HCI commands/events via UART to/from nRF51422

[Richard Phillips]

Hello all,

I wish to set up the nRF51422 so that I can communicate with it via UART using the HCI protocol - I've been using a TI CC2540 device previously and there was a sample project available that allowed this, so I'm wondering if there is a similar sample project for the nRF51422? Or could someone recommend a good starting project?

It might be there are better options available for the nRF51422, but I'm not familiar enough with the "soft device" API/way-of-doing-things yet...

Regards, Richard.

[Susheel Nuguru]

Hi Richard,

We do not expose Controller (LinkLayer+Lower_HCI) as an interface, so currently there is no way for the application to bypass HOST layer (with the exception of Nordic master control panel, which we specifically allow for many different reasons). So the answer is NO, the app cannot directly communicate with HCI protocol.

[Andrei]

Can I use Master Control Panel in Linux? Can I flash firmware so that chip behave like usual HCI controller?