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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.
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Preface

Introducing the Raspberry Pi


The Raspberry Pi is a smart microcomputer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based company. It was the first company to successfully provide cheap ARM-based computers for educational purposes, focusing on educational use and use in developing countries. The intent of this company is to promote the teaching of computer science in schools. The company struggled in its early days, when the prices of their computers were high, but the founders--Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang, and Alan Mycroft--collaborated with Pete Loman, managing director of Norcott Technologies, to form the Raspberry Pi Foundation. 

As of 2016, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has successfully sold over 10 million Raspberry Pis, making it the bestselling British computer to date. The Raspberry Pi has gone through several evolutions as well. The evolution of the Raspberry Pi can be seen here:

  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B
  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
  • Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Raspberry Pi 2 
  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model...