Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
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Hey guys,
I need some advise on what I should be looking at for bluetooth LE.
What I want: I have my own sensors (for a variety of things), and I need an interface that will basically receive the data, transmit it through a wireless bluetooth LE singal, so that I can receive it on my PC/smartphone.
What I am looking at: Arduino boards, Intel Edison boards
Concern: Minimal programming/tinkering is really ideal, but Arduino/Intel Edison doesn't look like it's going to be that simple. I haven't worked with these before, and after looking around online at a lot of other people's projects, the work seems too much. Agree? Or is it because I haven't done it before?
So does anyone know of something better/simpler? I have looked at some stuff like Texas Instruments' Sensortag, which looks really nice, but I don't know if I can take out the sensors inside and just put mine in and still have it working.
Thanks for your time guys!
I need some advise on what I should be looking at for bluetooth LE.
What I want: I have my own sensors (for a variety of things), and I need an interface that will basically receive the data, transmit it through a wireless bluetooth LE singal, so that I can receive it on my PC/smartphone.
What I am looking at: Arduino boards, Intel Edison boards
Concern: Minimal programming/tinkering is really ideal, but Arduino/Intel Edison doesn't look like it's going to be that simple. I haven't worked with these before, and after looking around online at a lot of other people's projects, the work seems too much. Agree? Or is it because I haven't done it before?
So does anyone know of something better/simpler? I have looked at some stuff like Texas Instruments' Sensortag, which looks really nice, but I don't know if I can take out the sensors inside and just put mine in and still have it working.
Thanks for your time guys!





RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
We need to accept a certain playfulness if we are going to do serious work with the new generation of devices - especially the IoT.
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RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=2...
Perhaps it'll lead to other options.
RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
The kit includes a main unit (WiFi and BLE) plus sensors for light, attidude and acceleration (gyroscope), temperature, IR, sound and external signals. You learn lots from it.
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.
RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
The one that I linked to on eBay is apparently intended to be stand-alone. And thus contains some sort of processor and therefore requires (obviously) some software to be programmed into it.
RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
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RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
http://www.openhomeautomation.net/arduino-battery/
So it very probably floats to the top as the best, cheapest, fastest solution. The parts are as cheap as chips, via eBay or other online vendors.
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VE1BLL- great link.
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RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
Beware the recent FTDI drivers fiasco. FTDI recently issued new USB-to-Serial drivers via MS Update, and these drivers arguably-illegally reset the cheap work-alike devices' USB VIDs and/or PIDs codes (?), rendering them effectively non-functional. These drivers have since been withdrawn, and I assume FTDI is licking their MS inflicted bruises. Reportedly this fiasco may impact some Arduino related tools.
The above parroted details are likely not perfectly accurate. A bit of Googling will find more accurate details.
RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
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RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities
This most recent news is slightly different than the long standing issue. It's about the FTDI Work-alike chips being essentially (soft-) bricked by the very recent overly-aggressive trademark-enforcing driver. The Work-alike chips were being rendered inoperative, and would reportedly no longer work anywhere, under any driver.
There's a method to bring them back to life, but it's convoluted. The codes in the (soft-) bricked hardware need to be reset using a specific tool.
Reportedly this relates to some Arduino or Arduino-related hardware containing the work-alike chips.
It's complicated, and those impacted should look into it using better info from more-complete descriptions.
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Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: Bluetooth Low Energy Communication Utilities