Cannot set to lowest power (-30dBm)

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Hi I’ve just received a dev kit containing the newest batch of estimate proximity beacons (nrf52).

Using the Estimote configuration app (on Android) I am trying to set each beacon to the lowest power of -30dBm but the lowest that they will accept is -20dBm (when setting to -30dBm, it says failure in the transmit power field after syncing with the beacon).

Is there some limitation on these chips??

I’m aiming to configure these as Eddystone beacons , broadcasting at -30dBm every 100ms.

N.B. I tried configuring iBeacon and telemetry options using -30dBm and these attempts also failed.

Thanks for your help!

Damian

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That’s our fault, sorry about that! We have fixes coming soon to Estimote iOS and Android apps and SDKs to address that.

Basically, the new beacons are based on a new Nordic chip, nRF52, which changed -30 dBm to -40 dBm. So in a few days, when the new apps hit the app stores, you should be able to set your beacons to -40.

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That’s great news! Thank you for responding so quickly.

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@heypiotr any ETA on that app update?

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iOS app was updated last week, Android app will be updated this week (: