Can nRF52 work with nRF Beacon?

[Acutetech]

I programmed an nRF52 (PCA10040) with the ble_app_beacon sample app and can see it advertising. However the nRF Beacon Android app does not detect it. nRF Beacon seems designed for the nRF51822 Bluetooth Smart Beacon Kit, which is apparently discontinued).

Can I program the PCA10040 with code that will work with the nRF Beacon?

Or, how can I change nRF Beacon code to work with the ble_app_beacon sample app?

Or, is there a different Android app that will work with an nRF52 beacon?

[AndreasF]

Hi.

The nRF51822 Bluetooth Smart Beacon Kit uses a old SDK where the code sets the beacon as connectable.

The later ble_app_beacon examples are not connectable and only have hard coded values which are advertised.

This is the reason you can't connect using the nRF Beacon Android/iOS application, because the mobile application is scanning for connectable packets.

Can I program the PCA10040 with code that will work with the nRF Beacon?

 You have to port the old code from the old SDK to a newer SDK, this might be hard since the API's have changed a lot.

Or, is there a different Android app that will work with an nRF52 beacon?

 No, as I said above the newer SDK's does not have connectable beacon examples in them.

Best regards,

Andreas