Overview
Bluetooth beacons are widely used in smart cities, smart business districts, smart museums, smart parking lots, smart communities, etc. So how do Bluetooth beacons make these places “smart”?
The function of Bluetooth beacon:
1. Bluetooth positioning system
The basic principle of Bluetooth beacon is to continuously broadcast to the surroundings through low-power Bluetooth (BLE), and then interact with terminal devices; in this way, it can be used with other devices (Bluetooth beacon + personnel positioning card + Bluetooth gateway) to establish a Set of Bluetooth positioning system, used for personnel positioning, material positioning, and vehicle positioning.
The specific implementation steps are explained with the personnel positioning system: Bluetooth beacons and Bluetooth gateways are fixed at specific locations, and personnel wear positioning cards (bracelets). The personnel positioning cards can scan the broadcast data of the Bluetooth beacon, and then forward it to the Bluetooth gateway, and then to Personnel positioning can be done in the cloud.
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2. Attendance, sign-in and punch-in
Attendance clocking is based on the broadcast signal value of the Bluetooth beacon, which is the RSSI value. In this type of application, Bluetooth beacons are usually installed in fixed locations, such as on the wall. Only when the mobile phone is within the signal coverage of the Bluetooth beacon can the mobile phone check in and clock in on the mobile APP. You can consider using HoneyComm IoT’s Bluetooth beacons HCBB01, HCBB22 and HCBB35. These Bluetooth beacons have stable performance, excellent broadcast rate performance, small size, long life and require little maintenance.
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3. Indoor navigation (used in exhibitions, museums, airports, campuses, hospitals, shopping malls, exhibition halls)
Deploy Bluetooth beacons at appropriate locations in the indoor environment, usually one every 5-8 meters (the specifics will depend on the complexity of the indoor environment). Based on the Bluetooth RSSI value positioning algorithm, an indoor map is constructed, the longitude and latitude coordinates of these hardware beacons are marked on the map, and an APP is made based on a set of indoor positioning algorithms.
When a person brings a mobile phone into the broadcast range of a Bluetooth beacon, through RSSI value calculation and MAC address analysis, and then based on the Bluetooth indoor positioning algorithm, the longitude and latitude coordinates of the smartphone can be marked on the map, thereby realizing the detection of people in the indoor environment. Positioning and indoor navigation planning. HoneyComm IoT has done many similar cases and can provide customers with the most cost-effective recommended solutions based on actual project needs.
4. Reverse car search in the parking lot
Bluetooth beacons are used for reverse car search in parking lots and can be easily connected to traditional parking lot management systems. After the customer parks, open the mobile APP customized for the parking lot and press the “Park” button. The parking location will be displayed and the parking location will be recorded successfully. When you want to pick up the car, press the “Find Car” button to display your current location. , parking location, navigation route. It can mainly realize the following two functions: navigation positioning and car-finding navigation route planning.
5. Material location tracking and management
Bluetooth beacons are combined with Bluetooth gateways to realize material positioning, tracking and management, and can easily manage valuable assets. This application is often used in bank vaults, valuables escorts, hospital valuable asset positioning management, etc. For example, our Bluetooth tag HCBB07-KA with anti-tamper button and acceleration sensor is favored by many customers. It can not only meet customer needs for stable functions, compact size, replaceable battery, anti-tamper alarm, motion detection, etc., but also can effectively Control costs and perfectly complete the intelligent management of projects.
6. Near-field information push (large shopping mall shopping guides, exhibition halls, scenic spots, museums, etc.)
Bluetooth beacons allow everything to have its own location coordinates. Based on this location coordinates, we can do some near-field information push based on geographical location information. Generally speaking, within the range of Bluetooth beacon signal coverage (50~80 meters), users can obtain some useful information pushed by Bluetooth beacon broadcasts, such as shopping mall promotions, by installing a custom-developed app on their mobile phones. Information, introduction information of scenic spots, etc. Using the HoneyComm IoT long-life Bluetooth beacon HCBB01 can reduce maintenance costs and project budget costs.
These common and useful information include: product promotion information, tourist attraction information, museum tour guide information, bus arrival information, parking lot car search information; different push information can also be customized for different industries!
