This information applies to the following SoCs: nRF52833 and nRF52840.

This information applies to the following SoftDevice: S140

Switched multiprotocol method requires disabling the currently used protocol before enabling the other one. This solution allows for a non-concurrent radio access. For more information about switched multiprotocol support, see Switched multiprotocol (Thread only).

Warning: There is an issue in the nRF5 SDK for Thread and Zigbee v4.1.0 that causes higher-than-usual sleep power consumption for all multiprotocol examples when using nRF52840. See workaround on DevZone.

The following examples are available:

BLE UART and Thread Switched MTD CoAP Client Example that is based on the UART/Serial Port Emulation over BLE and demonstrates switching between BLE and Thread connection modes.
BLE and Thread Template Example that demonstrates the usage of the switched multiprotocol method.

Device support breakdown: Not all Thread switched multiprotocol examples support all nRF52840 and nRF52833 devices. See the following table for an overview.

Example	PCA10056 (nRF52840)	PCA10059 (nRF52840 dongle)	PCA10100 (nRF52833)	PCA10112 (nRF52840)
BLE UART and Thread Switched MTD CoAP Client Example	X		X
BLE and Thread Template Example	X		X

Note: nRF21540 on PCA10112 is not supported by SoftDevice, and for this reason PCA10112 does not support multiprotocol examples.