Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of wireless/bluetooth/ledcandlegatt

Timestamp:

12/13/2018 10:42:11 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

add more info to beyond section

wireless/bluetooth/ledcandlegatt

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 == IoT and Beyond ==
 
-The LED Candle is only an example. 
+The LED Candle is only an example. In reality, BLE is used for many industrial sensors, such as tags for location information or sensor data. Many Real-time location systems (RTLS) use BLE. Tools can be tracked via BLE tags. BLE beacons can be used for proximity marketing and directions. 
 
-BLE can be used for many industrial sensors, such as tags for location information.
+BLE is for low bandwidth data applications unlike many consumer uses of regular Bluetooth. 
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+BLE has some big advantages over RFID, some of those being power and cost. BLE tags have a low enough power draw that some can last 5-10 years on a battery. 
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+The BLE chip on the GW16126 allows the Gateworks solution to act as a BLE reader / gateway, collecting all the sensor data and furthermore passing it up to the cloud via WiFi, Ethernet, or Cellular. 
 
 The CAT M1 modem on the GW16126 can then further enable internet connectivity, allowing sensor data to be pushed to the cloud. Modem information can be found [wiki:expansion/gw16126 GW16126 wiki page]