Gazell increase maximum number of devices

RE: Gazell increase maximum number of devices

Kenneth — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:47:27 GMT

I believe on nRF24-series it is 6 pipes, while on nRF5-series it is 8 pipes hardware limitation.

Kenneth

RE: Gazell increase maximum number of devices

Joris — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:17:09 GMT

Hi Kenneth,

Thanks for your reply. Is this a limitation to the nRF24Lxx hardware or does this also apply to nRF5x? A colleague of yours recommended to look at Enhanced ShockBurst (ESB) instead since full source code is provided there.

Best,

Joris

RE: Gazell increase maximum number of devices

Kenneth — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:06:25 GMT

Hi,

There is a limitation in hardware that it supports 8 individual radio addresses. If you need to support more than 8 devices you will need to add some identification (header) in the payload itself, such that if multiple devices receive the same packet, it can check the packet if it's the intended receiver and discard the packet if not.

Best regards,
Kenneth