backward compatible Beacon kit

RE: backward compatible Beacon kit

endnode — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 08:02:04 GMT

Sorry, I'm not working with combo chips so I have nothing to add. Nordic don't supply combo chips either (as far as I know) so I don't expect any recommendations from their employees. Hopefully you get some hints from the community here...

RE: backward compatible Beacon kit

Usman Rashid — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:52:13 GMT

So if we need solution or chip which can support both bluetooth LE and bluetooth classic then what would be your recommendations

RE: backward compatible Beacon kit

Usman Rashid — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:52:07 GMT

So if we need solution or chip which can support both bluetooth LE and bluetooth classic then what would be your recommendations ?

RE: backward compatible Beacon kit

endnode — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:49:35 GMT

Hello Usman,

BT SIG Core specification introduced LE (Low Energy) parts in v4.0 so there is not backward compatibility to v2.0. You need to understand that Bluetooth as trademark (blue oval on the box;) consists of two major technologies which are pretty different (although they both run in 2.4GHz ISM band): "Classic" (Bluetooth BR/EDR) and "Low Energy". Nordic's products support only LE part of the specification so they are not compatible with "Classic" standards (like BT Core v2.0) or features.

Cheers Jan