/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsRange testing of any RF scheme is inherently limited by the RF environment, antenna design, tuning and many other factors. The usefulness of range testing is to provide a basis for comparison while keeping as many variables as possible constant. Whenen-USTelligent Community 13https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsWed, 15 Jul 2020 18:28:31 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fhenbagan1<p>Hi [mention:df3b84d6091a4b7dba37a7242b473efa:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] do you have any test data for how long connections persisted at each distance, phy, and tx power?&nbsp;</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsWed, 12 Feb 2020 12:10:24 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fran1<p>Hi&nbsp;</p> <p>Why wasn&#39;t the Long-Range was tested @0dBm and 4dBm ?&nbsp;</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsThu, 10 Jan 2019 09:38:04 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fmanumonti0<p>Great work, thank you</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsThu, 10 Jan 2019 02:38:38 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fkren0<p>A great work you made!</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsWed, 09 Jan 2019 18:48:43 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fWestCoastDaz3<p>Great summary and timely too, as I am starting to look into this myself.&nbsp; I&#39;m curious about a couple of things:</p> <ol> <li>Your results differ substantially from this post <a href="/b/blog/posts/testing-long-range-coded-phy-with-nordic-solution-it-simply-works-922075585">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/b/blog/posts/testing-long-range-coded-phy-with-nordic-solution-it-simply-works-922075585</a>&nbsp; Did you consider using the hex files from that post in your testing?&nbsp;</li> <li>The results for BLE @ 2Mbps see to good when compared to the 1Mbps mode.&nbsp; Shoudn&#39;t they be around half the distance?</li> </ol> <p>Thanks!</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsTue, 08 Jan 2019 22:25:50 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fOlaf0<p>Very interesting, Thanks!</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsMon, 07 Jan 2019 17:35:20 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fMohammad Afaneh1<p>Very useful tests and information. Thanks!</p> <p>I&rsquo;m curious, how do you expect the nRF52840 USB dongle to perform, especially in the case of BLE 125 kbps (long-range)? Any better or worse?</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsMon, 07 Jan 2019 10:27:22 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fMartin Muhady1<p>Excelent test. It would be nice compare also power consumption for each test.&nbsp; Can you share main.c source files? Thank you.</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf52840-dk-range-testing-with-ble-zigbee-and-thread-protocols-at-0-4-and-8dbm-transmit-power-settingsMon, 31 Dec 2018 18:29:24 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c81944c0-bfb5-4f99-b43b-987fb22f028fJon Helge1<p>Nice work! Are there any obvious reasons for the difference between Thread and Zigbee?</p><img src="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1230&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">