How to change nrf52832 peripheral from default BLE4.2 to BLE5?

[swetha Paladugu]

Hi,

I am using nrf52832 DK.

SDK17.0.2 and Softdevice S132

I have a ESP32 C3 module as a central device which scans for BLE5 devices.

I have kept the nrf52832 DK in BLE peripheral mode and it is evident from the nrf connect app that the peripheral is running on BLE4.2. Attached screenshot below for the same.

Because of this my ESP32 C3 central device is not able to detect the nrf52832 module. So I want to run nrf52832 DK on BLE5.

Can any one suggest how to do this so that my central device can detect it?

Note: My Nrf52832 DK is using freertos.

[JONATHAN LL]

Hi,

What BLE 5 features are you planning to use, the nrf52832 does not support all the BLE 5 features. Is it 2Mbps PHY, Coded PHY, extended advertising or something else ?

Any of the newer SDK's are qualified for BLE 5. 

Regard,
Jonathan

[swetha Paladugu]

I only want to advertise nrf52832 in ble peripheral mode. And my esp32 c3 central device should be able to scan it and connect to it for data transfer.

But as i said earlier ESP32C3 device is not able to detect the nrf52832 in its scanning process.

[JONATHAN LL]

Hi,

Could you try to run the BLE Blinky sample we have in the SDK, see if the ESP32 can see that see it then? I am not sure why the SEP32 does not recognize it, could you perhaps test with something else then the ESP... just to see if the issue is there?

Regards,
Jonathan