Does or will the nRF52840 support LE Audio?

[ColinT]

Nordic's BLE page ( https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Bluetooth-Low-Energy ) says the nRF5340 is the "ideal choice" for LE Audio. I can't seem to find any information on whether the nRF52840 supports LE Audio currently or will in the future. I understand there may be better performance from the new SoC, but is there some reason the nRF52840 can't support LE Audio from a  hardware (SoftDevice) or software stack support perspective?

Can anyone shed some light on this?

[Karl Ylvisaker]

Hello,

I understand there may be better performance from the new SoC, but is there some reason the nRF52840 can't support LE Audio from a  hardware (SoftDevice) or software stack support perspective?

At the current time it is only our nRF5340 that supports the full LE Audio specification, and it is only this SoC we recommend for any LE Audio applications.

For any questions about possible future releases or features you will have to direct them to your Regional Sales Manager (RSM), because we do not discuss such topics here on DevZone.

If you do not know who your RSM is, please send me a direct message with your location so I may provide you with their contact information.

Best regards,
Karl

[ColinT]

Karl Ylvisaker said:

full LE Audio specification

Thanks for the response! Can you clarify if any parts of the LE Audio specification are currently supported for the nRF52 series? I will reach out to the RSM for any questions about future releases/features.

[Karl Ylvisaker]

ColinT said:

Thanks for the response!

No problem at all, I am happy to help!

ColinT said:

Can you clarify if any parts of the LE Audio specification are currently supported for the nRF52 series?

Our nRF52 series supports the radio communication parts required for LE Audio, but unfortunately they are unable to run the LC3 codec at the same time. This is why we recommend the dual-core nRF5340 SoC for LE Audio application.

For more about this information, please see the answer by my colleague Simon in this ticket.

Best regards,
Karl