Hi, we looking at converting our devices from a BLE communication protocol, to BLE LR with MESH networking.
Currently, we are doing the following:
Android tablet connects with BLE <----> BLE router created using nrf52833, and repeating BLE strings over BLE LR to devices <-----> BLE LR devices in a spoke and hup network that receive and send simple string commands.
We would like to get more range and better connectivity out of the system. We are using the router because most lower cost android devices do not support Long Range BLE and only BLE with LR. Therefore, we thought it would give us better range.
We are also NOT bonding/pairing ANY of the devices in our system/network. We are simply relying on PHY BLE and PHY BLE LR.
Are there any recommendations on:
a) Is mesh the right way to go?
b) a better way of getting more range?
c) resources on HOW to implement such a longer range system? Specific lines in the configs or C code to change? look for?
Thanks in advance!
Ted