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Building Bluetooth Low Energy Systems

You're reading from   Building Bluetooth Low Energy Systems Take your first steps in IoT

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786461087
Length 242 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Preface 1. BLE and the Internet of Things FREE CHAPTER 2. BLE Hardware, Software, and Debugging Tools 3. Building a BLE Central and Peripheral Communication System 4. Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons 5. BLE Indoor Navigation Using Estimote Beacons 6. Bluetooth Mesh Technology 7. Implementing a Bluetooth Gateway Using the Raspberry Pi 3 8. The Future of Bluetooth Low Energy

Introducing the Raspberry Pi


The Raspberry Pi is a smart microcomputer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK-based company. It was the first company to successfully provide cheap ARM-based computers for educational purposes, focusing on educational use and use in developing countries. The intent of this company is to promote the teaching of computer science in schools. The company struggled in its early days, when the prices of their computers were high, but the founders--Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang, and Alan Mycroft--collaborated with Pete Loman, managing director of Norcott Technologies, to form the Raspberry Pi Foundation. 

As of 2016, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has successfully sold over 10 million Raspberry Pis, making it the bestselling British computer to date. The Raspberry Pi has gone through several evolutions as well. The evolution of the Raspberry Pi can be seen here:

  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B
  • Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
  • Raspberry Pi Zero
  • Raspberry Pi 2 
  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model...
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