Thingy:52 node.js/Raspberry Pi demos PDK support

[dansam]

I would like to setup the just released RasPI demo using the Nordic-Thingy52-Nodejs repo I don't have a dongle, but 4 PDK 52840 boards and 2 Thingys.

Can I still use 1 PDK attached to the Pi instead of a dongle?

[Sigurd]

Hi,

The Raspberry Pi has built-in Bluetooth. You don't need to connect a dongle or PDK to it. You can connect directly to the Thingy with Raspberry Pi.

[dansam]

Hii Sigurd, B5long range is our priority and , as soon as you release the Mesh SDK we want to have:

• an app framework / setup that allows us to build networks using the 52840 boards
• 1 PDK connected to a PI, acting as gateway to fixnet
• 2 or more PDKs used as mesh hopping/routers nodes
• a couple of thingys as leaf nodes sensing and sending data though the mesh

given this setup using nordic products and that you have released this nodejs framework, my question is, can it work with BTooth5 (longrange) ?