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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)
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Preface

Estimote Location Beacons and triangulation


In this section, we will study how triangulation algorithms can be helpful in determining indoor location.

Note

Although Estimote Beacons don't claim to use a triangulation algorithm in their data science, it is one of a few possibilities.

Estimote Location Beacons

In the previous chapter, we had a thorough introduction to Estimote Beacons and how they can be implemented in various applications. In this chapter, we will especially target Estimote Location Beacons and implement an indoor navigation system. Estimote Location Beacons are custom-tailored for location services and can be purchased from their website. These beacons are good for prototyping and enterprise applications. They also support mesh networking and have built-in sensors (temperature, motion, light, and magnetometer) and broadcast up to eight simultaneous packets. 

Note

In order to set up these beacons for basic configuration, refer to the previous chapter.

The easy integration of Estimote...