Creating iBeacon with Raspberry Pi using BlueZ Example Code

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

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”

Creating Bluetooth Beacon with Raspberry Pi by using Bluetooth Developer Studio

This post shows how to make a Raspberry Pi a Bluetooth Beacon by using Bluetooth Developer Studio and its Beacon plugin. Bluetooth Developer Studio is a free application development tool from Bluetooth SIG and with Beacon plugin, it generates a script file which makes a Raspberry Pi a Bluetooth beacon. The steps below basically follow a… Continue reading “Creating Bluetooth Beacon with Raspberry Pi by using Bluetooth Developer Studio”