Intro to iBeacon and Bluetooth Low Energy

Introduction to iBeacon and BLE @KurtMcIntire

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Overview 1.  What is BLE? 2.  What is iBeacon? 3.  How to detect iBeacons 4.  How make your iOS device an iBeacon 5.  Demos & Real-world Applications

Bluetooth Low Energy Optimized for small bursts of data Impressive battery life  Ideal for sensors

Sensors & Wearables

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#iBacon  

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#iBeacon  

UUID B9407F30-

F5F8- 466E- AFF9-

25556B57FE6D

34956

58549 Major

Minor

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manufacturers  

manufacturers  

Battery Life 2 mo - 2 yr  

Cost ~0 - $99  

Dashboards and Beacon Management Tools  

iBeacon

BLUETOOTH LE SIGNAL

Phones and tablets As iBeacons

250,000,000 Bluetooth low energy

Phones and tablets

1.  User needs your app 2.  User must have app-on (does not need to

be “open”) 3.  User needs Bluetooth BLE compatible

device 4.  User needs Bluetooth on 5.  User must allow you to push messages

Requirements  

You’re not wrong You’re just an asshole

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The dude says,

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1.  Don’t spam the s**t out of people 2.  Don’t send repeat messages 3.  Provide value

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Detect Beacons

Framework #import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>!

Delegate <CLLocationManagerDelegate>!

Set up a

Region

Set up a Region

- (id)initWithProximityUUID:(NSUUID *)proximityUUID major:(CLBeaconMajorValue)major minor:(CLBeaconMinorValue)minor identifier:(NSString *)identifier;!

- (id)initWithProximityUUID:(NSUUID *)proximityUUID identifier:(NSString *)identifier;!

OR

!CLBeaconRegion *beaconRegion!

Set up a Region

static NSString *const kUUID = @"B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D";!!static NSString *const kIdentifier = @"EstimoteBeacon”;!

Location manager CLLocationManager *locationManager!

1. Monitoring 2. Ranging

Monitoring

Inside or Outside Works when phone asleep

Monitoring - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager!

!didDetermineState:(CLRegionState)state forRegion:(CLRegion *)region!

if (state == CLRegionStateInside) {!! !// do something !!}!

else if (state == CLRegionStateOutside) {!! !// do something!!}!

Monitoring

- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didExitRegion:(CLRegion *)region!

- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didEnterRegion:(CLRegion *)region!!

Monitoring

App State Distance (ft) Active 50 Asleep 18

Ranging 1 / second Proximity Works when app active

Ranging - (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager!!didRangeBeacons:(NSArray *)beacons

inRegion:(CLBeaconRegion *)region!

Ranging

NSArray *detectedBeacons!CLBeacon *closestBeacon!

Closest Beacon _closestBeacon = [_detectedBeacons firstObject];!

Ranging typedef {! CLProximityUnknown,! CLProximityImmediate,! CLProximityNear,! CLProximityFar!} CLProximity;!

Ranging

2014-01-16 14:51:33.611 BeaconDemo[591:60b] (! "CLBeacon (uuid:<__NSConcreteUUID 0x17003c800> B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D, major:34956, minor:46961, proximity:2 +/- 1.20m, rssi:-73)",! "CLBeacon (uuid:<__NSConcreteUUID 0x17003c340> B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D, major:43680, minor:8490, proximity:3 +/- 6.49m, rssi:-86)",! "CLBeacon (uuid:<__NSConcreteUUID 0x17003d360> B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D, major:22222, minor:58549, proximity:3 +/- 8.61m, rssi:-85)"!)!

Ranging

Beacon Proximity RSSI Beacon 1 2 +/- 1.20m -73 Beacon 2 3 +/- 6.49m -86 Beacon 3 3 +/- 8.61m -85

Do Something! - (void)checkProximity {! switch (_closestBeacon.proximity) {!

! ! case CLProximityImmediate:! self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor redColor];! [self beaconIsImmediate];! break;! case CLProximityNear:! self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor yellowColor];! break;! case CLProximityFar:! self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor blueColor];! break;! default:! break;! }!}!

Make your device an iBeacon

Frameworks #import <CoreBluetooth/CoreBluetooth.h>!

Delegate <CBPeripheralManagerDelegate>!

The PlayerS CBPeripheralManager *peripheralManager!

NSDictionary *beaconPeripheralData!

Set up a Region

- (id)initWithProximityUUID:(NSUUID *)proximityUUID major:(CLBeaconMajorValue)major minor:(CLBeaconMinorValue)minor identifier:(NSString *)identifier;!

- (id)initWithProximityUUID:(NSUUID *)proximityUUID identifier:(NSString *)identifier;!

OR

Set up a Region

static NSString *const kUUID = @"DE8F8D67-4914-4B25-A9F2-EE0C624117CE";!!static NSString *const kIdentifier = @”MyiPhone”;!

Advertising

[self.peripheralManager stopAdvertising];!

[self.peripheralManager startAdvertising:beaconPeripheralData];!

Advertising

- (void)peripheralManagerDidUpdateState:(CBPeripheralManager *)peripheralManager!

BEEKN.net Raywenderlich.com HiBeacons App – Github Radius Networks – iBeacon Monitoring in the Background and Foreground

resources

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Apple Store ALL 254 Retail Locations

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MLB At the Ballpark

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NFL Mobile app

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Safeway Stores

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What will you make? iBeacon  

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