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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
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

About the Reviewer

Gustavo Litovsky is a lifelong engineer and expert on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. As the founder and CEO of Argenox Technologies, he leads a team of engineers in building amazing connected products for some of the world’s most recognizable brands as well as numerous startups. Prior to founding Argenox, he spent time consulting at Samsung and several other companies on integrating wireless connectivity. He previously worked as an engineer at Texas Instrument’s Wireless Connectivity business unit, supporting customers with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS solutions for products such as the Nike FuelBand, Pebble Smartwatch, Motorola Droid Bionic, among many others. He is also an inventor and co-inventor of several patents.

I would like to thank my wife, Rebecca, whose help and support has been crucial in everything I do. I am grateful also to my parents and children, for all their love and support.