Hi,
nRF52832 does not support Direction Finding functionality according to https://www.nordicsemi.com/-/media/Publications/WQ-Product-guide/Wireless-Q---Q1---Product-Guide.pdf and some already existing threads.
However, I would like to know whether it is still possible to support only part (not all) of the Direction Finding functionality in the following scenario:
- Only support Direction Finding AoA (not AoD support required)
- The beacon/asset device (i.e., the one with single antenna, not array of antennas) would still use the nRF52832
- The locator device (i.e., the one with array of antennas) would use nRF52833
Question: Do you thing the above scenario is possible?
Note: the motivation behind this scenario is to avoid having to change existing HW/FW on asset/beacons devices but only change at the locator devices, which are much fewer and would have to be changed any way due to antenna array. From my understanding of https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/64967/ble5-1-direction-finding-aoa-nrf52832 I tend to believe that it is possible, but would like to double check and/or be informed of problems you see with it apart from not being able to support AoD or other functionality like Long Range that nRF52833 already supports.
Thanks,
Luis