Does nRF52810 support Central in SDK version 16.0.0?

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Hi Everyone, 
 
 We are using nRF52810 in our project. It Supports peripheral mode. I didn't find any example code regarding central role. Does nrf52810 supports Central + peripheral soft device?

Simonr · Accepted Answer

Hi 
 The nRF52810 does support being a central, but it is not very well suited to being one due to its limited RAM and Flash memory. The S112 SoftDevice only supports peripheral/bootloader applications and is the most commonly used SoftDevice for the nRF52810. However, the nRF52810 can also be used with the S132 SoftDevice, which supports central application as well. The issue is that the S132 SoftDevice is larger in size and takes up more space in Flash than the S112 SoftDevice, and a central application (especially one implementing multiple peripherals and a bootloader) will take up more space in Flash than a simple peripheral does. 
 For your requirements, I would recommend looking at the nRF52832, nRF52833, or nRF52840 which have more storage than the nRF52810/11 and is better suited for central applications that also needs a bootloader, etc. 
 Best regards, 
 Simon

Simonr · Answer

Hi 
 You're correct, the "central recommended" chips do not have a 32 pin footprint available, so a change of schematics will be necessary. 
 Best regards, 
 Simon

Does nRF52810 support Central in SDK version 16.0.0?

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