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Getting Started with Bluetooth Low Energy by Kevin Townsend; Robert Davidson; Akiba; Carles CufĂ With Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), smart devices are about to become even smarter. This practical guide demonstrates how this exciting wireless technology helps developers build mobile apps that share data with external hardware, and how hardware engineers can gain easy and reliable access to mobile operating systems. This book provides a solid, high-level overview of how devices use BLE to communicate with each other. You'll learn useful low-cost tools for developing and testing BLE-enabled mobile apps and embedded firmware and get examples using various development platforms--including iOS and Android for app developers and embedded platforms for product designers and hardware engineers. Understand how data is organized and transferred by BLE devices Explore BLE's concepts, key limitations, and network topology Dig into the protocol stack to grasp how and why BLE operates Learn how BLE devices discover each other and establish secure connections Set up the tools and infrastructure for BLE application development Get examples for connecting BLE to iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and sensors Develop code for a simple device that transmits heart rate data to a mobile deviceISBN: 9781491949511
Publication Date: 2014-05-22
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Building Bluetooth Low Energy Systems by Muhammad Usama bin Aftab Discover and implement a system of your choice using Bluetooth Low Energy.About This Book- Learn the basics of Bluetooth Low Energy with its exciting new protocol stack and security.- Build customized Bluetooth Low Energy projects that make your web or mobile apps smarter in terms of networking and communications.- Using Android, iOS, and the Web, acquire key skills to harness the power of Bluetooth Low Energy in your IoT applications.Who This Book Is ForThe book is for developers and enthusiasts who are passionate about learning Bluetooth Low Energy technologies and want to add new features and services to their new or existing products. They should be familiar with programming languages such as Swift, Java, and JavaScript. Knowledge of debugging skills would be an advantage.What You Will Learn- Bluetooth Low Energy in theory.- Bluetooth Low Energy Hardware and Software Development Kits.- Implement Bluetooth low energy communication (central and peripheral) using Android.- Master BLE Beacons with examples implemented over Eddystone and iBeacons.- Implement indoor navigation using Estimote Beacons on iOS.- Implement Internet gateways to control BLE devices on a Wi-Fi network.- Understand BLE security mechanisms with a special focus on Bluetooth pairing, bonding, and key exchange to cover encryption, privacy, and user data integrity.- Implement Bluetooth Mesh using CSRMesh Technology.In DetailBluetooth 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.Style and approachThe book is a practical tutorial that will help you understand the background and technicalities of BLE and offers a friendly environment to build and create robust BLE projects. This hands-on approach will give you a clear vision of Bluetooth Low Energy and how it can be used in IoT.ISBN: 9781786461087
Publication Date: 2017-04-24