nRF51822 / S110 - Simultaneously Peripheral and Broadcaster?

[Daniel]

Hi,

Is nRF51822 / S110 capable of simultaneously being in peripheral (connected slave) and broadcaster (broadcasting non-connectable ads) mode? The datasheet says both roles are supported, however is not specific enough about the possibility to function simultaneously.

If not - do you have an idea if S120 would support combination roles (i.e. peripheral+broadcaster simultaneously)?

Thanks, Daniel

[Yalcin Akdogan]

A device is in peripheral role after (GAP) connection. A peripheral can connect to only one central, that leads me to decision: a peripheral can not be broadcaster on the same time.

i don't know the S210.

[Marc Nicholas]

It is perfectly legal in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification for the GAP to support multiple roles.

You are right that the specification calls for a Peripheral to only connect to one Central in the Peripheral-Central role relationship. But there's no reason why it has to stop "non-connectable" advertisements.

A certain other chip vendor even has demo code for this functionality.