Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon at a glance
Tiny Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon
- Small and light: 30mm diameter, 10mm thickness, 7 grams
- Long time operation on CR2032: 18 months (30 year shelf life)
- Long range: 75 Meters with up to 120 Meters at max power
- Secure: Immune to wireless attacks
- Weatherproof enclosure with option on custom tooling
- Support of all major beacon standards
- Certified: FCC/IC/CE
The picture shows a small, weather-proof Bluetooth Low Energy beacon suitable for mass deployment. The device can advertise ID and sensor data. This Bluetooth Low Energy beacon offers the best battery lifetime and range for any available coin-cell operated beacon on the market today. The Bluetooth Low Energy beacon can be used with the free App (iOS and Android versions) and is compatible with all Bluetooth Smart Ready devices.
The push-button can be used to cycle through different beaconing modes. Modes for high performance and long battery life are available. The modes will help with a battery life of 2 month to 30 years on a coin cell:
- Sleep Mode with over 30 years of shelf life
- ID Mode advertises UUID, Major ID, and Minor ID, and achieves up to 2 months battery life
- ID low power mode beacons ID information with 18 months typical battery life
- Sensor mode broadcasts sensor data such as battery voltage, temperature, and button presses with 18 months typical battery life
- Dual mode is activated for ID and Sensor functionality simultaneously and achieves a 9 month typical battery life
- Any mode can be locked for final deployment
On top this Bluetooth Low Energy beacon can be delivered in any quantity with guaranteed unique ID numbers. A unique serial number is printed on the label and encoded in a QR code for optical scanning. An optional NFC tag is also available for easy identification.
Unlike most other beacons on the market today, the beacon can’t be hacked. The beacons come pre-programmed with a uniquely defined UUID, Major ID and Minor ID and cannot be re-programmed wirelessly.
The Bluetooth Low Energy beacon is FCC, IC, and CE certified, RoHS, Reach, and halogen free compliant.
The beacon can be customized for individual deployments with the development kit. The kit contains a programmer interface board, cable, and 5 Bluetooth Low Energy beacons for re-programming. The programming tools are available separately on request.
Bluetooth Low Energy features
- Weatherproof Enclosure
- Size: 30mm x 10mm disk; Weight: 7 grams
- Replaceable CR2032 3V Li battery
- Integrated push-button with LED indicators
- Accessories
- Wall-mount
- Key-fob
- Wrist-band
Multi-mode beaconing with Bluetooth Low Energy beacon
- Sensor packet format includes battery voltage, temperature, packet count and push-button count
- ID packet format includes UUID, Major ID, and Minor ID
- Compatible with common beacon standards
Long Range on Bluetooth Low Energy
- Over 75 m line-of-sight at 0 dBm output power
Applications for the Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon
- Customer Experience Enhancement
- Stores, malls, airports, museums, theme parks, sports arenas, conferences, exhibits, festivals
- Proximity, electronic leash applications
- Push notifications, alerts
- Passive data collection
- Battery, temperature monitoring
Mounting accessory
You have the freedom to select from three different kind of mounting brackets.
Wall-mount for the BLE beacon
Wall mounted bracket
The wall mount bracket gives you the freedom to assemble the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon to the wall, laptop, bicycle, skies or whatever you like. After de-mounting you can replace the CR2032 battery easy.
Key-fob for the BLE beacon
BLE key fob
The key-fob is based on the same principle. The plastic ring clasps around the beacon and fix it to your keys.
Wrist-band for the BLE beacon
BLE beacon at wristband
The mounting bracket for the wrist-band gives you the freedom from standard bracelet on the market
Customised bracket for the BLE beacon
If you like you can design your customised brackets by 3D print easy. Printing is for such small pieces of plastic not to expensive.
If you have an interest in an evaluation kit with 5 Beacons , then do not hesitate to drop an email to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.
I have an interest in the evaluation kit with 5 Beacons.
John MAHON
Hi John, you will get an offer soon.
I am interested in the evaluation kit
Best regards
Hallo Herr Naumann,
Ich glaube, wir können umplanen. …
Was kosten 5, 1000 u. 100.000?
Kundenprojekt!
VG
DU
Hallo Herr Unsenos, ich wollte Sie heute schon anrufen bzw. anschreiben. Nun sind Sie schneller.
Gruß aus Niedersachsen
Harald Naumann
I am interested and wish them to utilize in a project of mine. Please contact
Ayan, you will get an email.
Hi Harald,
Please send me details of the eval kit.
Regards,
Ly.
Ly, if I am right then there are several options:
1. Five BLE Beacons
Ready to use including access to the Android and iOS apps.
2. Five BLE Beacons with programming adapter
Ready to use including access tot he Android and iOS apps plus programming adapter to change parameters oft the BLE beacons.
3. Five BLE modules for programming adapter
Ready to use including access tot he Android and iOS apps plus programming adapter to change parameters oft the BLE modules.
4. Five BLE modules for evaluation including the C-Complier
Ready to use including access tot he Android and iOS apps plus programming adapter to change parameters oft the BLE modules and Complier to generate own code.
My recommendation is option two, because with the programming adapter you can change the paramreters. There are further options. You can get a BLE module including radio approvels (CE, FCC and IC) with HCI interface. With just 3 HCI commands the BLE module will start to transmit. This gives you the freedom to use a small cheap MCU with support of GNU compiler.
Can you please send me one eval kit? Thanks
Sridhar, you got an email a few minutes ago.
Hi Harald,
I am definitely interested in your beacons. Will send you an email re: the evaluation kit.
Thanks – keep up the great work.
Cheers,
Duncan
Hi Duncon, you got an email. Just to let you know, that I my first IoT M2M Cookbook listed here:
http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m_iot_cookbook/
got will get 10 more very technical pages soon. I plan to finish it until this year. The next book will have the same title but sub title “Wearables and Sensor Networks”.
In the meantime I have to generate some incoming money by the first book and some consulting as well.
Bye for now
Harald
I would like more information on the eval kit. Thanks!
Pete
I’m interested in an eval kit – specifically the keyfob variety.
Dear Andrew, I will come back to you by email. All variants are based on the same 30 mm diameter button. The key fob, the wall mounted and the wrest band version you get by changing the enclosure around the 30 mm enclosure. I have seen that you have skills in writing of software. The BLE beacons are ready to use. The best option will be to order it with programming cable. Ten you can change parameters like TX power, period of transmitting or the ID. With the enhanced kit your get a not ti expensive C complier. Then you will be able to change the features and functions of the BLE beacon.
BTW, will you stay at electronica in Munich next week? If yes, then I can help with a stand where you can touch the product.
2. Five BLE Beacons with programming adapter please. thanks in advance,
m
Hi Michael, I will come back to you by email.
Hi Harald, could you please send me 1 eval kit? Thanks
Hi, I would also be v. interested in one of these evaluation kits. Could I have option 4, if it is still available 🙂
Hi Sasha, yes the BLE beacons evaluation kits are still available. They are one of my best sellers, because it is the worldwide only open BLE beacon kit. You get everything and can copy everything and can change everything. Please be so kind and come back to me by email (harald.naumann at gsm-modem.de ) with your postal address.
Dear Santiago,pPlease be so kind and come back to me by email (harald.naumann at gsm-modem.de ) with your postal address. We sell the BLE beacon evaluation kits to any country.
wow sounds promising, I’m more than eager to know costing of hardware and sdk.
Hello there, I would like to know how could I get an evaluation kit. Best regards.
Hi Fabio, you will get an offer by email. Just to let you know, that I will show further BLE related products soon.
Zahid, the product is amazing. Is gives you the freedom to run own code on the beacon. See more:
http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/iot-m2m-tools/ibeacon-vers-bluetooth-low-energy-beacon/
You will find an offer in your inbox.
Hi Harold
Please let me know the detailed product usage case study to propose it with commercials. I would like to use your evaluation kit in product development of my IoT-start-up.
Appreciate your guidance and support in this regard.
Hi Raghu, I will come to you with an email.
hi Raghu,
I am interested in this product. Kindly send me more details.
Hi
Kindly send me the details for this product.
Hi there, I am very interested in finding out now! Please drop me a mail. Ta Nick
Hi Harald,
I am very interested in the evaluation kit you have. Would it be possible to contact me via email. Thanks
James, you got an offer.
Please, price estimation for high quantities:
quote : 1K/5K/15K/year
I am interested in the evaluation kit (wrist-band)
Thanks.
Vicky,
You will find an offer in your inbox.
Regards
Harald
Nick, you will find an email in your inbox.
Sebastion, you will find an email in your inbox.
Hi Sebatian, you will find an email in your inbox.
Hello, my project is also in need of some beacons like these.
Could you please send more info my way?
Thanks
Evan, you will find an email in your inbox.
Hi there.
I’m interested having access to an evaluation kit.
How’s the process?
Thanks,
Thiago
Hi Harald,
I just got a project and this will be of great help! I am interested in the evaluation kit as well. Please, send additional info.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Hi Emil, you will find an email (offer) in your inbox.
You will find an offer in your inbox.
Is there any actual picture of items? Is it a real product or just an imaginary concepts?
Some more pictures here: http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-events/wireless-technologies-for-iot-antennas-and-beacons-training-free-of-charge/
As soon I am back from a business trip, I can help with photos as well. If you like I can make photos from the PCB as well.
Hi,
Can you provide me more information (pricing etc.) of the product by e-mail?
Thanks!
-Timo
Interested in Evaluation Kit and Pricing
can this device broadcast accelerometer data while moving? if so whats the highest broadcast rate i can set?