How to set up BLE5 on nRF52832

[pradnya]

I have 2 questions regarding BLE5 on nRF52832 Which Soft device and SDK has to be used to implement BLE 5 on nRF52832? We will be using the nRf52 DK for same. Is the provision of BLE 5 on mRF52832 for testing purpose or we can use it for for product development

[endnode]

What the hell do you mean by "BT5" buzzword? Which feature? Anyway there are only one Soft Device for BLE only apps on nRF52832 (S132) and depending on BT stack parameters you either want to use V4.x or 5.x (only alpha version available but full release is just around the corner, should go out by end of the summer)

[pradnya]

"What the hell do you mean by "BT5" buzzword? Which feature? " . I din't get, what was wrong in the question?

[endnode]

What I mean is that BT SIG Core specification V5 has over 2800 pages from which even in Low Energy parts many things are optional features. So label "BLE5" is more or less meaningless. What do you need? Higher data-rate (2Mbps)? Long range modulated data rates? Extended advertisement packets? Anything else? When it comes to BLE stack on nRF52832 this is the status in these main features:

• S132 V4.x is the latest "production" version which support up to 20 GAP roles of any kind (Peripheral/Central with variable bandwidth) + one Observer/Broadcaster role. However it doesn't support 2Mbps link or extended adv. packets.
• Upcoming S132 V5.x is only in "alpha" state right now but should be out during summer. It brings 2Mbps support to nRF52832 BLE stack, it should also bring extended adv. packets (but no guarantee it will be the very next version, Nordic rarely gives guarantees when it comes to release timings and exact feature list).
• Other features are either not supported by HW (e.g Long Range modulated data rates of 500kbps and 125kbps - you would need to wait for production release of nRF52840 chip and S140 stack) or no visibility. But as You haven't said what you want it's anyway irrelevant.

Anyway all this you can read on Infocenter.

[pradnya]

Thanks for the details.We currently work on BLE 4.2 , and wanted to start exploring with BLE 5, so eventually will like to evaluate all the feature, but will start with whatever are available on nRF52832.