Is the nRF52 device going to support long packets in the future?

[Jose Diaz]

I am looking for a device with support for the 4.2, long packets (up to 255 bytes) feature. I see that the nRF52 is a 4.2 device. But for what I understand the optional long data packets is not supported.

Is there a plan to have in the future a new SDK to enable this feature in the device? Is the hardware compatible with it?

[RK]

Nordic continually states that larger MTU is a feature in development, so I'm sure it will turn up sooner or later, along with other great features we're all looking forward to.

[Jose Diaz]

Thanks, I do not doubt that Nordic will cover this feature in the future. My question is more concrete (maybe I was not clear enough), If I buy today a "nRF52 Development Kit" do I need to wait to have a new SDK with the long packets? Or maybe I will have to wait for a new hardware device?

[tesc]

You will have to wait for a SoftDevice that implements this (i.e. software).

[Jose Diaz]

Thanks for the information. So it seems that it will be a FW update for the existing hardware, in this case I can go ahead buying the evaluation board.

And of course you can expect the next question.... Is there a foreseen date for this new SDK? I am interested to know if it will be in the months, half a year, a year...

[tesc]

There is still a chance that the hardware revision used on the preview DKs will not be supported by the SoftDevice and/or SDK at a future point in time, as with the latest SoftDevice s132 alpha release which is incompatible with the first preview DK. Waiting for the full release of the DK may be an option. You can still develop an application using the current board and SD/SDK, and port it to a later SD/SDK when you get the wanted functionality. Regarding the time frame, I am sorry but I can not tell. You may get some more information if talking to a sales representative.