Bluetooth Beacons - Bluetooth 5, iBeacon, Eddystone, Arduino, Windows 10 & More
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The document discusses Bluetooth beacons and their applications, including indoor navigation, asset tracking, and enhanced shopping experiences. It covers Bluetooth 5 features, specifications like iBeacon and Eddystone, and development guidelines using Windows 10 APIs. Additionally, it provides insights into beacon deployment and device communication protocols.
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Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
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Bluetooth Beacons - Bluetooth 5, iBeacon, Eddystone, Arduino, Windows 10 & More
- 1. St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences Platzhalter für möglichen Bildeinsatz Bluetooth Beacons Bluetooth 5, iBeacon, Eddystone, Arduino, Windows 10 Creators Update & More Version 2.0 – June 21st, 2017 Andreas Jakl, Twitter: @andijakl, Blog: andreasjakl.com Lecturer, Digital Healthcare, FH St. Pölten Platzhalter für möglichen Bildeinsatz
- 2. BLUETOOTH BEACON OVERVIEW Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 3. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Transmit small packets of data e.g., ID & transmission power Up to ~70m No back communication channel Wake up listening device. Notification / app launch based on ID. Calculate distance through signal power. Your App
- 4. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Battery 1-4 years Bluetooth chipset
- 5. Beacon Use Cases Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Indoor navigation & localization - Industry (e.g., maintenance) - Airports, shopping malls - Automated check-ins Augment shopping experience - Ads relevant to location, coupons - Open customer card when approaching cash register Museums & Events - Location info - Welcome note Asset tracking - Security monitoring: tool not allowed to leave room - Locate (misplaced) tools Public transport departure information
- 6. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl GPS ▪ Worldwide, outdoors ▪ Uni-directional ▪ Localization Beacons ▪ Also indoors, 0-70 m ▪ Uni-directional ▪ Proximity information NFC ▪ Contact ▪ Bi-directional ▪ Pay, Access, Trigger Now with iPhone support!
- 7. Bluetooth LE -> ▪ New ▪ 2x Bandwidth (2 Mbps) without increased energy consumption ▪ 4x Range (allows whole home wireless) ▪ 8x Broadcasting Message Capacity ▪ Beacon frame size: 31 bytes -> 255 bytes ▪ Bluetooth 4 LE = feature within Bluetooth 5 ▪ Bluetooth LE / Smart is no more! ▪ Backwards Compatible Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Samsung Galaxy S8
- 8. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl 0.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 6,000.00 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Bluetooth enabled device shipments (in Millions) Cellular PCs/Peripherals Mobile Devices Networking Connected Home Smart Home Automotive Wearables and Healthcare Devices Beacons Source: Bluetooth e-Guide “Rethinking the future: Bluetooth 5, beacon technology and the Internet of Things”, https://www.bluetooth.com/bluetooth-5-guide Based on ABI Research 8.2 Million beacons 565.3 Million beacons
- 9. BEACON FLAVORS iBeacons, Eddystone, Web Blueooth, Physical Web & more! Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 10. iBeacon™ & Eddystone™ iBeacon UUID, major & minor ID Proprietary specification https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/ Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Eddystone Beacon Eddystone-UID Beacon ID, Tx power level Eddystone-TLM Battery, temperature, sent frames, time running Eddystone-URL URL, Tx power level Open beacon format from Google https://github.com/google/eddystone Eddystone-EID Ephemeral Identifier, Tx power level
- 11. LOW LEVEL BEACON INFO Arduino / Genuino 101 Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 12. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Arduino / Genuino 101 Integrated Bluetooth
- 13. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl 1. Install Curie Board and CurieBLE Library Warning: Windows Store version of Arduino IDE does not install all the necessary drivers for Intel Curie boards. Use standalone IDE from https://www.arduino.cc/ instead.
- 14. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl 2. Open CurieBLE > Central > Scan example
- 15. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl 3. Extend code to print manufacturer data
- 16. Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl 4. Run and test FEAA = Eddystone service UUID 4C = Apple Manufacturer ID iBeacon UUID https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.alea.beaconsimulator
- 17. BEACON APP DEVELOPMENT Windows 10 Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 18. Universal Beacon Library https://github.com/andijakl/universal-beacon Parse & create Beacon frames Assigns received frames to individual beacons Fully documented. Includes Windows 10 example app. Open Source license Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 19. Windows 10 Example _beaconManager = new BeaconManager(); _watcher = new BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher(); _watcher.Received += WatcherOnReceived; _watcher.Start(); 1 Initialize Beacon scanning API documentation: bit.ly/ProximityAPI private async void WatcherOnReceived( BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher sender, BluetoothLEAdvertisementReceivedEventArgs eventArgs) { await _dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () => _beaconManager.ReceivedAdvertisement(eventArgs)); } 2 Beacon advertisement frame received callback Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 20. Example foreach (var bluetoothBeacon in _beaconManager.BluetoothBeacons.ToList()) { Debug.WriteLine("Beacon: " + bluetoothBeacon.BluetoothAddressAsString); Debug.WriteLine("Type: " + bluetoothBeacon.BeaconType); foreach (var beaconFrame in bluetoothBeacon.BeaconFrames.ToList()) { // Print a small sample of the available data parsed by the library if (beaconFrame is UrlEddystoneFrame) { Debug.WriteLine("Eddystone URL Frame"); Debug.WriteLine("URL: " + ((UrlEddystoneFrame) beaconFrame).CompleteUrl); } // ... }} 3 Access Beacon Info Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 21. Bluetooth Beacon Interactor Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Windows 10 Library Example App = Free Bluetooth Beacon Interactor https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NBLGGH1Z24K (Also available on HoloLens!)
- 22. Buying Bluetooth Beacons Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Starting at $60 (3 pcs)
- 23. BLUETOOTH GATT Communication Without Pairing Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl
- 24. Bluetooth Advertising Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Peripheral Device (e.g., beacon) GAP = Generic Access Profile: makes devices visible, defines device interactions Central Device (e.g., phone) Central Device Central Device Central Device Peripheral is broadcasting. Beacons: advertising package contains all data (= 31 bytes for Bluetooth LE < 5)
- 25. Bluetooth Communication Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Central / GATT Client (e.g., phone) GATT = Generic Attribute Profile, data transfer through services and characteristics Peripheral / GATT Server (e.g. sensors, smart home components) Peripheral / GATT Server Peripheral / GATT Server Peripheral / GATT Server After established connection: 2-way communication. (connection != pairing)
- 26. Profiles / Services / Characteristics ▪ Profile ▪ Pre-defined collection of services ▪ E.g., heart rate profile, blood pressure profile ▪ https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/adopted- specifications#GATT Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Profile
- 27. Profiles / Services / Characteristics ▪ Service ▪ Data broken up into logical entities ▪ E.g., heart rate service, battery service ▪ https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/gatt/servic es Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Profile Service Service
- 28. Profiles / Services / Characteristics ▪ Characteristic ▪ Single data point ▪ E.g., Heart rate service ▪ Measurement ▪ Body sensor location ▪ Control point ▪ E.g., Battery service ▪ Battery level (read), percentage 0 – 100% ▪ Read & write access Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Profile Service Characteristic Characteristic Characteristic Service Characteristic
- 29. Windows 10 Creators Update Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/01/13/new-bluetooth-features-in-creators-update-gatt-server-bluetooth-le/ NEW!
- 30. Support? Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl var localAdapter = await BluetoothAdapter.GetDefaultAsync(); Debug.WriteLine("Low energy supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsLowEnergySupported); Debug.WriteLine("Central role supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsCentralRoleSupported); Debug.WriteLine("Peripheral role supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsPeripheralRoleSupported);
- 31. Support? Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl var localAdapter = await BluetoothAdapter.GetDefaultAsync(); Debug.WriteLine("Low energy supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsLowEnergySupported); Debug.WriteLine("Central role supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsCentralRoleSupported); Debug.WriteLine("Peripheral role supported? -> " + localAdapter.IsPeripheralRoleSupported);New APIs!
- 32. Read Battery Level of Bluetooth Beacon Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl using (var bluetoothLeDevice = await BluetoothLEDevice.FromBluetoothAddressAsync(bluetoothAddress)) Access Bluetooth device1 Query GATT services2 var gattServices = await bluetoothLeDevice.GetGattServicesAsync(); 00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 0000180a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb 0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb […] https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/gatt/viewer?attributeXmlFile=org.bluetooth.service.battery_service.xml
- 33. foreach (var curService in gattServices.Services) { var gattCharacteristics = await curService.GetCharacteristicsAsync(); Read Battery Level of Bluetooth Beacon Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Query characteristics3 Characteristic Handle: 20 UUID: 00002a19-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/gatt/viewer?attributeXmlFile=org.bluetooth.characteristic.battery_level.xml
- 34. Read Battery Level of Bluetooth Beacon Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl Process characteristics4 foreach (var curCharacteristic in gattCharacteristics.Characteristics) { if (curCharacteristic.CharacteristicProperties.HasFlag( GattCharacteristicProperties.Read)) { var result = await curCharacteristic.ReadValueAsync(); 64 (Hex) -> 100% (Decimal)
- 35. THANK YOU! Andreas Jakl @andijakl andreasjakl.com Bluetooth & The Very Latest Windows – Andreas Jakl