ST BLE Toolbox vs nRF Blinky Usage & Stats
The ST BLE Toolbox is a user-friendly application to interact and debug ST Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Upon launch, the app scans for BLE devices. For each device found it is possible to display advertisements and connect to it.
The key features are:
- Discovery peripherals
- Show output of standard profiles
- Show peripheral services and characteristics
- Perform Read, write and notification interactions with peripherals
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nRF Blinky is an application targeted towards developers who are new to Bluetooth Low Energy.
nRF Blinky has the following features:
- Scan and connect to any nRF5 DK containing the Nordic Semiconductor’s proprietary LED/Button Service.
- Toggle the LED on the development kit On and Off from within the application.
- Receive Button press and release events from the development kit and display it within the application.
This application is open sourced and the is written in Swift 5 and available on GitHub:
https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-CoreBluetooth-Mock
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ST BLE Toolbox VS. 
nRF BlinkyDecember 14, 2024