Central: multiple connections at the same time

[athul321]

hi,

I am using nrf52832 with ble multilink(nRF5_sdk_16.0.0) example. I need multiple connections with the peripheral at the same time. is it possible to connect multiple devices at the same time?.  

my purpose is to update 200+(beacons) peripherals as fast as possible. in a multilink example, one device is connected then We have to wait for the CONNECT ACK before requesting a new connect. In my case, I need to connect 20 peripherals without waiting for CONNECT ACK.

Example: for (int i=0; i<20; i++)
          connect(sd_ble_gap_connect(....))

[awneil]

athul321 said:

I need multiple connections with the (sic?) peripheral

You mean multiple connections to one peripheral ?

athul321 said:

is it possible to connect multiple devices at the same time?

Yes, that is certainly possible - and that is exactly what the Multi.link example illustrates:

"The BLE Multi-link Central example application shows how one central can be connected to several peripherals simultaneously"

https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/sdk_nrf5_v16.0.0/ble_sdk_app_multilink.html

[athul321]

I mean 1 central device and multiple peripherals.  in a multilink example, one device is connected then We have to wait for the CONNECT ACK before requesting a new connect. In my case, I need to connect 20 peripherals without waiting for CONNECT ACK. is this possible?