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<h2 id="gatt-feature-api-for-bletiny">GATT feature API for bletiny</h2>
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<p>GATT(GENERIC ATTRIBUTE PROFILE) describes a service framework using the Attribute Protocol for discovering services, and for reading and writing characteristic values on a peer device. There are 11 features defined in the GATT Profile, and each of the features is mapped to procedures and sub-procedures: </p>
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<th><strong>Item No.</strong></th>
<th><strong>Feature</strong></th>
<th><strong>Sub-Procedure</strong></th>
<th><strong>nimBLE command</strong></th>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>Server Configuration</td>
<td>Exchange MTU</td>
<td><code>b mtu</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>Primary Service Discovery</td>
<td>Discover All Primary Services</td>
<td><code>b disc svc conn=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Discover Primary Services By Service UUID</td>
<td><code>b disc svc conn=x uuid=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3</td>
<td>Relationship Discovery</td>
<td>Find Included Services</td>
<td><code>b find inc_svcs conn=x start=x end=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>4</td>
<td>Characteristic Discovery</td>
<td>Discover All Characteristic of a Service</td>
<td><code>b disc chr conn=x start=x end=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Discover Characteristic by UUID</td>
<td><code>b disc chr conn=x start=x end=x uuid=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5</td>
<td>Characteristic Descriptor Discovery</td>
<td>Discover All Characteristic Descriptors</td>
<td><code>b disc dsc conn=x start=x end=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6</td>
<td>Reading a Characteristic Value</td>
<td>Read Characteristic Value</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x attr=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Read Using Characteristic UUID</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x start=x end=x uuid=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Read Long Characteristic Values</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x attr=x long=1</code></td>
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Read Multiple Characteristic Values</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x attr=x attr=y attr=z</code></td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>Writing a Characteristic Value</td>
<td>Write Without Response</td>
<td><code>b write conn=x value=0xXX:0xXX no_rsp=1</code></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Signed Write Without Response</td>
<td>NOT SUPPORTED</td>
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<td>Write Characteristic Value</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Write Long Characteristic Values</td>
<td><code>b write conn=x attr=x value=0xXX:0xXX long=1</code></td>
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Characteristic Value Reliable Writes</td>
<td><code>b write conn=x attr=x value=0xXX:0xXX attr=y value=0xYY:0xYY</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>Notification of a Characteristic Value</td>
<td>Notifications</td>
<td>Write <em>0x01:0x00</em> to CLIENT CONFIGURATION characteristic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9</td>
<td>Indication of a Characteristic Value</td>
<td>Indications</td>
<td>Write <em>0x02:0x00</em> to CLIENT CONFIGURATION characteristic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10</td>
<td>Reading a Characteristic Descriptor</td>
<td>Read Characteristic Descriptors</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x attr=x</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Read Long Characteristic Descriptors</td>
<td><code>b read conn=x attr=x long=1</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11</td>
<td>Writing a Characteristic Descriptor</td>
<td>Write Characteristic Descriptors</td>
<td><code>b write conn=x value=0xXX:0xXX</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>Write Long Characteristic Descriptors</td>
<td><code>b write conn=x value=0xXX:0xXX long=1</code></td>
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</table>
<p><br></p>
<h3 id="using-nimble-commands">Using NimBLE commands</h3>
<p>Assuming you have discovered and established a BLE connection with at least one peer device (as explained earlier in <a href="../bletiny_api/">API for bletiny app</a>, you can find out what characteristics and services are available over these connections. Here is a recap.</p>
<p>To show established connections:</p>
<div class="codehilite" style="background: #ffffff"><pre style="line-height: 125%;"><span></span><code>b show conn
</code></pre></div>
<p>To show discovered services, characteristics, and descriptors:</p>
<div class="codehilite" style="background: #ffffff"><pre style="line-height: 125%;"><span></span><code>b show chr
</code></pre></div>
<p>To show connection RSSI:</p>
<div class="codehilite" style="background: #ffffff"><pre style="line-height: 125%;"><span></span><code>b show rssi conn=x
</code></pre></div>
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