BLE + Gazell/ESP/other protocols (nrf51 + none Nordic RF-chip)

[alfred_1]

Hey!

I want to use the nrf51 BLE-module in some special environment.

It should be able to work with bluetooth and in addition to it with some other RF protocol (Gazell, Schockburst, …) more or less at the same time.

The BLE will be used for connection to smartphones or tablets.

The second protocol should be used to be able to connect to some other devices which most probably will only have a cheap RF-chip with 2.4GHz assembled.

Now I have some questions regarding this:

• Is it possible to get Gazell or Enhanced Schockburst running on none Nordic RF-chips?
• Would it be possible to use a different protocol for nrf51 module in addition to BLE? If yes which protocol could be used for this application?

BR

[Hung Bui]

Hi Alfred,

I'm not sure non-Nordic chip could do ESB or Gazell. But may I ask why do you want non-Nordic chip to do these RF protocols ? If you want a simple chip without BLE, you can have a look at our NRF24LE1 (SoC) chip or the nRF24L01+ (transceiver chip). They support 2.4GHz but not Bluetooth and has the price range lower than nRF5 series.

[alfred_1]

The reason for using a none nordic RF chip is because I can get this very cheap. But using of NRF24LE1 would maybe also a possibility.

Do you maybe know if the nrf51 is supporting the ANT-protocol or is this only supported from nrf52 chips?

[Hung Bui]

Yes, the nRF51422 supports ANT.