This reference design discusses Bluetooth® low energy beacons and provides sample projects for three different beacon broadcasting formats: iBeacon™ location and proximity detection technology, Eddystone™ and a proprietary protocol. With the flexibility of the TI BLE-Stack 2.2 software running on TI SimpleLink™ Bluetooth low energy wireless microcontrollers (MCUs), it allows the customer to choose the format that will best fit their design regarding connectable vs. non-connectable advertisements and what information should be included in those packets.
There are many formats that are being used for beacon applications today, so having three possibilities allows developers to create beacons which are compatible with more products. Applications include micro-location services and asset tracking, as well as other Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This design is very low power and easy-to-use, and provides sample projects that can easily be modified and extended for various applications, for both connectable and non-connectable beacons.
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| Type | Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Design guide | Bluetooth ® Low Energy (BLE) Beacons Reference Design | Oct. 05, 2016 | |
| Application note | Implementing Eddystone Bluetooth Smart Beacons Using the TI BLE-Stack (Rev. A) | PDF | HTML | Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Application note | Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons (Rev. A) | PDF | HTML | Oct. 19, 2016 |
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