SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

Karl Ylvisaker — Tue, 18 May 2021 09:51:28 GMT

Hello,

[quote user="Cintelex"]Since this question/response is a year old, could you please refresh the answer in the context of newer chips such as the nRF5340. Can it support both Mesh and Direction Finding at the same time?[/quote]

Unfortunately, we still do not have any examples of direction finding in a mesh network topology.
Which Mesh protocol are you referring to, by the way?

[quote user="Cintelex"]Furthermore, is there a chance that it would support LE Audio, Mesh, and Direction Finding at the same time?[/quote]

Theoretically I suppose this might work, but practically I would not think the performance would be sufficient, unfortunately. Most Mesh protocols use the radio for 100% of the time - any reduction of this reduces the performance of the mesh - so it should only be paired with protocols that do not need the radio too often, such as BLE. I therefore would not think that you could combine them all, and still get reasonable performance.

Have you spoken to your local Regional Sales Manager (RSM) about your application and its requirements? They would be more than happy to discuss with you how you alternatively may achieve your requirements.
If you do not know who your local RSM is, please either open a separate ticket on this issue, or send me a private message with your location and I can provide you their contact info.

Best regards,
Karl

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

Cintelex — Wed, 12 May 2021 15:26:09 GMT

Hello,
Since this question/response is a year old, could you please refresh the answer in the context of newer chips such as the nRF5340. Can it support both Mesh and Direction Finding at the same time? Furthermore, is there a chance that it would support LE Audio, Mesh, and Direction Finding at the same time?
Thank You

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

Karl Ylvisaker — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:58:48 GMT

No problem at all, good luck with your development.
I look forward to hearing any updates!

Best regards,
Karl

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

viveknath — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:49:00 GMT

Thank you for the information.

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

Karl Ylvisaker — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:44:44 GMT

Hello,

Sorry for my late response.
Using direction finding in a Bluetooth mesh node is possible in theory, but it is not something we have support for as of yet.
We do not have any example applications of this either, at this time.
With that said, you are of course very welcome to implement this yourself - and if you get into trouble feel free to ask us here on DevZone for help! :)

Best regards,
Karl

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

viveknath — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:12:05 GMT

Hello,

Thanks for the quick response.

Yes. Evaluating to create an application that needs the use of both the concepts at the same time .

Is it feasible?

RE: SoC suppporting Mesh and direction finding

Karl Ylvisaker — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:09:01 GMT

Hi,

Yes, the nRF52833 and nRF5340 SoCs both support Bluetooth Mesh and Direction finding.
However, is you intention to use both at the same time?

Best regards,
Karl