Bypass device reset after BLE timeout when in debug mode

[Kenan]

Is there a way to bypass the device reset happening when BLE times out if the device is in debug mode (or RTT terminal)? I'm referring to the reset talked about in this thread.

I'm using SDK v15.3.0 to program an nRF52832. 

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

My apologies for the late reply. Are you seeing this issue in your code or are you just asking beforehand?

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[Kenan]

In my code. One use cases of our device requires viewing sensor readings on a PC (reported using RTT) and at the same time being connected to a tablet.

[Øyvind]

OK, I see. Do you have the same timeout at around 180 seconds as the thread you linked to? If so, what is your APP_ADV_DURATION set to? If the advertisement times out, it will go to system off.

You could configure the APP_ADV_DURATION to 0, then in the function where APP_ADV_DURATION is used e.g. advertising_start(), set the adv_flag to 

BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAGS_LE_ONLY_GENERAL_DISC_MODE


Let me know how that works for you!