diff --git a/Documentation/bluetooth/card10.rst b/Documentation/bluetooth/card10.rst index 9099281bd5d110208fa674cd971bc2f019bdb1b2..2991fa2ff019e8c224211c2232ad84c75d3c0dc0 100644 --- a/Documentation/bluetooth/card10.rst +++ b/Documentation/bluetooth/card10.rst @@ -213,3 +213,33 @@ Accessing services from a linux system is possible via ``btgatt-client``. The in # if this error appears remove and re-pair: [GATT client]# Device disconnected: Software caused connection abort + + +ARM Cordio Sources +------------------ + +The BLE stack is based on the ARM Cordio stack. This stack has been developed by a 3rd party and was bought by ARM and open-sourced. + +There are many copies of it floating around on the Internet and some are more up to date than others. To keep track here is a list: + - mbed + - mbed has a reasonably up to date version of the stack in their GitHub repository. + - It is scattered below the CORDIO directories in https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/tree/master/features/FEATURE_BLE/targets + - ble-profiles are not included. mbed has written their own adaptation layer to interface with the stack and implements profiles in C++ + - Ambiq Suite SDK + - Can be found here: https://github.com/sparkfun/AmbiqSuiteSDK/tree/master/third_party/exactle + - Patches on top might be here: https://support.ambiqmicro.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000239012-Software + - Reasonably up to date + - Intersting part: has their own FreeRTOS integration (but apparently on older WSF) + - BLE 5.1 (?) + - Packetcraft + - Apparently tasked with maintaining the stack in general + - Most up to date version + - https://github.com/packetcraft-inc/cordio + - Apparently developing (security) fixes, distributing them to customers, but not applying them to master: https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/commit/c92777311578eb003b4546c4e5e6f2c1f8ba3c84 + - BLE 5.1 + - Maxim + - Distributed via Maxim Toolchain Installation tool, no repository available + - Contains software implementation of the base band + - ble-host and ble-profiles might be compatible with the one directly from Packetcraft + - Developing their own low-power enhancements + - BLE 5.0