Designing an Edge Device with nRF52840 for BLE with 100 ft Range and Smoke Detector Sensor
Hello Everyone!
I am going to design an edge device with nRF52840 for BLE protocol with smoke detector sensor.
In this case, I am going to get range about 100 ft.
so I would like to know if nRF52840 is suitable to my case.
furthermore, if someone has schematics reference design with nRF52840, please let me know about that.
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May i know, which development board of the nRF52840 are you using for the project, or will you designing a custom PCB for the nRF52840
The video, should be able to give you an estimate to what you would get as the range on a nRF52840DK
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4PbxVwg83M)
Range in wireless changes based on a lot of param
1. if you want unidirectional, bidirectional comms
2. Environment(For Ex: Outdoor or Indoor)
3. Packet load
to name a few..
Nordic Semiconductor
YouTube
Nordic Semiconductor – Bluetooth 5 Long Range Test with nRF52840
The nRF52840 SoC is high-end multi-protocol SoC supporting Bluetooth 5/ANT/ 802.15.4/ 2.4GHz proprietary. The video focuses on the improved range achieved by the higher output power combined with the new Bluetooth 5 Long Range mode. In the video we are using the nRF52840 SoC mounted on the nRF52840 Preview DK (now replaced by the nRF52840 DK).
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I am going to design not using dk
You probably already saw this, @here, but there's a reference design schematic for the 52840 here: https://discord.com/channels/1130679493799977062/1230604933699600495/1262443909980622942
Hey, @Great~~~ , you seen this: https://github.com/NordicPlayground/nrf5-eagle-reference-design
As for the range, it depends, but you shouldn't have an issue achieving that with the 52840 but I'd be curious to learn more about your use case because there are cheaper alternatives if you're just looking to get 100 ft range.
GitHub
GitHub - NordicPlayground/nrf5-eagle-reference-design
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