nRF Beacon

An app that lets you explore the full range of possibilities for beacons using Bluetooth Low Energy technology

The nRF Beacon application lets you explore a full range of possibilities for beacons using Bluetooth® Low Energy technology. The application has been designed to demonstrate all features of the nRF51822 Bluetooth Smart Beacon Kit.

The app allows you to register actions that will be triggered when specified events occur.

Currently a beacon can silence the phone, open an application, browse a web page, show predefined object info (e.g. Mona Lisa painting) or play an alarm on one of these 4 events: beacon region has been entered, exited, a beacon is near, or a beacon is very close.

Features & Content

Currently, the app supports the following actions:
- Shows an object (Mona Lisa painting)
- Opens a web browser
- Plays an alarm
The app supports the following four events:
- You enter the beacon’s range
- You exit the beacon’s range
- You are close to the beacon
- You are next to the beacon

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