You could use EspruinoTools to get a command-line interface if that helps - it uses the bleat NPM module which has some support for other OS's.
From what I can tell, most software "pairs" with a Bluetooth device before firing up comms
This definitely does establish some kind of connection - there's no pairing though. It's something that could be added (I think relatively easily) but it's not a priority at the moment.
Are you sure you're not getting BTLE confused with 'normal' bluetooth? The chip's BTLE won't establish a 'normal' serial port connection on your phone - you need some special code from Nordic for the 'Nordic UART', so an existing smartwatch app is unlikely to work unless it has specific support for that.
The connection issues probably are the Nordic specific thing. I thought there was a generic serial profile for ble and assumed it was being used. Thanks!
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You could use
EspruinoTools
to get a command-line interface if that helps - it uses thebleat
NPM module which has some support for other OS's.This definitely does establish some kind of connection - there's no pairing though. It's something that could be added (I think relatively easily) but it's not a priority at the moment.
Are you sure you're not getting BTLE confused with 'normal' bluetooth? The chip's BTLE won't establish a 'normal' serial port connection on your phone - you need some special code from Nordic for the 'Nordic UART', so an existing smartwatch app is unlikely to work unless it has specific support for that.