BLE HW capability and SW Support

[NIRMAL]

With an Objective to test mulitple DUTs that provides BLE4.2 data, We are in process of procuring the nRF52840 Dongle.

I would like to understand if i will be able to do the following. 

1. Is there an utility SW to help me to begin with.

2. Are there drivers to help me build a custom Vi using LabVIEW?. I would need to read and write BLE 4.2 data to multiple DUTs.

3. What is the maximum number of simultaneous that i can have on BLE4.2 (ideally on this device)

4. Can i use an external antenna if by any means if feasible.

[Simonr]

Hi

1. Yes, this should be feasible, but I don't think I can help with the LabVIEW software.

2. The pc-ble-driver on our GitHub might be useful to you.

3. A host can support up to 7 simultaneously connected devices, while a client can only support one connection at a time. This is not specific to the nRF52 Dongle, but to all BLE 4.2 devices. What a client can do, is advertise openly to all nearby hosts (centrals), and share the data within its advertising packet to all listening hosts, however, it can only connect to one at a time.

4. The nRF52840 DK should be able to use external antennas.

Best regards,

Simon

[NIRMAL]

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the information

I have download the pc-ble-driver and see if that could help me.