nRF8002 possible to broadcast indefinitely?

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Hi,
I am planning to use modules with nRF8002 in an indoor positioning application.
The mobile devices that are to be located are continuously scanning for BLE devices and detect the module's advertisements. They do not actively connect, just scan. 
 My problem is that no matter how I configure the chip, it always advertises for a few minutes and then goes to sleep. 
 Is it possible to configure the nRF8002 so that it just advertises every 200 ms or so after power-up and never goes to sleep, even if no active connection is made? 
 Or do I need a more complex chip like the nRF51822? 
 Thank you for your help.

Matthias Krebs · Accepted Answer

I tried the suggested bonding trick. I took the master emulator dongle that came with the DK and used the Master Control Panel 3.4.0 to connect to the nRF8002 tag.
I was successful in creating a bond and got the tag into "Connecting" state after disconnecting the master dongle. 
 However, I do not receive any advertisements while the tag is in connecting state.
I use a Samsung Galaxy S3 with the Samsung BLE SDK to scan for BLE devices. I receive advertisements when the tag is in "Bonding" state after startup but not when it's in "Connecting" state. 
 I use the default configuration from nRFgoStudio, and I am pretty sure the tag goes to connecting state because the LED blinks every 4th second. 
 Is there a difference between advertisements in Bonding state and in Connecting state, or why is the tag not sending advertisements?

nRF8002 possible to broadcast indefinitely?

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