swwCD mean?

Sébastien Despontover 6 years ago

Dear Nordic Developer Zone,

I have a silly question. After searching in the Nordic and Bluetooth documentation, I didn't
find what CCCD and SCCD mean. Theses metadata are parts of the characteristics.

Can you explain me what these acronyms mean? And wher I could find any documentation
about it?

Best regards

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Ole Morten over 6 years ago +15 verified

CCCD is an abbreviation for Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor. This

descriptor is defined in the Core Specification, Volume 3, Part G, section
3.3.3.3. This descriptor will be added automatically...

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Ole Morten over 6 years ago

CCCD is an abbreviation for Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor. This descriptor

is defined in the Core Specification, Volume 3, Part G, section 3.3.3.3.

This descriptor will be added automatically by the S110 softdevice for any characteristic
that has either the Notify or the Indicate properties. In your characteristic setup you will
 however have to set up the metadata you want for this descriptor, for example which
security level is required to write it.

The use of it is for a GATT Client to control what kind of packets the GATT Server can send
to it. As you may know, there are some so-called server initiated properties, Notifications
and Indications (part F, 3.4.7). A Server can only send such packets to the Client if the
Client have written either 1 (to enable notifications) or 2 (to enable indications) to the CCCD
for the characteristic in question.

melchior over 3 years ago

Hi Nordic Developer Zone,

I also encounter the same problem. In case I want to enable Indications but I read a lot a of
answer related to this same problem but didn't solve my problem. Furthermore I also read
about the CCCD but I don't know if I need to import it to the project in Android studio. finally
after testing my ble sensor on the Nordic Master Control app, it works exactly how I
wanted, but I read on the internet that the source is not available for the public. Could you
provide me with code examples or helpful tips so I could solve this problem.