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Building Bluetooth Low Energy Systems

By : Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
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Building Bluetooth Low Energy Systems

By: Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Overview of this book

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a Wireless Personal Area network technology aimed at novel applications for smart devices. High-tech BLE profiles and services are being increasingly used by application developers and hardware enthusiasts to allow devices to interact with the surrounding world. This book will focus on a technical introduction to BLE and how it is reshaping small-distance communication. We will start with IoT, where many technologies such as BLE, Zigbee, and IEEE 802.15.4 Mesh will be introduced. The book will present BLE from an engineering perspective, from which the protocol stack, architecture, and layers are discussed. You will learn to implement customized projects for Peripheral/Central communication, BLE Beacons, indoor navigation using triangulation, and the Internet gateway for Bluetooth Low Energy Personal Network, all using various code samples and APIs on Android, iOS, and the Web. Finally, the book will conclude with a glimpse into future technologies destined to be prominent in years to come.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Credits
About the Author
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Preface

Chapter 8. The Future of Bluetooth Low Energy

In this book, we looked at different aspects of Bluetooth Low Energy. Starting with the very basics of Bluetooth Low Energy and the Internet of Things, we covered some projects that informed us about BLE's practicality. At this point, you should be able to implement your own Bluetooth Low Energy projects in your home or at work. In this chapter, we will put our pens down and try to look into the future. It is always tricky business to predict the future of a fast-changing technology. Having said that, I am confident that technology has a certain pattern and that by following the correct path, we should be able to look into the future.

This theoretical chapter will cover the following topics:

  • The Internet of Things and the role of Bluetooth Low Energy
  • Using the Internet of Things in smart cities and the automobile industry
  • Potential research in Bluetooth Low Energy