I am planning to use the nRF51822 and the s130 soft device to manage data coming back bluetooth sensor nodes. It is likely that there will be more than 8 peripherals, although I am fairly confident that not all of these nodes will require constant connection. They may just wake up occasionally, send their data, and go back to sleep.
In this scenario, would it be possible for the s130 to handle being bonded to more than 7/8 peripherals? Would it still be able to receive data from up to 20 connected devices if they weren't all connected and trying to send data at the same time? If so, will the s130 soft device manage these connections itself?
