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Or, can the ad data be binary bytes.
Obviously, more information can be packed into bytes than represented by ASCII text.
What's the maximum ad size in bytes?
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> What's the maximum ad size in bytes?
An advertisement packet is limited to 31 bytes by the spec.
> can the ad data be binary bytes.
There is a specific formatting requirement for the advertisement packet. See Bluetooth Specification, Volume 3, Part C (Generic Access Protocol), Section 11 (Advertising and scan response data format). There is also an example in 11.2.
In summary:
All valid AD Types are listed in the assigned numbers document (for GAP assigned numbers, see English Generic Access Profile). If you use a manufacturer specific data AD type, then the first two bytes of AD Data should be the company identifier, followed by any (including binary) data you want.
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> What's the maximum ad size in bytes?
An advertisement packet is limited to 31 bytes by the spec.
> can the ad data be binary bytes.
There is a specific formatting requirement for the advertisement packet. See Bluetooth Specification, Volume 3, Part C (Generic Access Protocol), Section 11 (Advertising and scan response data format). There is also an example in 11.2.
In summary:
All valid AD Types are listed in the assigned numbers document (for GAP assigned numbers, see English Generic Access Profile). If you use a manufacturer specific data AD type, then the first two bytes of AD Data should be the company identifier, followed by any (including binary) data you want.
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There is some sample code which shows how to generate advertisement data in the hello_sensor and mybeacon applications.
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Does there have to be at least one byte of insignificant data, or can significant data take up all 31 bytes of the ad?
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Significant data can take up all 31 bytes.
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So then, the maximum binary advertisement data would be 29 bytes:
1 Length octet
1 AD Type octet = Mfg Specific Data
29 AD Data octets = any binary 29 bytes
Will this work in SDK 2.x ?
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The Flags AD type is mandatory (BR/EDR is not supported by 2073x). So you have to include that in your advertisement data. From section 11.1.3 in Volume 3, Part C:
11.1.3 Flags
The Flags AD type contains several flag bits interpreted as boolean values.
Flags used over the LE physical channel are:
• Limited Discoverable Mode
• General Discoverable Mode
• BR/EDR Not Supported
• Simultaneous LE and BR/EDR to Same Device Capable (Controller)
• Simultaneous LE and BR/EDR to Same Device Capable (Host)
The Flags AD type shall not be included in the scan response data. The advertising
data shall not contain more than one instance of the Flags AD type. The
Flags AD type shall be included in the advertising data if any of the bits are
non-zero. The Flags AD type may be omitted from the advertising data if all of
the bits are zero. The format of Flags AD type is defined in Table 18.1. [Emphasis added]
And from section 18.11, the manufacturer specific data should also include a 2 byte company identifier:
2 1 byte length (=2)
1 byte AD type = Flags (= 0x01)
1 byte Flags value
X 1 byte length (=X)
1 byte AD type = Manufacturer Specific Data (= 0xFF)
2 bytes Company identifier
X-3 bytes data
The max value of X will then be 26 27 and you can have 23 24 binary octets (X - 3 data bytes).
[EDIT]: Updated some of the fields old values with new ones. Yes, this will work with SDK 1.1.0 and SDK 2.0.1.