How to start with Estimote Beacons?
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The document discusses how to use Estimote's demo app to connect to beacons, configure beacon settings like identifiers and broadcasting, and see demos of distance and proximity detection. It recommends exploring the app's capabilities and provides information on building custom apps using Estimote's APIs and SDKs available on their website and GitHub.
How to start with Estimote Beacons?
- 2. Use the Estimote demo app Estimote’s demo apps are designed to work “out of the box” with our beacons. Use them to explore and understand beacon functionality, as well as demo capabilities Connect to a beacon From the app’s home screen, tap Beacons and then select the beacon to which you would like to connect. The Beacon Details screen provides vital info about your beacon, such as UUID, major, minor, battery status, advertising interval, & broadcasting power.
- 3. Configure your beacon Once connected and authenticated into a beacon, you can easily change its settings. Beyond changing the beacon’s unique identifiers (UUID, major, and minor values), it is also possible to update its advertising interval and broadcast power. Simply connect to a beacon and scroll down on the Beacon Details screen to access the controls for advertising interval and broadcast power. Use the slider to choose desired configuration, bearing in mind that adjusting settings may affect battery life.
- 4. Distance demo Use the Distance demo to visualize the distance between a beacon and your mobile device. It’s a powerful demo, the functionality of which lies at the core of everything else you can do with Estimote Beacons. The Estimote demo app measures how far away a particular beacon is by calculating the beacon’s ID and RSSI (received signal strength indication). Tap Distance on the app’s home screen, select a beacon, and then move away from that beacon to see the dot move in real time.
- 5. Proximity demo Use the Proximity demo to visualize a relevant message upon crossing between zones (Immediate, Near, Far) in a beacon’s broadcast range. The demo monitors your mobile device’s distance to the beacon and serves up contextual content as appropriate. The demo uses a shoe store as an example: welcome message, introduction to a particular collection, and product specific information. Tap Proximity on the app’s home screen, select a beacon, and then move near and far from that beacon to trigger content notifications.
- 6. Build your own apps All of the demos available in Estimote’s apps can be recreated with sample code available on our website. Additionally, our SDK’s are available on GitHub, making development for iOS and Android an easy process. estimote.com/api github.com/estimote
- 7. Thank You For technical or shipping questions, contact contact@estimote.com For business inquiries, contact business@estimote.com