iBeacons / Beacons and Presence use cases and examples (part 1)

Beacons and Presence use cases and examples (part 1)

Markus van Kempen – mvk@ca.ibm.com

@markusvankempen

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Scenario’s

Collect data form all Bluetooth Devices and beacons around via node.js

using a Raspberry Pi or a notebook with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Send notification when Beacon is within a Range of the Raspberry Pi

(E.g. send sms when one is back from a run using fitbit for example)

Use Raspberry Pi by as a Beacon

Beacon Roaming between 2 gateways

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(i)Beacon broadcast informationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon

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"minor": 10159, "rssi": -73, "major": 8221, "proximity": "ProximityNear", "accuracy": 0.73, "uuid": "B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D"

uuid

advertised uuid

major

advertised major

minor

advertised minor

measuredPower

advertised measured RSSI at 1 meter away

rssi

current RSSI

accuracy

+/- meters, based on measuredPower and RSSI

proximity

current proximity ('unknown', 'immediate', 'near', or 'far')

Distance Info's

http://blog.sensoro.com/beacon-signal-performance-configuration-and-measure/

https://altbeacon.github.io/android-beacon-library/distance-calculations.html

http://blog.shinetech.com/2014/02/17/the-beacon-experiments-low-energy-bluetooth-devices-in-action/

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iBeacon / BLE device broadcast information

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Presence and Beacons

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App

App Server

x

Type

WIFI Grid Locationing Will provide actual (x,y) coordinate of phone Margin of error: 5-10 Meters + variables

WIFI Proximity Provides (x,y) coordinate of the SENSOR that detects you. Margin of error: 2-5 Meters + variables: Dependent on

proximity setting

Beacon/BLE Only provides beacon ID. Server maps that to beacon

location. Margin of error: 1-2 Meters depending on beacon used

and configuration

Small Cell Will provide actual (x,y) coordinate of phone Margin of error: 5-10 Meters + variables

Magnetic Resonance Require no specialized hardware & quite accurate Dependent on establishing a hard location & fingerprinting

of site

SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) No hardware required Leverages sensors on the device Used in conjunction w/other sensors

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Beacon Gateway

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"minor": 10159, "rssi": -73, "major": 8221, "proximity": "ProximityNear", "accuracy": 0.73, "uuid": "B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D"“DeviceIP”

“Picture”….

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Collect BLE device Data around you

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Ble Devices

& Beacon

Node-RED

DashboardBluemix & IoTF

MQTT

Node.js

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Setup: Node.js -> IOTF -> NodeRED -> Dashboard

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Scenario’s

Collect data form all Bluetooth Devices and beacons around via node.js using a

Raspberry Pi or a notebook with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Send notification when Beacon is within a Range of the Raspberry Pi

(E.g. send sms when one is back from a run using fitbit for example)

Use Raspberry Pi by as a Beacon

Beacon Roaming between 2 gateways

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Use cases … Leaving my Keys or Coming back from a run

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Publish Data via MQTT to IoTF

Display Data

NR Sends Notification

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Rssi > -60

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Scenario’s

Collect data form all Bluetooth Devices and beacons around you via node.js using

raspberry pi or a notebook with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Send notification when Beacon is within a Range of the Raspberry Pi

(E.g. send sms when one is back from a run using fitbit for example)

Use Raspberry Pi by as a Beacon

Roam between 2 gateways

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Use cases … You can use PI or your notebook / phone as a Beacon

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Publish Data via MQTT to IoTF

Display Data

NR Sends Notification

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Scenario’s

Collect data form all Bluetooth Devices and beacons around via node.js using a

Raspberry Pi or a notebook with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Send notification when Beacon is within a Range of the Raspberry Pi

(E.g. send sms when one is back from a run using fitbit for example)

Use Raspberry Pi by as a Beacon

Beacon Roaming between 2 gateways

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Beacon Entering a new Zone

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Node-RED

MQTT

Node.js

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Requirements

Raspberry PI with Wifi USB (network) and Bluethooth (Ble) usb

Install bluez Bluetooth for RasPi .. node.js ( bleno, noble, blecon ,phao )

Beacons or discoverable Bluetooth ble device like a fitbit or phone

Bluemix account and IoTF Setup with Device type and id.

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Markus van KempenExecutive Architect & Venture CapitalistIBM Corporate Technical StrategyInnovating with People and Technology

email: mvk@ ca.ibm.comTwitter: @markusvankempenHashtag: #MVK

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References IBM IoTF

https://internetofthings.ibmcloud.com/#/

Node.js Code

https://github.com/sandeepmistry/noble

https://github.com/sandeepmistry/bleno

RPi Bluetooth LE

http://www.elinux.org/RPi_Bluetooth_LE

Code-Mashup

https://github.com/markusvankempen/

Slides

http://www.slideshare.net/MarkusVanKempen

More blogs

https://markusvankempen.wordpress.com/

Mobile app like “Locate” to pickup or simulate beacons

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