Questions tagged [bluetooth-5]

questions regarding the new features made available by the Bluetooth 5.0 specification

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How to enable scanning with feature: extendedScanAndConnect

I saw that started from iOS 13 we can scan for extended advertisement packet. In Core Bluetooth documentation I have found: class func supports(_ features: CBCentralManager.Feature) -> Bool static var extendedScanAndConnect:…
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How to test Android O's Bluetooth 5.0 API before launch?

I've now read all of Android's preview site for testing out Android O; it is unclear to me, though, how to test out the Bluetooth 5.0 functionality in any environment. The Downloads page lists only a few devices that can be flashed with preview…
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Two-way direction finding using Bluetooth 5.1 - Is it possible?

Bluetooth 5.1 introduced special direction finding signals, where a constant tone extension (CTE) is appended at the end of a certain packet. The CTE itself consists of only digital ones, so the whole CTE is transmitted on the same frequency and…
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How can I receive Bluetooth audio signal and forward it to a Bluetooth speaker?

I need some help because I don´t know how to approach this challenge. I want to build a device, that's receiving a Bluetooth audio signal and is forwarding it to a Bluetooth speaker. It´s also running some algorithms with the audio data and also…
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Why my iOS device doesn't scan for advertising extensions?

I am trying to scan for advertising extensions, but them aren't discovered by scanner. I am using iPad A2152 which supports Bluetooth 5.0. Of course my device has installed iOS 13. I have written code for test if my device supports this…
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Bluetooth 5 Android scan Phy Coded widow / interval - latency

I am testing Android bluetooth scan phy coded (ScanSettings-PHY_LE_ALL_SUPPORTED) But I see that the Android phone (MI9) scans only 1 second with an interval of 10 seconds for Phy Coded. How I can change the window/interval to reduce the latency for…
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Bluetooth 5 PHY layers (for all 4 modes)

I am researching Bluetooth 5 for work and I cannot find anywhere the PHY layer of the different bluetooth modes (LE 1M (legacy Bluetooth 4), LE 2M (Double the Speed), LE Coded scheme 2 (2 x Range) & scheme 8 (4 x Range). I know that LE 1M is IEEE…
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Connection interval dependent of transmission frequency?

I'm new to BLE, and bluetooth in general, but I'm on a project that includes communication via BT 5. As the BLE communication has to transmit around 2 bytes, to 1 MB at a time, I'm looking for a way to optimize the transmission time. I know the…
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Is there any bluetooth module supports both Bluetooth/BLE 5.0 and 4.x at the same time?

The recent mobile phones support BLE 5 and they are backward compatible. That means they can connect to both BLE 5 and 4 devices. When I read specs, I see that BLE 5 is backward compatible as well. What about on device side? If I develop new device…
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Should I use BLE (Bluetooth 5) or Classic Bluetooth?

For my application, I need to send 84 bytes of data every 500 Hz from a data acquisition device to a host device. Is it possible to achieve this using Bluetooth 5 module available in market. Although Bluetooth 5 claims a 2 Mbps data rate, it is…
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Difference between primary and secondary phy?

In android SDK 28+, Bluetooth Advertising can be performed using the new startAdvertisingSet() methods that integrate Bluetooth 5. One of the parameters, an AdvertisingSetParameters object, has two settable properties in its builder: setPrimaryPhy()…
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Using Bluetooth 5 on iPhone

I have application that already uses BLE. I know bluetooth 5 is supported on iPhone 8 and iPhone X. Client wants me to add support for bluetooth 5. I found that CoreBluetooth can be used only to "Communicate with Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy devices".…
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BT5 multiroom connectivity

I would like to broadcast audio to multiroom devices using BT5 instead of wifi. I am a DJ/Sound engineer but have spoken to several engineers that have not been able to solve this issue.I would appreciate anyone chiming in to resolve this…