Ble mesh and Thread

[ashish_shukla]

Hello Everyone, 

I'm involved in a project where we are evaluating ble mesh and Thread mesh on nrf52840. 

I want to know, does Nordic supports ble mesh and Thread mesh simultaneously so that we can have best of both worlds. 

Thanks. 

[Mttrinh]

Hi,
Bluetooth mesh and Thread are two different radio protocols. The radio is the hardware that transmits the messages using different protocols. Since both protocols are using the same radio, you won't be able to run them simultaneously because of the reason metioned in the previous reply.

[ashish_shukla]

Hi, 

Thanks for the clarification. 

Then, can you throw some light on, how ble and thread are supported together. 

Radio has to be time shared between ble and thread protocol. Now if I configure a Thread device to be FTD, it's radio has be in receiving mode 100% of the time.