RE: Support for BT 4.2 LE compliance using nRF51 w S130?

andrewjfox — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:55:33 GMT

Thanks Miles, exactly what I need to get going.

RE: Support for BT 4.2 LE compliance using nRF51 w S130?

Miles — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:08:16 GMT

Hi Andrew, if you search in the Bluetooth listings page for the nRF51xxx with the S130 v1.0.0 softdevice you can find the 4.2 reference. (It is 4.2 compliant). For example for the the QFN device package the certificate is here:

www.bluetooth.org/.../Certificate.cfm

You will see in the certificate the "Specification Name" is listed as 4.2.

The main listings search page is here: www.bluetooth.org/.../listings.cfm

So if you are going to sell a product which uses the nRF51 series and the S130 SoftDevice, you just need to reference the correct QDID number from Nordic and create a new listing for yourself based on Nordic's qualification. You can find a table n the compatibility matrix which shows you which QD ID you should reference for a particular combination of device and SoftDevice. Go to the nordic infocenter and then under the nRF51 Series tab the first document is called the compatibility matrix. Open that and go down to table 6.

If you need additional guidance on this please contact Nordic customer support directly and create a ticket and they will help you sort it out. Hopefully this information can get you started.

( infocenter is here: infocenter.nordicsemi.com )

Miles Smith