How Bluetooth Low Energy Works: 21 Interesting Facts
21 key facts about Bluetooth Low Energy: backward compatibility, long-range mode, advertising packets, PHY options, and power optimization.
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How Bluetooth Low Energy Works: Advertisements (Part 1)
How Bluetooth LE advertisements work: GAP roles, advertising channels, packet formats, PDU types, and legacy vs extended advertising.
A Deep Dive Into Eddystone Beacons (nRF52 + Zephyr use case)
Google's Eddystone beacon standard explained: UID and URL frame types, packet formats, and a hands-on implementation with Zephyr RTOS and the nRF52.
Bluetooth Addresses & Privacy in Bluetooth Low Energy
The four Bluetooth address types explained: public, random static, resolvable private, and non-resolvable. Plus how Bluetooth LE privacy prevents tracking.
A Deep Dive into BLE Packets and Events
Analyze real Bluetooth LE packet captures including advertisements, connection requests, version exchange, feature exchange, MTU negotiation.
Getting Started with the Silicon Labs BG22 Chipset
Step-by-step guide to setting up the Silicon Labs EFR32BG22 development environment in Simplicity Studio, running the Thermometer example.
Introduction to BLE Mobile Development [iOS] - Part 1
In this tutorial, we will look at developing iPhone/iPad apps that interface with a Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral to send/receiv
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Understanding the "SweynTooth" BLE Vulnerabilities
The SweynTooth vulnerabilities affecting Bluetooth LE SoC vendors: types of attacks, impact, and how to protect your devices.
Implementing Over-the-Air Device Firmware Update for nRF52 - Part 3
Implementing Over-the-Air Device Firmware Update for nRF52 - Part 3. A step-by-step guide by Novel Bits.
Implementing Over-the-Air Device Firmware Update for nRF52 - Part 2
Implementing Over-the-Air Device Firmware Update for nRF52 - Part 2. A step-by-step guide by Novel Bits.
Implementing Over-the-Air Device Firmware Update (OTA DFU) - Part 1
One of the most important and critical features of wirelessly-connected devices is the capability of over-the-air device firmware updates (aka OTA DFU).
Zephyr Tutorial: Bluetooth Low Energy Development
What is the Zephyr Project? Zephyr is an open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) meant for use on resource-constrained embedded systems.