S132 V5 advertising extensions

[drk_tg]

Hi,

Is there any API in Softdevice S132 v5 production to set up advertising extension?

In migration notes of SoftDevice S140 v5 alpha3 I can find annotation:

A new configuration option, BLE_GAP_CFG_ADV, has been added to the sd_ble_cfg_set() . This option can be used to configure
advertising sets. Currently this option is not used as this alpha release only supports one advertising set with 31 bytes of advertising or scan
response data.

And ble_gap_adv_params_t is definied as:

typedef struct
{
  ble_gap_addr_t const    *p_peer_addr;
  ble_gap_adv_properties_t properties;
  uint32_t                 interval;
  uint16_t                 duration;
  uint8_t                  max_ext_adv;
  ble_gap_adv_ch_mask_t    channel_mask;
  uint8_t                  fp;
  uint8_t                  primary_phy;
  uint8_t                  secondary_phy;
  uint8_t                  secondary_max_skip;
  uint8_t                  advertising_sid:7;
  uint8_t                  scan_req_notification:1;
  uint8_t                  adv_fragmentation_len;
} ble_gap_adv_params_t;

In ble_gap_adv_params_t from S132 v5 I cannot see fields primary_phy, secondary_phy, secondary_max_skip, advertising_sid, adv_fragmentation_len.

Is there any support for this feature in S132?

Best regards.

[bjorn-spockeli]

The S132 v5.0.0 does not support advertising extensions, hence there is no API to enable the feature. The Advertising Extensions feature will likely be added in a future production release of the S132.

Information on release schedules and roadmaps can be obtained by contacting your local Nordic Semiconductor Sales representative. If you do not know who this is, then send me a PM with your location and I will provide you with the contact details.

Best regards

Bjørn

[mwilliford]

What about now?  In S32 V6.0.0 against the NRF52832, can it transmit raw adv_data larger than 31 bytes, and use aux channels to transmit something much larger?  

[bjorn-spockeli]

mwilliford: The S132 v6.0.0 does support advertising extensions to some extent, but as stated in the release notes, the implementation is incomplete and may not function as specified. The feature is only suitable for development purposes, not production. The LE Advertising Extension feature is expected to be completed and BT 5 qualified in the next SoftDevice Release, i.e. S132 v6.1.0, expected in April/May.