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Server device name not always displayed when scanning. (Name length problem) #271

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Kevin-Dimmer opened this issue Nov 1, 2023 · 0 comments

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Hi

SimpleBLE seems to handle the server device name inconsistently.

e.g. Using example_notify_c.exe on the PC
Using device info & battery services on the server.
Top found device: 12345678901234567890 [68:27:19:e9:cc:00]
(The 20 byte long name is displayed correctly)

As above but added a private service and 2 characteristics
Top found device: [68:27:19:e9:cc:00]
(Finds the MAC address but the name is not displayed at all)

Reduce the name length to 8 bytes
Top found device: 12345678 [68:27:19:e9:cc:00]
(and the library displays the name again)

I can't seem to pin down exactly what the max name length is, but as my example shows simpleBLE does seem to handle it inconsistently.
simpleBLE reports it ok when I don't have the private Service defined, and every other scanner I test (Android & PC) also reports the longer name ok when the private service is defined.

Background,
I am using an embedded Microchip RN4020 BLE module, and their documentation says the name field can be no longer than 20 bytes.
PC is a dell running WIN 11.
This feels like memory overlap or corruption as the longer name isn't even shown truncated.

Thanks for a great solution to BLE interfacing.

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