Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Low Cost, Low Energy, High Impact

What is Bluetooth Low Energy

The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication protocol, also known as Bluetooth Smart is specifically designed to be low-power and optimal for short range communication between devices. To achieve this low power communication compared to traditional Bluetooth protocol BLE devices remain in a sleep state or standby mode, only connecting briefly at regular intervals in order to transmit data.

We utilise Bluetooth Low Energy communication for a variety of development projects depending on the unique aims and technical aspects involved, from reporting data of manufacturing machines to health and fitness devices, we ensure low cost, low energy solutions for your projects.

The Benefits of Bluetooth Low Energy Technology

Low Power Comsumption

As it transmits data periodically, devices only require the Bluetooth connection at a specific instance to transmit any data making it ideal for battery powered devices.

Reduced Cost

The cost involved with utilising BLE connectivity is much lower compared to other communication protocols, this makes it ideal for early stage product testing and development or projects focused on cost saving initiatives.

Multiple Communication Toplogy Support

Whereas classic Bluetooth utilises Point-To-Point device communication, Bluetooth Low Energy supports multiple communication instances including; Point-To-Point, Broadcast and Mesh connectivity.

Bluetooth Classic vs Bluetooth Low Energy

	Bluetooth Classic	Bluetooth Low Energy
Channels	79 channels with 1 MHz spacing	40 channels with 2 MHz spacing (3 advertising channels/37 data channels)
Data Rate	EDR PHY (8DPSK): 3 Mb/s EDR PHY (π/4 DQPSK): 2 Mb/s BR PHY (GFSK): 1 Mb/s	LE 2M PHY: 2 Mb/s LE 1M PHY: 1 Mb/s LE Coded PHY (S=2): 500 Kb/s LE Coded PHY (S=8): 125 Kb/s
Communication Topologies	Point-to-Point (including piconet)	Point-to-Point (including piconet) Broadcast Mesh
Positioning Features	None	Presence: Advertising Direction: Direction Finding (AoA/AoD) Distance: RSSI, Channel Sounding