Bluetooth HID: An Introduction to Human Interface Devices with Bluetooth LE
Bluetooth HID explained: how USB HID was adapted for wireless keyboards, mice, and gamepads over Bluetooth LE.
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Bluetooth Mesh Networking: The Ultimate Guide
How Bluetooth mesh networking works: managed flooding, publish-subscribe messaging, provisioning, security keys, and relay, proxy, and friend nodes.
What is a Bluetooth Beacon? iBeacon, Eddystone, and Use Cases
How Bluetooth beacons work: iBeacon and Eddystone explained, with comparisons, advantages, and real-world use cases.
7 Cool Projects You Can Build with the InPlay NanoBeacon™ IN100
Seven practical IoT projects you can build with the InPlay IN100 NanoBeacon, from weather stations to leak detectors, with zero code required.
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): A Complete Guide
What is Bluetooth Low Energy? A developer's guide to the Bluetooth LE protocol stack, GAP, GATT, advertising, and building your first application.
How to Choose a Bluetooth LE Module for Your Project
A practical guide to selecting the right Bluetooth LE module for your project: features, power, antenna types, certifications, and popular vendors.
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Android Bluetooth LE Development
Learn how to set up an Android app for Bluetooth LE scanning. Covers permissions, scan configuration, callback and PendingIntent scanning.
Tutorial: How To Design A Bluetooth LE GATT Server For Your Application
Design a Bluetooth LE GATT server in 4 steps. Covers attributes, services, characteristics, UUIDs, and a weather station example with Silicon Labs.
Bluetooth ATT and GATT Explained (Connection-Oriented Communication)
A deep dive into Bluetooth LE ATT and GATT: attributes, services, characteristics, and profiles for connection-oriented data transfer.
The Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol Stack: Understanding the Layers
Understand the Bluetooth LE protocol stack layers including GAP roles, Link Layer states, and the Physical Layer.
What is a Protocol Stack? And Why is it Layered?
Protocol stacks are important for a variety of reasons. But what are they, exactly?
Communications Protocols And Why We Need Them
A communications protocol is a "set of rules that must be obeyed by all users in a device network." This is a very grand definition, but it is also very dr