multiprotocol radio traffic identification

[hb020]

New to nrf52.

Looking for a way to identify radio traffic, to be able to distinguish BLE from 802.15.4 and 802.11. I'm not looking for a full fledged sniffer or looking to decode the traffic, only looking for identification of the type of traffic.

3 questions:

1) I started out with the nrf52832 (which is probably limited to BLE only) but cannot even get that working the way I want: it seems only capable of receiving traffic that is addressed to it specifically (yes, I know there are multiple addresses and masks, but still). Can I make it listen to "any" BLE traffic?

2) is it possible to detect 802.15.4 or 802.11 traffic on the nrf52832 (outside of RSSI)?

3) what nrf device(s) would be best suited for the goal I mentioned above?

[Asbjørn]

Hello,

the short story is:

1: No, need address matchfor it to know the traffic. RSSI as mentioned in Q2 is the only option.

2: No, same as Q1.

3: We don't have a mode that demodulates everything and outputs it to the MCU. You might find some capabilities in some software defined radios available on the marked, but that's beyond the scope of our products.

Best regards

Asbjørn