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INTRODUCTION
TO BLE ON IOS
HUGUES BERNET-ROLLANDE
GITHUB.COM/HUGUESBR
CHIEF SOFTWARE OFFICER @ WIRED BEAUTY
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SUMMARY
‣ BLE Protocol
‣ CoreBluetooth
‣ The universal battery
monitor
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BLE PROTOCOL
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CENTRAL VS PERIPHERAL
▸ Central (Master)
▸ Peripheral (Slave)
▸ Advertising packet
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DATA HIERACHY
▸ Profiles
▸ Services
▸ Characteristics
▸ Descriptors
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INTERACTION
▸ Read
▸ Write (w/o response)
▸ Notify
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COREBLUETOOTH
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CBCENTRALMANAGER & DELEGATE
▸ State of the Bluetooth
▸ Discover a peripheral
▸ Connect to a peripheral
▸ iOS Optimization
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CBPERIPHERAL & DELEGATE
▸ Discover services
▸ Discover characteristics
▸ Read / write / notify
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THE UNIVERSAL BATTERY
MONITOR
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STEP BY STEP
▸ Discover BLE devices
▸ Connect to it
▸ Discover services
▸ Device using Battery GATT BLE profile?
▸ Read battery level
▸ Notify?
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LIGHTBLUE APP
▸ Discover devices
▸ Discover services
▸ Discover characteristics
▸ Read / write / notify
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INTRODUCTION TO BLE ON IOS
BLUETOOTH EXPLORER
▸ Made by Apple
▸ Discover devices
▸ Discover services
▸ Discover characteristics
▸ Read / write / notify
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