Does the nRF51822 have a capability of responding to multiple phones?

[dviking]

Hi,

Does the nRF51822 have a capability of responding to multiple phones?

I am working with RFduino using the RFD22301. I'm assuming that the RFD22301 is the same BLE module as nRF51822. Am I correct in this assumption?

I'm using an app to control an LED on the RFduino via bluetooth. I am able to find the BLE device (RFduino) on multiple phones, however I can only connect to the device with one phone at a time. Essentially, one phone hogs all of the bandwidth with regards to connecting to the BLE device. Is there a way to implement this such that multiple user connections can be made without disconnecting users?

Let me know if I can provide more details or specifics. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[MartinBL]

Hi

According to BLE specification a peripheral can only be connected to 1 central at the time, but a central can connect to up to 8 peripherals. Usually your phone(s) acts as the central but using Android 5.x your phone can act as a peripheral as well. Also, as of OS X v10.9 and iOS 6, Mac and iOS devices can function as Bluetooth low energy peripherals.

Yes, the RFD22301 contains a nRF51822.