This document discusses Estimote beacons, which are Bluetooth Low Energy devices that can transmit signals to nearby smartphones. It covers the different types of Estimote beacons and their specifications, as well as the iBeacon and Eddystone Bluetooth protocols. Examples are given of how beacons can be used for indoor navigation, retail applications, and location-based services. The document also provides an overview of implementing a beacon scanning app in Android using the Estimote SDK.

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https://github.com/gitRiky/HandsOnExample
https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardo-di-stefano-439a11134/
https://www.slideshare.net/RiccardoDiStefano5/estimote-beacon-presentation

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• 32-bit ARM® Cortex CPU
• Accelerometer
• Temperature sensor
• 2.4 GHz radio with
Bluetooth 4.0 Smart
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• Estimote Proximity Beacon
• Long Range Location Beacon
• Estimote Sticker
• Estimote Mirror

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• iBeacon (Estimote Beacons)
• Eddystone (Estimote Beacons)
• Nearable (Estimote Stickers)
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• Developed by Apple
• 20 bytes long ID:
• UUID (16 bytes)
• Major (2 bytes)
• Minor (2 bytes)
• Two kinds of interaction:
• Region Monitoring
• Ranging

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• Developed by Google
• Multiple packet types:
• Eddystone-UID
• Eddystone-URL
• Eddystone-TLM
• Eddystone discovery:
• Similar to iBeacon’s ranging

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• The goal is to make individual objects smart
• Packets:
– ID
– Information about the motion and the acceleration
– Temperature
– Battery voltage and broadcasting power
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• Hamad International
Airport
• Using of beacons for
leading passengers to
gates

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• Self guides tour
• Find points of interest
• Comments attached
to operas
Turism

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• Each supermarket’s section has an associated
beacon
• Users use the application for discovering on
offer products
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• iBeacon protocol:
• UUID identifies the city
• Major identifies the supermarket
• Minor identifies the section
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• beaconManager represents the gateway to
beacon’s interactions
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Activity in foreground
Activity in background

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• HTTP POST with parameters:
• UUID
• Major
• Minor
• The Response.Listener obtains data and manages the
adapter for the View

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Click here to see the demo video

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