@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ There are 4 possible hardware setups to use with Zephyr and Bluetooth:
2525#. Embedded
2626#. QEMU with an external Controller
2727#. Native POSIX with an external Controller
28- #. Native POSIX with BabbleSim
28+ #. Simulated nRF52 with BabbleSim
2929
3030Embedded
3131========
@@ -68,12 +68,16 @@ Native POSIX with an external Controller
6868.. note ::
6969 This is currently only available on GNU/Linux
7070
71- The :ref: `Native POSIX <native_posix >` simulator allows Zephyr builds to run as
72- a native POSIX applications. Just like with QEMU, you also need to use a
73- combination of two devices:
71+ The :ref: `Native POSIX <native_posix >` target builds your Zephyr application
72+ with the Zephyr kernel, and some minimal HW emulation as a native Linux
73+ executable.
74+ This executable is a normal Linux program, which can be debugged and
75+ instrumented like any other.
7476
75- #. A :ref: `Host-only <bluetooth-build-types >` application running as a native
76- POSIX application
77+ Just like with QEMU, you also need to use a combination of two devices:
78+
79+ #. A :ref: `Host-only <bluetooth-build-types >` application running in
80+ native_posix as a Linux application
7781#. A Controller, which can be one of two types:
7882
7983 * A commercially available Controller
@@ -82,18 +86,32 @@ combination of two devices:
8286Refer to :ref: `bluetooth_qemu_posix ` for full instructions on how to build and
8387run an application in this setup.
8488
85- Native POSIX with BabbleSim
86- ===========================
89+ Simulated nRF52 with BabbleSim
90+ ==============================
8791
8892.. note ::
8993 This is currently only available on GNU/Linux
9094
91- `BabbleSim `_ is a simulator of the physical layer of shared medium networks,
92- and it can be used to develop BLE applications with Zephyr when combined with
93- the Native POSIX target.
94- When developing with BabbleSim, only :ref: `Combined builds
95- <bluetooth-build-types>` are possible, since the whole Linux application is a
96- single entity that communicates with the simulator.
95+ The :ref: `nrf52_bsim board <nrf52_bsim >`, is a simulated target board
96+ which emulates the necessary peripherals of a nrf52 SOC to be able to develop
97+ and test BLE applications.
98+ This board, uses:
99+
100+ * `BabbleSim `_ to simulate the nrf52 modem and the radio environment.
101+ * The POSIX arch to emulate the processor.
102+ * `Models of the nrf52 HW <https://github.com/BabbleSim/ext_NRF52_hw_models/ >`_
103+
104+ Just like with the ``native_posix `` target, the build result is a normal Linux
105+ executable.
106+ You can find more information on how to run simulations with one or several
107+ devices in
108+ :ref: `this board's documentation <nrf52bsim_build_and_run >`
109+
110+ Currently, only :ref: `Combined builds
111+ <bluetooth-build-types>` are possible, as this board does not yet have
112+ any models of a UART, or USB which could be used for an HCI interface towards
113+ another real or simulated device.
114+
97115
98116Initialization
99117**************
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