
5.0.3
Aug 1, 2021
- Fixed issue when the last EOL was not send and empty lines were dropped.
- Improved stability
5.0.2
Jul 24, 2020
Minor update which adds ability to delete files from Inbox folder on DFU and MCU profiles.
5.0.1
May 21, 2020
- Fixed potential crash when data is corrupted
- Added extra information to UART logs
5
May 13, 2020
- New stunning app Design which you fall in love with
- New amazing features on UART: Macros, Saving / Loading preset, updated Log Screen
- DFU: gorgeous graphics, loading firmware packets from Files or other Apps
- HomeKit devices now can be selected and updated from DFU tab
- New colourful graphic of approximate distance on Proximity screen.
4.5.1
Aug 21, 2019
DFU Library updated to version 4.5.1. This fixes the issue with DFU on iOS 13.
4.5.0
Aug 10, 2019
* New look & feel
* DFU library updated to version 4.5.0
* Lots of bugs fixed
4.4.4
Jan 25, 2018
* Fixed an issue with DFU error messages not being displayed in the DFU View.
* Added ability to select Softdevice + Bootloader merged Hex files.
* Improved UI for firmware type selection in DFU view.
* Fixed bug causing a permission error to appear as soon as the HomeKit request gets granted.
* Added ability to select the scope for firmware upgrades when using distribution packets, this allows you to flash a specific part of the package instead of the entire file, for example you may now flash application only, system components only or all package contents.
* Added an activity indicator in cases where HomeKit DFU command takes longer than expected.
* Added ability to switch homes in HomeKit view.
* Removed automatic home creation in HomeKit view, now you can manually create the home.
* When HomeKit has multiple homes setup, you can now easily switch target homes.
* Improved error handling, you will now see actual error messages related to HomeKit instead generic errors.
* Updated iOSDFULibrary 4.1.1 with bugfix: when a multi-part DFU process is initiated, sometimes when waiting for the peripheral to reboot between parts being flashed, the central will connect to a wrong peripheral, this is now resolved and will no longer connect to random DFU peripherals.
4.4.2
Nov 14, 2017
* Fixed an issue with glucose monitors context reading that caused a crash or missing data from the reading context
* iPhone X support
* iOS11 Support (Large navigation bar)
* Swift 4 migration
* iOSDFULibrary V4.0.2 updated within app
* UI improvements for smaller screens, and improvements for newer lagers screens
4.4.1
Mar 22, 2017
+ Added HomeKit profile, allowing browsing and adding HomeKit accessories.
+ Added Secure DFU Feature for HomeKit accessories, accessible through the HomeKit Profile view.
+ Fixed small icon size issues for 3x resolution devices (iPhone 6+/7+)
+ Improved UI throughout the app and all the profile views
4.3.0
Feb 27, 2017
+ Adds support for buttonless DFU Feature
+ Uses iOSDFULibrary 3.0.6 that introduces bug fixes and new DFU features
+ Minor UI improvement for the DFU View
+ DFU Library version is now visible in the DFU view
+ Adds new example secure DFU firmware file for SDK v12.1
4.2
Dec 1, 2016
* New Features:
- Experimental Buttonless Secure DFU feature.
- New app icon.
- Code clean up (Source code available on GitHub)

* Bugfixes:
- User settings overwritten on app launch issue is fixed
- Crash during scanning when a device is already connected is fixed
- DFU Related bug fixes (see GitHub Issues)
4.1.1
Oct 11, 2016
+ Fixed bug causing wrong values being displayed in the HTS View.
+ Fixed bug causing intermittent failures while scanning for peripherals
+ Now uses iOSDFULibrary 2.1.2 for DFU operations
4.1.0
Oct 5, 2016
** Features:
- iOS10 support (Built with Swift 3).

** Bugfixes:
- Importing of distribution packets via email no longer crashes.
- Glucose monitor demo no longer crashes/displays incorrect timestamps when the device uses the 12 hour format locale.
- Glucose monitor demo no longer duplicates data on the last row when refresh button is tapped
4.0.4
Sep 13, 2016
New features:

-Secure DFU feature.
-New Continuous glucose monitor.

Fixes and improvements:

-Fixed potential memory leaks.
-Secure DFU uploads intermittently freeze on some specific devices.
-Single part DFU updates reporting failure while flashing was successful
3.0.1
Apr 22, 2016
Bug fixes:
-Crash on startup issue resolved
-App stuck in background resolved
3.0
Apr 12, 2016
08.04.2016 - version 3.0
- DFU implementation changed to DFU Library (https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-DFU-Library)
* ZIP files without manifest.json file are no longer supported
* Automatic DFU bootloader triggering
- Bugs fixed in GLS and RSC profiles

See all changes on GitHub (https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/iOS-nRF-Toolbox)
2.5
Feb 12, 2016
01.02.2016 - version 2.5
- Refreshed Look & Feel
- Better user experience in DFU and UART profiles
- Support for iPads
- Bug fixes
2.4
Sep 16, 2015
Connected peripherals are retrieved while scanning for new peripherals.
2.3
Aug 25, 2015
fixed minor bug in UART feature
2.2
Jul 20, 2015
-fixed minor bugs

nRF Toolbox FAQ

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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of nRF Toolbox.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
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