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Does version 1 or 2 of the ESP32 chip radio meet the requirements for Bluetooth 5?

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Hi Greenja,
ESP32 meets the requirement of Bluetooth version 4.2. And it will also be compatible with BR/EDR.
Because the full Bluetooth v5 has just released, ESP32 hasn't meet it.

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Thanks for the reply.

Let me reword the question. Is there anything preventing version 1 or 2 of the ESP32 Chip from running Bluetooth 5 if a Bluetooth 5 stack is available? (ROM based limitations?)
The only real physical limitation I can see would be on the output power of the radio. Although with a (published) -98dBm sensitivity, it has a pretty good link budget to begin with. With additional coding to improve sensitivity, this should easily reach -103dBm at 125kps or more. All other changes like the 2Mbit/s transfer rate and adjustable bandwidth should be firmware adjustable since the ESP32 supports dual mode Bluetooth.

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Hi Greenja ,
The work on Bluetooth 5.0 is now on schedule. But we haven't started to do it. We plan to accomplish the Bluetooth 5.0 protocol.

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Hello,

are there any news for the integration of the Bluetooth 5 stack?

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Hi dear,
One year after the last message... Is there any advance for BT5 on ESP32?
Thanks in advance,

Two years later ...

What are the status on implementing bluetooth 5.x in ESp32?

Hi MartinJeppesen,

Thanks for your information. Please help contact our business team to find out more (sales@espressif.com). Thanks.

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