diff --git a/ShimmerDriver/src/main/java/com/shimmerresearch/driver/ShimmerDevice.java b/ShimmerDriver/src/main/java/com/shimmerresearch/driver/ShimmerDevice.java
index dfdceacb..5900af28 100644
--- a/ShimmerDriver/src/main/java/com/shimmerresearch/driver/ShimmerDevice.java
+++ b/ShimmerDriver/src/main/java/com/shimmerresearch/driver/ShimmerDevice.java
@@ -2107,9 +2107,10 @@ public boolean isSupportedSdLogSync() {
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isHWAndFWSupportedBtBleControl() {
-		if(getFirmwareIdentifier()==ShimmerVerDetails.FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM
-				&& mShimmerVerObject.compareVersions(HW_ID.SHIMMER_3, FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM, 1, 0, 4)
-						&& isShimmerGen3()){
+		if((isShimmerGen3() && getFirmwareIdentifier()==ShimmerVerDetails.FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM
+				&& mShimmerVerObject.compareVersions(HW_ID.SHIMMER_3, FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM, 1, 0, 4))
+			|| (isShimmerGen3R() && getFirmwareIdentifier()==ShimmerVerDetails.FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM
+					&& mShimmerVerObject.compareVersions(HW_ID.SHIMMER_3R, FW_ID.LOGANDSTREAM, 1, 0, 40) 		)){
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;