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Recommended Bluetooth LE Products and Tools

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Recommended Products & Tools

A curated collection of development tools and test equipment for Bluetooth LE developers, personally used and recommended.

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Bluetooth Sniffers & Analyzers

Essential tools for capturing and debugging Bluetooth traffic.

Sniffer

Ubertooth One

An open-source 2.4 GHz sniffer module in a custom shielded aluminum enclosure. Includes a 2.4 GHz duck antenna. Useful for capturing raw Bluetooth traffic.

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SDR

HackRF One Software Defined Radio

An open-source SDR capable of receiving radio signals from 1 MHz to 6 GHz. Useful for testing and developing modern radio technologies, including Bluetooth.

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Development Kits & Dongles

Dev boards and USB dongles for prototyping and learning Bluetooth LE.

Dev Kit

Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 Sense

A compact board featuring the Nordic nRF52840 SoC with Bluetooth 5.0, a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 CPU with FPU at 64 MHz, plus onboard IMU and microphone.

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Dev Kit

ESP32-S3-BOX Development Board

An AIoT development board based on the ESP32-S3 with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 (LE). Features voice assistance, touch screen control, sensor integration, and Wi-Fi gateway capabilities.

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Dev Kit

ESP32-DevKitM-1

An ESP32-MINI-1 based development board by Espressif. Most I/O pins are broken out to headers on both sides, making it easy to connect peripherals or mount on a breadboard.

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Module

Adafruit Bluefruit LE UART Friend

Makes it easy to add Bluetooth LE connectivity to anything with a hardware or software serial port. Includes hardware flow control for reliable data transfer.

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USB

Bluetooth 4.0 USB Dongle

A low-cost USB dongle that provides a development and testing interface to a Bluetooth LE chipset. Can be used with Python libraries to send HCI commands and capture events.

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Test & Measurement

Lab equipment for analyzing power consumption, signals, and hardware debugging.

Oscilloscope

Siglent Digital Oscilloscope

Available in 100 and 200 MHz bandwidths with 2 or 4 analog channels. A Super Phosphor Oscilloscope that offers great value compared to similar offerings from other vendors.

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Signal Gen

Siglent Function Generator

An arbitrary waveform and function generator providing high-fidelity, low-jitter signals for a wide range of applications. Useful for testing and development of embedded systems.

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Soldering

Weller Soldering Station

Produces temperatures up to 900°F for a wide range of soldering projects. Includes a certified ST3 iron-plated copper tip for consistent temperature while making solder joints.

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