BLE Networks

The CC2 supports two types of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) networks: BLE (nRF53) and BLE Peripheral (nRF52). Both are defined in the network section of global.json, allocdata.json, or unallocdata.json.

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BLE Network Types

Type	Description	Hardware
ble	Primary BLE GATT service on the nRF53	nRF53
bleperi	BLE peripheral (Quuppa / legacy GATT) on the nRF52	nRF52

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BLE Network (type: "ble")

The nRF53 BLE GATT service is used for:

• Message and alert passing (GATT characteristics)
• iBeacon advertising
• GATT service discovery

Configuration Example

{
  "data": {
    "network": {
      "networks": {
        "b1": {
          "type": "ble"
        }
      },
      "networkOrder": ["b1"]
    }
  }
}

Behaviour is configured via devcfg.ble — see BLE, Peripheral & Scan Config for the full parameter list (ibIntervalMS, gattIntervalMS, major/minor, txPower, uuid, adname).

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BLE Peripheral Network (type: "bleperi")

The nRF52 BLE peripheral chip is used for:

• Quuppa location tracking
• Legacy GATT service (deprecated in favour of the nRF53 GATT)
• Device DFU over BLE (Nordic DFU app)

Configuration Example

{
  "data": {
    "network": {
      "networks": {
        "q1": {
          "type": "bleperi",
          "state": "QB"
        }
      },
      "networkOrder": ["q1"]
    }
  }
}

State Modes

The state field selects the nRF52’s operating mode:

Value	Mode
QB	Quuppa location tracking
GATT	Legacy GATT service
IB+GATT	iBeacon advertising + GATT service

Behaviour is configured via devcfg.bleperi — see BLE, Peripheral & Scan Config for the full parameter list, including dfu_start (triggers Nordic DFU mode) and reset.

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Related

• BLE, Peripheral & Scan Config — full devcfg.ble / devcfg.bleperi / devcfg.blescan reference
• WiFi Networks — sibling network type
• LoRa Networks — sibling network type
• Network Configuration — network types overview and ordering