Is it possible to use nrf51822 as a ble receiver?

[FormerMember]

I was considering the following possibility, using an nrf51882 module or another module to receive ble advertisements. I'm pretty sure this is possible. Using the internel CPU, Cortex M0 to do any processing and then sending the processed data to another device using a UART. The idea would be to use the ble device as a short range device and then use another techonlogy to transmit the data over a long range (both technologies being low power devices).

Is there any sample code for the reception of ble advert data?

[Ale]

Check out the Serialization framework.

[FormerMember]

Thanks, that seems to be the way to go. It seems I need two boards and to connect them together. Do you have any recommendations for development boards etc... so I can try out the sample code.

[Ale]

I have no working knowledge about this, sorry Paul. But maybe some Nordic employee could pipe in. As far as I see you could use pretty much everything as application board, even a PC. All you need in a reliable link, e.g. UART or SPI. - I have not looked into it yet, but the Nordic IoT SDK might inspire you further

[FormerMember]

I stumbled across the below source which can be used to receive ble advert data.

github.com/.../main.c

The led flickers when there is any ble advert data. At the moment the UART code does not work on my board, so I will look to get this working.

[FormerMember]

I changed the UART GPIO settings to match the GPIO pins on my board, so I can now receive ble advert data including rssi data.