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BLE sensors → user interface: MVP approach?

Reddit r/embedded·u/germo_tt·about 1 month ago
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Hi all,

I’m building a horticulture monitoring system using Nordic (planning around nRF54LE15). Multiple battery-powered sensor nodes (temp, humidity, CO₂, light, etc.) sending data every few minutes.

I’m unsure how to expose the data for a first MVP:

Option 1: BLE → phone

- Simple, fast to prototype

- Nordic apps (nRF Connect) are fine for testing, but not a real product

- Would require building a mobile app pretty quickly

Option 2: BLE → Wi-Fi gateway → web app

- Nodes → BLE central (gateway) → Wi-Fi → cloud/dashboard

- More complex upfront, but closer to a real product

Main doubts:

- For an MVP, would you stay BLE-only or go straight to a gateway?

- Is there any realistic way to do BLE → web app cross-platform (esp. iOS), or is a native app unavoidable?

- Any tips for handling multiple BLE nodes efficiently?

Would love to hear what you’d do for a first usable version.

Thanks!

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