![]() ![]() It has an active Bluetooth radio that will receive the transmission from the IBeacon. Two) there is a receiver device, typically a phone or tablet. Whether that’s going to be of any use to you will depend on the other two parts that you are using. ![]() The device that you linked to is an IBeacon, so it is going to transmit. That’s why it is often compared to a lighthouse – – the lighthouse sends out its light whether there are ships in the area or not. All it does is transmit a tiny message over and over giving its device ID. One) there is a transmitter device, the IBeacon. There are three parts to any system based on I beacons. RadBeacon X4 - All-weather, Long-life Bluetooth Smart Proximity Multi-beacon Using iBeacon and AltBeacon Technology ![]() But that requires at least three Ibeacons for each region, and just gets quite expensive for home automation. But I single I pbeacon just can’t identify a person walking into A room, because its detection zone is not stopped by the walls.Įstimote has an excellent microlocation system which is generally sold to stores and Sporting arenas, so that you could, for example, send someone one coupon if they are in the men’s department and a different coupon if they are in the shoes department next to it. They make good touchless switches if you set the range very small, like around foot. The kitchen and a living room right next to it will be seen as the same- and so will the bedroom one floor up. There’s no concept of a “room” as a human defines it. That’s because they are based on Bluetooth, which goes right through the walls (and the floor and the ceiling). So a single Ibeacon is very good as an identifier for when a phone or tablet comes within a 360 degree range of that beacon.īut they aren’t going to work for Microlocation based on rooms or interiors very well unless you spend a lot more money and get a much more complex app. It’s quite easy to integrate them with SmartThings if you use a receiving station app which can generate an HTTP post ( webhook) as then you can use the IFTTT maker channel as the “if” and smartthings as the “that”. I have used them in my house for about two years, as I have discussed in the forums. Assuming you mean Ibeacons, I would say they work very well for the purpose for which they are designed. ![]()
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