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nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner on Windows Pc

Developed By: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

License: Free

Rating: 3,0/5 - 10 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2
Size 2.9 MB
Release Date January 14, 21
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
A bit of house keeping. [see more]

Description from Developer:
nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is an application that lets you add new IoT nodes to a network based on Bluetooth Low Energy. The application will configure the IoT node to establish a con... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner and install on Windows PC. nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is free Tools app, developed by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Latest version of nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is 1.2, was released on 2021-01-14 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is 3,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 10 users, 3 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner on Windows?

Instruction on how to install nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.

Download nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner 1.2 on Windows PC – 2.9 MB

nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is an application that lets you add new IoT nodes to a network based on Bluetooth Low Energy. The application will configure the IoT node to establish a connection to an IPv6 enabled router via Bluetooth Smart.

The application will initally scan for IoT nodes in range which contains the Bluetooth LE Node Configuration Service which is a proprietary service of Nordic Semiconductor. Once connected to a node the user is allowed to add these IoT nodes to the network based on Bluetooth Smart by pressing the configure button. The application also has to pre-configure the wifi networks within the app in order to add the IoT Nodes. This can be done via scanning for wifi networks in range or can be added manually by typing the SSID and Passphrase.

In a nutshell nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner lets you
-Scan for Bluetooth LE Nodes containing the proprietary Node Configuration Service
-Identify the connected Bluetooth LE IoT Node by pressing the identify on the app that will make the LEDs on the nRF5 Dev Kit blink
-Configuring nodes to connect to a network based on Bluetooth Smart.
-Scanning, adding editing wifi networks within the application which is required to configure a Bluetooth LE Node.

The source code for this application is available on Github on the following link.

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-BLE-Joiner

Note:
-Android 4.3 or newer is required.
-Tested on Samsung S3 with Android 4.3 and on Nexus 5x, 5, 6 and 9 with lollipop and Marshmallow.
-Location Services need to be enabled for scanning on android 6.0 Marshmallow and in addition, runtime persmission ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION is also required.
A bit of house keeping.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows an app to access precise location.