This presentation was given at the Appsterdam Lunchtime Lecture on 12th Feb 2014 by Jonathan Carter of GlimwormBeacons. It explains some background about iBeacons and some practical tips about using them in your projects. It also gives some product details of GlimwormBeacons which are Apple iBeacon compatible sensors manufactured in the Netherlands.

1. integrating iBeacons
into your
project
J Carter / Glimworm IT BV
and.. Glimworm Beacons
12th Feb 2014
Appsterdam Lunchtime Lecture
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2. Concepts
•Monitoring
•Ranging
•Advertising
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3. Monitoring
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4. Monitoring
Inside
Inside
Inside
Inside
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Inside
Inside
Inside

5. Monitoring
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7. #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
@interface glimbeaconViewController : UIViewController
<CLLocationManagerDelegate>
@end
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8. @implementation glimbeaconViewController
{
NSMutableDictionary *_beacons;
CLLocationManager *_locationManager;
NSMutableArray *_rangedRegions;
CLBeaconRegion *_region;
}
...
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
_locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
_locationManager.delegate = self;
}
- (void) locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didRangeBeacons:
(NSArray *)beacons inRegion:(CLBeaconRegion *)region
{
if ([beacons count] > 0) {
// Handle your found beacons here
CLBeacon *beacon = [beacons objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *_cnt = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"Number of
beacons is : %lu and the first one is %f away from you",(unsigned long)
[beacons count],beacon.accuracy];
NSLog(_cnt);
} else {
NSLog(@"there are no beacons in range");
}
}
-(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
NSUUID *proximityUUID = [[NSUUID alloc] initWithUUIDString:@"74278bdab644-4520-8f0c-720eaf059935"];
_region = [[CLBeaconRegion alloc] initWithProximityUUID:proximityUUID
identifier:@"Glimworm iBeacon"];
[_locationManager startRangingBeaconsInRegion:_region];
}
-(void) viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated
{
[_locationManager stopRangingBeaconsInRegion:_region];
}
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9. -(void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
NSUUID *proximityUUID = [[NSUUID alloc]
initWithUUIDString:@"74278bda-b644-4520-8f0c-720eaf059935"];
_region = [[CLBeaconRegion alloc]
initWithProximityUUID:proximityUUID identifier:@"Glimworm iBeacon"];
[_locationManager startMonitoringForRegion:_region];
}
- (void) locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager
didStartMonitoringForRegion:(CLRegion *)region
{
[_locationManager requestStateForRegion:region];
}
- (void) locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didDetermineState:
(CLRegionState)state forRegion:(CLRegion *)region
{
switch (state) {
case CLRegionStateInside:
/* it would be smart to start ranging beacons here */
break;
case CLRegionStateOutside:
case CLRegionStateUnknown:
default:
/* beacons will typically be on a low refresh */
/* so they will probably flip flop a bit when you are in
range */
/* I would advise to stop ranging on a timer */
NSLog(@"Region unknown");
}
}
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10. Inside
Inside
Outside
Inside
Inside
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Inside
Inside
Inside

11. Ranging
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12. Hyper Local Content
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13. Near
Far
low = 5m , default = 50m, high = 100m
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16. From Monitoring
{
identifier : “......”,
regionState : “inside”
}
From Ranging
{
beacons : [ {
UUID : “0000-0000-0000-0000”,
major : 1,
minor : 1,
accuracy : 20.4,
proximity : ‘near’
},{ ...}]
}
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17. Topology
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18. UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 1
UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 2
UUID : “A”
major : 2
minor : 1
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UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 3
UUID : “B”
major : 1
UUID : “A”
minor : 1
major : 2
minor : 2

19. UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 1
UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 2
UUID : “A”
major : 2
minor : 1
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UUID : “A”
major : 1
minor : 3
UUID : “B”
major : 1
UUID : “A”
minor : 1
major : 2
minor : 2

20. On a Glimworm Beacon you
can set:
UUID: “0000-0000-000-0000”
major : 0 - 63335
minor : 0 - 65535
power : 5m / 50m / 100m
Interval : 100ms, 1.2s , 2.4s
Pincode : 000000
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21. Over the air configuration
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22. USP
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23. USP
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24. Android
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25. Radius Networks
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30. Radius Networks
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31. It’s the end
of the world
as we know it
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