OTA via BLE (SMP)

[Matej]

Hello,

I have a question about performing OTA via BLE (SMP) and using BLE mesh. Is it possible to perform OTA via BLE to ZigBee network and vice versa.

Since  BLE is supported concurrently next to BLE Mesh/ZigBee this is supported or am I wrong?

Best regards,

Matej

[AHaug]

Hi, 

Yes, this is possible. But you will have to read up on how both removing/adding a Zigbee device to the Zigbee network and how to provision and remove a Mesh device from it's Mesh to make sure that you do the procedure in the correct order. The device can't be both a Zigbee device and a Mesh device simultaneously due to the amount of radio access that a Mesh device requries.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you're aiming to do is to have one device that you want to swap between acting as a Zigbee device and a BLE Mesh device and change between the protocols through BLE OTA?

Kind regards,
Andreas

[Matej]

You are correct... And I think that this would be the easiest way to switch between Zigbee and BLE mesh for operator on the field - according to application and required protocol where HW will be used

Thank you.

Best regards,

Matej

[AHaug]

Noted, thank you for verifying. Then the precautions you must make will be the mainly the ones mentioned w.r.t removing and adding the same device from its respective networks potentially multiple times. As far as I know this would be the safest way to change between applications.

Kind regards,
Andreas