NRF52820 dongle for gaming mouse

RE: NRF52820 dongle for gaming mouse

bevisandrew — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:11:18 GMT

Your project sounds exciting! Achieving a 1000 Hz report rate for a wireless gaming mouse is quite a challenge. I’ve been working on a similar concept for a slope game where precise control is crucial for navigating the terrain. If you can get the Gazell configuration optimized, it might really enhance the responsiveness of the mouse, which would be great for fast-paced gameplay.

RE: NRF52820 dongle for gaming mouse

jakestopher — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:40:15 GMT

Hi there, developing a 1000 Hz wireless gaming mouse sounds like an exciting challenge! For your issue, I think you could try tweaking the Gazell configuration to optimize the report rate. Enhanced Shock Burst (ESB) is also worth considering, as it might offer better performance in some cases. In terms of power consumption, Gazell and ESB are generally more efficient than BLE, but you’ll need to thoroughly test to ensure overall performance.

By the way, if you enjoy puzzle-solving challenges like this optimization task, you might want to check out chiikawa puzzle. It’s a fun and relaxing puzzle game that’s perfect for unwinding after a busy work session!

RE: NRF52820 dongle for gaming mouse

blitz0145 — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:52:32 GMT

Thanks!
We'll build on ESB's implementation and develop our own protocol.

RE: NRF52820 dongle for gaming mouse

Håkon Alseth — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:06:03 GMT

Hi,

[quote user=""]I've tried using Gazell- was able to get the report rate up to 822 Hz; but it won't go beyond that. Could you suggest a Gazell configuration that will be able to push it to 1000 Hz?[/quote]

Due to the protocol implementation in gazell, it will limit the overall throughput to 1 payload every 2*600 us, which is close to the measured report rate that you list.

You can use 504 us timeslot, as shown in the docs:

https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/protocols/gazell/gzll.html

But please also be aware of the drawbacks.

[quote user=""]I was also thinking of using Enhanced Shock Burst instead, will ESB perform better?[/quote]

Yes, you will be able to get a better throughput with ESB as compared to Gazell. The problem is that ESB does not include any pairing, hopping and similar.

[quote user=""]Also, in terms of power consumption, is Gazell/ ESB better than BLE?[/quote]

If you compare apples to apples, and send one payload every 20 milliseconds, then they are pretty similar, but a proprietary protocol allows you to send data with a lower latency.

[quote user=""]Currently- USB is not enabled on the NRF52820, when it is enabled- will it significantly degrade the performance of whichever radio protocol I use?[/quote]

This highly depends on the amount of code that runs.

Kind regards,

Håkon