Bluetooth
What is Bluetooth
More than just a radio technology, Bluetooth provides full stack, fit-for-purpose solutions to meet the ever-expanding needs for wireless connectivity. After first addressing audio streaming, Bluetooth expanded into low-power data transfer. Now, Bluetooth is meeting the market demand for indoor location services and reliable, large-scale device networks.
Bluetooth uses the 2.4 GHz ISM spectrum band (2400 to 2483.5 MHz), which enables a good balance between range and throughput. In addition, the 2.4 GHz band is available worldwide, making it a true standard for low-power wireless connectivity.
Bluetooth technology supports transmit powers from -20 dBm (0.01 mW) to +20 dBm (100 mW), allowing design of extremely low-power devices/
To reach the expected security requirement for IoT vertical markets, Bluetooth specifications include a collection of features that provide developers the tools they need to secure communications between Bluetooth devices and implement the appropriate level of security for their products.
| Discover Bluetooth’s Youtube page | See Bluetooth’s site |
What are the benefits of Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology allows several features for different uses cases, addressed by Kerlink offers :
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Data Transfer |
Location Services |
| From household appliances and fitness trackers to health sensors and medical innovations, Bluetooth connects billions of everyday devices and enables the invention of countless more | Bluetooth is the developer tool of choice for creating proximity solutions used for point of interest (PoI) information and item finding as well as positioning systems such as real-time locating systems (RTLS) for asset tracking and indoor positioning systems (IPS) for wayfinding. |
Benefits for Kerlink |
Benefits for Kerlink |
| High volume of data to transfer, like firmware update | Use the technology capabilities to propose Zoning application (point of presence, asset inventory, contact tracing…), using LoRaWAN backhaul, leverage with a cost effective infrastructure. |
Why we use Bluetooth
Kerlink uses Bluetooth technology with LoRaWAN backhaul network to propose reliable solutions for asset tracking/zoning, identification, point of presence and contact tracing, thanks to:
- High performance radio scanning (scalability, sensitivity, high sampling rate…)
- Low power tag/beacon, allowing high frequency beaconing (under 100ms) and long-life product (more than 5 years)
- Cost effective hardware, due to high market adaption
- Interoperability with other tag or beacon
Discover Kerlink’s product embedding Bluetooth technology here :
Bluetooth SIG
What is the Bluetooth SIG ?
Standing for Special Interest Group, the Bluetooth SIG expands Bluetooth technology by fostering member collaboration to create new and improved specifications, drives global Bluetooth interoperability through a world class product qualification program, and grows the Bluetooth brand by increasing the awareness, understanding, and adoption of Bluetooth technology.
What does the Alliance ?
Becoming a Bluetooth SIG adopter member allows us to have access to the specifications, to use Bluetooth technology in our product, and to qualify them.