Bluetooth radio range

[grillo]

Hi,

We want to use Particle xenons to communicate with each other within large buildings. Does anyone know what sort of range can be expected ? If a floor slab or wall was between them, what is the chance they can penetrate ?

Should we expect similar range/penetration as a wifi signal ?

[peekay123]

@grillo, a forum search would have revealed:

User Mesh Distances. Lets come up with an average

There is a similar topic which got closed Mesh distance between devices So I am starting a new one. This link is more about how many devices to have to cover an area. In this thread I have some results from my preliminary studies but I think as a community if many people post their results we can get a better understanding of the new Mesh Devices. Using the ideas of Business-Home-LineOfSight here are my results averaged over several days. Using this concept: Business/School: concrete floo…

The Mesh devices don't use Bluetooth for meshing, they use 6LowPan on 802.15.4 which operates at 2.4GHz. So yes, penetration will be similar to WiFi though the TX power will be much less than a typical router.

This is where mesh topology design is important. The mix of gateways, repeaters and "sleepy" nodes will dictate your coverage.

[grillo]

Thanks Peekay, and great link. Just what I needed to know!