Feature Request - BLE 5 Mesh

[slacker89]

@Attila

What do you think? Based on your recent posts, @RWB, @slacker89, @kubark42, you might be interested in something like this. I’d also like to know the opinion about the feasibility of the Particle developers, especially @will, because they know much better, what is the easiest, fastest, or most beneficial in the long run. For me, timing is also a concern, but I can live with initial limitations if Particle can commit to a clear end goal.

Thanks for reacting this threat. I am interested in mesh in general because of reasons I posted in:

• Particle Mesh update — a note from the CEO - #83 by slacker89
• Particle Mesh update — a note from the CEO - #101 by slacker89

If I had to choose how we would do mesh I'd personally rather use 802.15.4 the reason being is because I am already using BLE for something else. Moreover, we have this extra radio that is now just sitting there doing nothing. But if I had no choice or nothing at all, BLE mesh will have my vote. It will now take me a bit of R&D of how to multiplex BLE for mesh and for other peripherals I am using.

My preference is still Mesh as a 3rd party particle library, espically since Particle has pretty done the work which to me, is good enough for prototyping and getting somthing to work. If not BLE Mesh is better than nothing. In addition, how Particle handles mesh (i.e. configurability/UI/pricing etc...), will be applicable regardless of technology whether its BLE/LoRa/ 802.15.4.

"Mesh is hard" any R&D into mesh will help mature so it is "not so hard" in the future.