Tag: BLE Advertising

Creating AltBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code (updated)

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This post shows steps to create an AltBeacon [1] with Raspberry Pi, by modifying BlueZ BLE Advertisement example code (i.e. “example-advertisement“). *If you want to create Apple’s iBeacon [2], please see this post.   Prerequisites (parentheses indicate my environment) Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pi4 B with Raspbian Buster 2019-06-20) Internet access To download BlueZ example code. Here… Continue reading “Creating AltBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code (updated)” →

Creating iBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code (updated)

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This post shows steps to create an iBeacon with Raspberry Pi, by modifying BlueZ BLE Advertisement example code (i.e. “example-advertisement“). Note: Even though it uses Bluetooth Low Energy standard, iBeacon is Apple’s proprietary protocol and making/deploying iBeacon devices requires the license from Apple [1]. The scope of this post is limited to getting familiar with… Continue reading “Creating iBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code (updated)” →

Creating AltBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code

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Update (Jul 9, 2019): Step 1 is no longer required since Raspbian Buster (2019-06-20). Please check the updated steps in here.   A previous post showed the steps to make an iBeacon transmitter with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ example code (i.e. “example-advertisement“). This post shows the steps for AltBeacon [1] in the same manner.   Here are… Continue reading “Creating AltBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code” →

Creating iBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code

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Update (Jul 9, 2019): Step 1 is no longer required since Raspbian Buster (2019-06-20). Please check the updated steps in here.   This post shows steps to create an iBeacon with Raspberry Pi, by modifying BlueZ BLE Advertisement example code (i.e. “example-advertisement“). Note: Even though it uses Bluetooth Low Energy standard, iBeacon is Apple’s proprietary… Continue reading “Creating iBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code” →

Running BLE Advertising Example Code on Raspbian Stretch

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Update (Feb 26, 2018): If your BlueZ version is 5.48 or higher, you can skip Step 1 since the Advertising Manager is marked as stable In BlueZ 5.48. (To update BlueZ, please see this post. )   The purpose of this post is to run an example code of Bluetooth Low Energy Advertisement from BlueZ… Continue reading “Running BLE Advertising Example Code on Raspbian Stretch” →