RE: Ble 5 mesh

Joakim Jakobsen — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:18:34 GMT

Hi.

Thank you awneil for your response!

I would just like to add:
Altough the BT SIG spec. for Mesh is is based on the BT SIG v.4.2 spec. and doesn't include any BT5 features, it' still possible to test Coded PHY (Long range).
Ref. this previous ticket:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/29813/change-phy-in-mesh/

You can learn more about BLE Mesh here:
https://www.bluetooth.com/bluetooth-resources/bluetooth-mesh-networking-an-introduction-for-developers/

Best regards,
Joakim Jakobsen

RE: Ble 5 mesh

awneil — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:37:29 GMT

[quote userid="83977" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/52988/ble-5-mesh"]I am using the long range nfr52 chip[/quote]

You mean the nRF52840 - using the Coded PHY?

I think using Coded PHY is not actually compliant with the BT SIG specification of BLE Mesh?

[quote userid="83977" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/52988/ble-5-mesh"]My question is with meshing can I add another receiver say 50 feet further making it 125 feet and use the other receiver to make the longer range[/quote]

Yes, that is one of the main points of Mesh.

[quote userid="83977" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/52988/ble-5-mesh"]Does each receiver have to be programmed?[/quote]

Yes.

And the Mesh needs to be provisioned.

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/45818/about-mesh-network/180515#180515