RE: s140 and bluetooth 5.1 (AOA)

Simonr — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:35:08 GMT

That is correct!

RE: s140 and bluetooth 5.1 (AOA)

MLai — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 06:52:11 GMT

So if I using S140, I can't work with that whitepaper configuration?

RE: s140 and bluetooth 5.1 (AOA)

Simonr — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:54:04 GMT

Hi, indeed, you will need to use the nRF5340, nRF52833 or nRF52811 in order to do direction finding (AoA). None of our SoftDevices as of yet support the direction finding features as of yet I'm afraid though. Direction finding is an optional feature in BLE 5.1, so S140 supports BLE 5.1, but not direction finding specifically. The support we have for direction finding as of yet is rather limited I'm afraid, but if you'd like to start looking at it, we have this whitepaper describing how to configure and enable Bluetooth Direction Finding features in nRF52 and nRF53 series devices.

If you'd like some more details on if and when more support for Direction Finding is coming, please contact the Regional Sales Manager (RSM) of your area. If you don't know who this is or don't have their contact information, please fill out our Sales Related Questions form to get in touch.

Best regards,

Simon