Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

Einar Thorsrud — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:27:03 GMT

Hi,

We do not have any specific support for that, but if the host system is Linux, then you can use the controller on the nRF and use HCI over USB. This is supported in the nRF Connect SDK using Bluetooth: HCI USB. This will not work on other host operating systems, though (for instance not Windows).

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

irarykim — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:40:31 GMT

Hi, I have the same question as VB asked.

Since 4 years has been passed, is there any way to use nRF52840 as standard BLE dongle now?

Do you have firmware example?

Thank you.

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

Einar Thorsrud — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:04:22 GMT

I am not sure I understood the question, but it is possible to use the pc-ble-driver to write an application on the PC side which communicates with the nRF52840 dongle and gives you the same SoftDevice API as you get when writing an application on the nRF. This is a bit tedious though, and it will not work as a generic BLE adapter for your computer.

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

VB — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:44:27 GMT

Or is it possible to fetch values from pc and send to GATT service?

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

Einar Thorsrud — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:38:31 GMT

Hi,

No, that is not supported.

RE: Can I use nRF52840 dongle as standard ble dongle ?

Einar Thorsrud — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:37:53 GMT

Hi,

No, that is not supported.