Beacon gateway plays the role of a reader in beacon setup. BLE Beacon gateway is a Bluetooth-enabled reader that detect any BLE beacons which comes into the coverage area of the Gateway, read and pass on advertising data using MQTT via LTE/wI-Fi/Ethenet to the cloud server. Widely applied in real-time location-based services.
Dusun BLE Beacon gateway collects the data from iBeacon, Eddystone, AltBeacon compatible beacons. In addition to a web interface that allows you to easily set it up and update the firmware over the OTA, Dusun Bluetooth Beacon Gateway provides a standard Beacon2MQTT API interface connecting to a public MQTT server or your private server.
CPU: MT7628 OS: OpenWrt
RAM: Up to 128MB
protocols: Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, Bluetooth 5.2, Zigbee 3.0, LTE CatM1, GPS
CPU: MT7621A (Dual-core 880MHZ)
OS: OpenWrt
RAM: Up to 256MB
protocols: Wi-Fi 2.4G, Bluetooth 5.2, Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave
CPU: ESP32
OS: OpenWrt
RAM: Up to 128MB
protocols: Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, Bluetooth 5.2, Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave
CPU: RK3328 Quad-core CortexA53
OS: Linux RAM: Up to 1GB
protocols: Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, Bluetooth 5.2, Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave, LoRa, LTE CatM1, LTE Cat1, LTE Cat4, GPS, Matter & Thread
BLE beacon gateway can automatically detect iBeacon, Eddystone, AltBeacon, or any other BLE Beacons nearby, collect data from them, and then pass on advertising data over 4G cellular, Wi-Fi, etc., to the server by MQTT/HTTPS protocols.
To make Beacon + Gateway work, firstly, you have to put beacon/tag on persons/items you may want to linked to. Beacon is a broadcast protocol based on the BLE protocol.It is also BLE salve device. Beacon will advertise data packet to the surrounding at regular intervals.
At the same time, you need to set up some Bluetooth beacon gateways. As an independant Bluetooth host, the Bluetooth gateway will receive the data packets broadcast by Beacon at intervals when performing the scanning action. The content of the packet can contain up to 31 bytes.
Meanwhile, when the BLE beacon gateway receives a broadcast packet, it will indicate which Beacon MAC address the broadcast packet comes from (each Beacon has a unique MAC address), and what the current received and transmitted signal strength indication value RSSI.
After receiving the data, Bluetooth beacon gateway will send it to cloud servers by MQTT/TCP/HTTP protocols, and cloud servers will send the command back. Learn more about What is a Bluetooth Gateway.
logo, color, ID, wireless modules and firmware.
averagely 80mA as WiFi data transferring.
Set the message reporting interval and device MAC.
Uploading data via cellular(3G/4G), WiFi, Ethernet.
Dusun Gateway provides a standard Beacon2MQTT API interface connecting to a public MQTT server or your private server.
Support Bluetooth scan, GATT, BLE Mesh, real BLE PHY Code 1km long range, AoA angle of arrival positioning.
Support E2E security protocol, WPA2, 802.1x Enterprise, HTTPS/MQTT TLS encryption.
Support Industrial operation temperature, humidity and IP68.
As the name implies, a BLE gateway is a Bluetooth gateway that makes use of BLE technology. Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE, operates at the same 2.4GHz frequency but consumes less power. Just forty channels are transmitted. Until the connection is made, the BLE will be in a sleep mode. BLE saves electricity by varying the rate frequency it uses. A BLE gateway’s duty cycle is substantially shorter than Bluetooth’s when BLE is linked. Since BLE technology is becoming more and more used in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, when people refer to Bluetooth gateways, they typically mean BLE gateways.
The internet as we know it is built on the internet protocol (IP), which includes addressing and routing across network borders and can be used as the foundation for application protocols like MQTT or CoAP. A device uses a radio, such as cellular, Wi-Fi, or Thread, to interact with IP directly. However, IP also has several drawbacks, including high memory overhead and huge power usage. Thus, not all small IoT devices support IP; instead, they use cheaper and more energy-efficient protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which prevent direct internet connection. In order to convert BLE packets into IP packets, a BLE gateway device that supports both IP and non-IP protocols is required.
BLE Beacons transmit an ID number through BLE channels at a broadcast interval that is user-configurable. This ID number is detected by a Bluetooth gateway that is close to the beacon. An action, such downloading and displaying cloud-based content on a smartphone, is linked to the ID number when an app or pre-installed service like Navigine recognizes it.
BLE beacons are small radio transmitters strategically placed throughout the location to disseminate low-energy Bluetooth signals within a predetermined range. This range is determined by the hardware performance itself. This beacon’s BLE signal has the power to start a specified location-specific action. For proximity marketing, BLE-driven check-ins, retargeting ADs, asset tracking, indoor navigation, and other uses, beacons are frequently employed.
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