Does KW41z support 8 BLE Peripheral connection concurrently?

[mayank_sharma1]

Hi,

I am evaluating BLE v4.2 on KW41z module.

Does BLE stack on this module in Central mode support 8 simultaneous peripheral connections in round robin mode?

For example, Central connects to each peripheral once and iterates over them at rate of 7.5 milliseconds of connection interval.

Regards,

Mayank

[miguel_reyes]

Hi mayanksharma‌,

No, KW41Z supports up to 2 simultaneous hardware connections. 

[jcolyn]

Hi,

Could you tell me the reasoning behind only being able to have two simultaneous connections on the KW41Z?

Is it due to memory limitations?

[mario_castaneda]

Hi Jaco,

The KW41z was designed for support up to 2 simultaneous hardware connections.

But if you are looking for a design that support more than 2 simultaneous connections you can take a look to the QN9020.

Ultra low power Bluetooth LE system-on-chip solution|NXP 

QN9020 is in  the Central role, it shall support eight connections at the same time.

Best Regards,

Mario