BLE Connect Center
BLE Connect Center lets you connect to BLE devices other than MaBeee, MESH, and Arm Wonder AIR.
The target device must advertise a GATT profile and allow writes to a Writable characteristic.
Connection Steps
Section titled “Connection Steps”-
Search for nearby devices
Tap [Search for nearby devices] to start a BLE scan. -
Select and connect a device
Choose the device you want to connect to from the list. -
Select the Write characteristic
After connecting, select the characteristic to write commands to. -
Edit the commands (Command-A and Command-B)
Edit and save the commands to send to the device.
Command Timing
Section titled “Command Timing”Command timing depends on the mode set in External Device Settings.
Latch mode:
- Command-A: sent when the recording, sound effect, or timer starts
- Command-B: sent when that feedback ends
One-Shot / Toggle mode: timing differs — see External Device Settings.
Connection History
Section titled “Connection History”Completed connections and their command settings are automatically saved to the connection history.
The same device with different commands is saved as a separate entry.
Adding a [Nickname] makes it easy to tell entries apart later.
Sequence (Advanced)
Section titled “Sequence (Advanced)”An advanced feature available for all external devices, designed especially for use with Arm Wonder AIR.
Send commands line by line, and insert waits with {wait○○○ms}.
See the blog article for details: Make Arm Wonder AIR run continuously with one tap (Sequence) (in Japanese)
Example Use Cases
Section titled “Example Use Cases”Blog articles showing BLE Connect Center in action:
- Light up an LED with Touch & Beep Connect and micro:bit (in Japanese)
- Control a SwitchBot plug with Touch & Beep Connect (in Japanese)
- Light up an LED with Touch & Beep Connect and Atom Lite (in Japanese)
- Control Arm Wonder AIR with Touch & Beep Connect (in Japanese)
- Turn iPad/iPhone into a switch with Touch & Beep Connect and Atom Lite (in Japanese)
- Play DropTone with eye movement (in Japanese)