Mesh SDK proxy client feature

[Sridhar Jonnavittula]

Hi,

I want to use the nRF Mesh SDK on nRF52840 chip with proxy client role that can send messages over GATT connection to proxy server role device. Is that possible?

Currently in latest Mesh SDK I see proxy client role is not supported but there is light switch example. It means is that only for provisioning and not for Mesh GATT PDU types?

Please clarify my doubt.

Thanks

Sridhar

[tesc]

Hi,

The current releases of nRF5 SDK for Mesh support Mesh Proxy Service with Proxy Server. It does not implement Proxy Client for the nRF device. Our only Proxy Client implementations are for the nRF Mesh apps for Android and for iOS.

Also supported is provisioning over GATT bearer, for a GATT only device to work as provisioner.

Proxy Client / Proxy Server are for allowing GATT devices to participate in a Bluetooth mesh network. (In particular it is for smart phones that lack ADV bearer support from the OS, as with the GATT bearer the handling of the mesh stack can happen in the application instead of at the OS level.) GATT proxy clients are connected to one node only, and as such are not part of the mesh topology of the network. The main network will always use the ADV bearer.

If, for some reason, you need the GATT Client on an nRF device, I am afraid you must implement that yourself.

Regards,
Terje

[Sridhar Jonnavittula]

In your roadmap of Mesh SDK releases, is proxy client will be available for customers like us?

Thanks

[tesc]

Hi,

I am not sure if that is in the roadmap or not. For questions about roadmaps and future features, please contact our regional sales manager for your area. If you do not know who that is, please ask in a private ticket or direct message and we will let you know. We application engineers in technical support are mostly concerned with our current products, not the future.

Regards,
Terje