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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

Indoor location using the Estimote Location Beacons


Let's first set up indoor location using the iOS app.

Setting up an indoor location using the iOS app

In this section, we will learn to set up basic indoor navigation using Estimote Location Beacons. The simple implementation contains two major components:

Once you download the application, you can register the beacons on Estimote Cloud (as described in the previous section). The next step is to put the beacons on each wall of the room (preferably vertically, at chest height, and in the middle of the wall).  The next step is to start the calibration process in the iOS app. In the calibration process, you will start by placing the phone next to a beacon and letting the app recognize the location. Then walk along the walls of the room and keep on placing the cellphone next to each beacon to register its location....