Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library ON Semiconductor Provides BLE Solution with VeridifyAccording to a recent release, ON Semiconductor has announced the immediate availability of Veridify’s Public Key security tools for the RSL10, a low-power Flash-based Bluetooth Low Energy radio…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library BluBLE: Estimating your COVID-19 risk with accurate contact tracingMotivated by the prospect of creating protective, social-distancing “bubbles” around members of the public, researchers in the UC San Diego Wireless Communications Sensing and Networking Laboratory…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library Multi-vendor Bluetooth Mesh SSL projects benefit warehouse and factory settingsSilvair Lighting Control has released the details of two Bluetooth Mesh-based LED retrofit projects that illustrate the energy savings potential of connected lighting and the…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library Bluetooth Low Energy-powered kit converts standard bicycles to e-bikesNordic Semiconductor today announces that Unlimited, a Barcelona, Spain-based recreational electric vehicle developer, has selected Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide the…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library Bluetooth Low Energy sensor-based gym management platform allows facility operators to measure use of equipment and zonesNordic Semiconductor today announces that technology startup D-Fetch has selected Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) System-on-Chip (SoC),…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library nRF52805 Tiny Bluetooth 5.2 SoC is Optimized for Small Two-layer PCB DesignsNordic Semi has just added a new member to its nRF52 Bluetooth 5 wireless SoC family with nRF52805 offered in a tiny WLCSP package measuring…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical Support + Private BlogCheck out the full courses library Nordic nRF52805 adds Bluetooth 5.2 SoC in WLCSP optimized for compact, two-layer PCB wireless products to proven nRF52 SeriesNordic Semiconductor today announces the nRF52805 Bluetooth 5.2 System-on-Chip (SoC), the seventh addition to its popular…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + Technical SupportCheck out the full courses library Dev Kit Weekly: Microchip AVR-BLE Development BoardIn this edition of Dev Kit Weekly, Perry breaks down the AVR-BLE Development Board from Microchip Technology. The board sits at the sweet spot of IoT connectivity, security, and ultra-low power. It’s…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  Community + Courses + One-on-One Q&ACheck out the full courses library Bluetooth Authentication Bug Allows Impersonation Attacks on All Popular DevicesA Bluetooth bug affecting major devices allows attackers to spoof paired devices and steal sensitive data. The Bluetooth authentication bug allows hackers to connect a rogue device by impersonating…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  May’s courses: Intro to Bluetooth mesh,Developing BLE Background Apps for iOS (using SwiftUI)Check out the full courses library COVID-19: Hands-free scanner now monitors distanceProGlove’s MARK 2 hands-free scanner is used by industry icons like BMW, Audi, IKEA and Bosch to shave seconds on every scan. That’s a big deal…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  May’s courses: Intro to Bluetooth mesh,Developing BLE Background Apps for iOS (using SwiftUI)Check out the full courses library Plug-and-play Bluetooth 5.2/Bluetooth LE module and firmware simplifies IoT and Microsoft Azure IoT Cloud connectivityNordic Semiconductor today announces that Cloud of Things, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  May’s courses: Intro to Bluetooth mesh,Developing BLE Background Apps for iOS (using SwiftUI)Check out the full courses library Packetcraft Announces Public Open Source Release of its Bluetooth 5.2 StacksPacketcraft is excited to announce the open source release of its Bluetooth 5.2 protocol stacks: Packetcraft Host and Packetcraft Controller. These…

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In this week’s post, we’ll continue our discussion on Bluetooth Advertisements (first part here) and cover them in a bit more detail. Bluetooth Advertisements are crucial for any BLE device since they are utilized for all types of applications, whether that’s a device that allows connections or one that simply advertises its presence and includes…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  May’s courses: Intro to Bluetooth mesh,Developing BLE Background Apps for iOS (using SwiftUI)Check out the full courses library UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is Going Forward With an iPhone and Android App For Coronavirus Contact TracingUK’s National Health Service (NHS) is moving forward with an iPhone and Android program…

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This post is an excerpt from a course developed by Anas Imtiaz, Ph.D. which is available within the Bluetooth Developer Academy. In a previous post (Introduction to BLE Mobile Development for iOS), we covered: Setting up Xcode for BLE development Bluetooth permissions Scanning for BLE peripherals Connecting to a BLE peripheral In today’s post, we…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  May’s courses: Intro to Bluetooth mesh,Developing BLE Background Apps for iOS (using SwiftUI)Check out the full courses library Bluetooth-enabled technology will empower the future of hearingThe recent World Hearing Day gave us the opportunity to raise awareness and shed light on the reasons why hearing loss is a pressing, far-reaching problem that needs…

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Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in Bluetooth Low Energy development, it’s always good to take a step back and revisit some of the basics and facts. In this post, I’ll be going through a list of 21 facts about Bluetooth Low Energy technology. You may know about all of these, but it’s always…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  April’s courses: Intro to Beacon Development,BLE iOS App Development (with User Interface)Check out the full courses library Nodle Launches Coalition, a Free, Privacy-First Contact Tracing App to Help Stop The Spread of COVID-19The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch…

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To fully understand advertisements in BLE, we need to take a step back and learn about one of the layers within the architecture of BLE: the Generic Access Profile (GAP). GAP provides a framework that defines how BLE devices interact with each other. This includes: Roles of BLE devices Advertisements (Broadcasting, Discovery, Advertisement parameters, Advertisement…

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Bluetooth Developer Academy The one-stop resource for Bluetooth developers  April’s courses: Intro to Beacon Development,BLE iOS App Development (with User Interface)Check out the full courses library How Apple and Google’s Bluetooth Contact Tracing Framework Actually WorksThe COVID-19 pandemic affects us all, with public life seeing disruptions at an unprecedented scale. To help curb the spread of the disease, Apple…

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