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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

Use of IoT in smart cities and the automobile industry


Smart cities are cities created with the vision of combining information and communication technologies. This is achieved by including IoT solutions to manage the city. Management implies the management of a city's assets, for example power plants, healthcare systems, transportation systems, schools, libraries, sewage systems, waste management systems, and law enforcement systems. The Internet of Things is used to enhance the quality and ease of interactivity. The goal is to improve the quality of the city by automating various aspects of life in a city. Smart cities don't just emphasize automation, but also try to increase the quality of communication by providing new means.

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According to research, the smart city market will be an industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

By bringing technology into urban life, management can be made easy. It can also improve the relationship between the people and the city's authorities. A smart...