BLE5 advData length

[stepik]

Hi,

I'm working with nRF52832 chip following the example "ble_app_beacon". I see the advertising packet is limited to 31 bytes only. However, I'd like to take an advantage of BLE 5 spec and increase the size to 255 bytes. Is it possible? I tried to modify:

/**@brief Maximum size of advertising data in octets. */
#define BLE_GAP_ADV_MAX_SIZE            (255)

in "ble_gap.h", but it seems to have no effect.

Can somebody advise please?

Many thanks

[endnode]

Which Soft Device are you using? Unless this is supported in latest S132 V5.0.0 release it is still waiting for release by Nordic. Read here.

[Sigurd]

Hi,

S132 V5.0.0 does not support Advertising extensions. It supports one advertising set with 31 bytes of advertising or scan response data. As mentioned in the other post, Advertising extensions will be supported by a version of S132(and S140), in a release coming later this year.

[Meriba]

Hi Sigurd

Are there any news with Advertising extensions support in the new Softdevice versions?

Many thanks

[stepik]

Hello,

does the SoftDevice release v5.1.0 already support the ADV data extension?

Thank you

[Sigurd]

Hi stepik and Meriba,

SoftDevice v5.1.0 does not support advertising data length extension. We will add support for this in the upcoming SoftDevice v.6 release, together with the release of SDK 15. It will be released in the very near future.

For more detailed information regarding release schedules and roadmaps, please contact your local Nordic Regional Sales Manager(RSM). If you do not have any contact information, then let me know where you're based in a PM and I will provide you with the local RSMs contact info.