Can the nRF8001 be used as a Central ?

[Joe Drewn]

I am designing a device that needs to operate both as a Peripheral (such as a Heart Rate sensor) and also as a Central so it can optionally connect and gather data from other Peripheral devices. Is this possible with the nRF8001?

Also, does the Master Emulator (nRF2739) in the nRF8001 Development Kit use an nRF8001? If so, it would seem that it is possible to use an nRF8001 as a Central (master/client/peer/etc). However, I couldn't find any Central/Client sample projects for the nRF8001.

[Ole Morten]

The nRF8001 is a pure BLE Peripheral device, and it can not be used as a Central. The Master Emulator device is not an nRF8001, but is a device we've made for testing and development. It can not be used in production quality devices.

For information on future developments, I'd recommend you to get in touch with your local sales person. If you PM me your location, I can give you the needed contact details.