Migrating ble_app_proximity example from SDK 17.1.0 to SDK 3.0.1

[gayetprimo]

I have been using the SDK example ble_app_proximity to flash my demo boards nRF52840 to do some RF PHY testing on Bluetooth advertising.

It was very easy in this example to change the BLE advertising interval as well as the TX transmit power.

It was easy using the SEGGER IDE to re-build the example and flash the board.

Moving to the new SDK 2.x and 3.x, this example ble_app_proximity is no longer part of the nRF SDK.

Is there an equivalent simple example in the SDK 2.0, or SDK3.0 ?  

OS: Windows 10 and 11

HW: nRF52840DK, nRF5340DK

Regards

JM Gayet

[Edvin]

Hello,

Unfortunately, there is no ble_app_proximity equivalent in the nRF Connect SDK (NCS), and as far as I know, there aren't any plans on adding it anytime soon. 

I am not sure what you are using your ble_app_proximity application for, but perhaps channel sounding can be something that you can use? NB: This only works with the nRF54L series, but if you are using the nRF52840 and nRF5340, then the distance measurement library may be of interest (NCS\nrf\samples\bluetooth\nrf_dm.

If you need the ble_app_proximity functionality, I am afraid you would need to implement this service. It shouldn't be too complicated. We have a course called Nordic Devacademy, Bluetooth Low Energy Fundamentals. It does sound like you are familiar with Bluetooth Low Energy, but this is still a good introduction to the nRF Connect SDK (NCS), and how Bluetooth Services are implemented in NCS.

If you are interested, you can find it here:

https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/bluetooth-low-energy-fundamentals/

Best regards,

Edvin