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3 Getting Started with Bluetooth Low Energy Applications
This section provides details on documentation describing the steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE application examples.

Introduction
1 Getting Started with WBZ451 Curiosity Board
This section covers the evaluation board features and running the preprogrammed demo example.
2 Getting Started with Software Development
This section gives a detailed information on the steps to install IDE, compiler, tool chain, BLE, Zigbee stacks and application examples on the PC.
3 Getting Started with Bluetooth Low Energy Applications
This section provides details on documentation describing the steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE application examples.
4 Getting Started with Zigbee Applications
5 Getting Started with Multiprotocol Applications
This section describes steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE and Zigbee coexistence application examples.
6 Getting Started with IEEE 802.15.4 P2P Phy Application
7 Getting Started with IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Applications
8 Getting Started with Thread Applications
9 Adding Chip Peripherals
This section describes how to add analog/digital peripherals to the application
10 Flashing hex from MPLAB DISCOVER using MPLAB IPE
This section provides a detailed procedure of how to download an already existing application hex file from MPLAB DISCOVER and flash the hex file into WBZ451 Curiosity Board using MPLAB IPE.
11 Low Power Design
This section explains in detail on how to enable the low power modes – Sleep/Standby or Deep Sleep/Backup modes in the design.
12 Firmware and OTA Updates
This section documents how to enable firmware updates in the design, whether it is serial or Over The Air (OTA)
13 Wireless System Services API
14 Support Documentation
This section has documentation that is generic and used as supporting document with the application example documentation.
15 Software API Guide
16 Porting Guide
Microchip Information

3 Getting Started with Bluetooth Low Energy Applications

This section provides details on documentation describing the steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE application examples.

The BLE Application examples are divided into 2 categories. There are both simple precompiled examples that can be tested by observing blinking LEDs on the board and complex examples that can communicate with user’s smartphone using Bluetooth low energy. These precompiled examples do not require the full toolchain set-up. Therefore, programming and testing them must not take more than a few minutes.

Building Blocks: Building Blocks are training modules demonstrate how to create a basic BLE application from scratch. Each block demonstrates a basic BLE function, such as "How to Enable Legacy Adv, How to Enable Long Range Advertising, and so on. This is recommended for users who are new to the Microchip BLE stack and other toolchains like MPLAB Code Configurator.
Advanced Applications: Advanced Applications are for users who are familiar with the Microchip BLE stack running on the PIC32CXBZ2 family of devices and also with the MPLAB Code Configurator toolchain. Advanced applications demonstrate features like height throughput functionality, monitoring and control of sensor and light functionality, and automatic advertisement when a connection is lost.