Bluetooth Low Energy Overview for iOS

A presentation I gave at GVSU

Transcript

1. Proximity and iOS David Truxall, Ph.D. Mobility Tech Lead Nov 4, 2015
2. About Me @davetrux http://blog.davidtruxall.com http://bit.ly/hpe-code
3. The Plan –  Learn about BLE –  See some demos –  See some code 3
4. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4 Android 4.3+ iOS 6+ OS X 10.9+ –  Decreased Power Consumption –  Low cost devices –  Excellent Range
5. Differs from Bluetooth Classic –  No registration –  No backwards compatibility 5
6. BLE Devices 6
7. Proximity –  Relative Distance to device –  Non-directional alone –  Directional with help 7 Near Intermediate Far
8. BLE – App Interactivity Demo 8 HP RTHS
9. Code 9
10. Beacon Vendors from Demo – Aruba http://www.arubanetworks.com/products/mobile-engagement/aruba-beacons/ – Estimote http://estimote.com/ – Gimbal http://www.gimbal.com/developers/#resources – Kontakt http://kontakt.io/ – Many others 10
11. Resources – http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Home.aspx – https://developer.apple.com/bluetooth/ – https://developers.google.com/beacons/?hl=en – https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT6Rhkouep0 11
12. Later 12