Bluetooth Low Energy Supported Devices

Phyphox supports bluetooth low energy also known as bluetooth smart which is part of but not synonymous to bluetooth 4 0.

Bluetooth low energy supported devices.

If you scan for bluetooth devices from within phyphox and your device does not show up please make sure that it actually uses bluetooth low energy and not the classic bluetooth standard which is also part of bluetooth 4 0. Ble allows physical objects to exchange data wirelessly everything from smartphones to thermostats watches to cars. Android 4 3 api level 18 introduces built in platform support for bluetooth low energy ble in the central role and provides apis that apps can use to discover devices query for services and transmit information. An introduction to bluetooth low energy.

If your device isn t listed refer to your device documentation or contact the manufacturer to confirm that it s bluetooth low energy compatible. The bluetooth 4 0 specification permits devices to implement either or both of the le and br edr systems. Compared to previous bluetooth technologies ble is intended to provide considerably reduced power consumption and lower cost while maintaining a similar communication range with the devices. Bluetooth low energy bluetooth le or ble is a wireless technology which is aimed for a wide range of applications.

In the spec name column the bluetooth low energy device should be at least 4 0 or higher. Bluetooth low energy uses the same 2 4 ghz radio frequencies as classic bluetooth. As per wikipedia bluetooth low energy the following android phones with android 4 3 support ble. Bluetooth low energy ble is required for a device to be compatible with the harry potter kano coding kit star wars the force coding kit or the disney frozen 2 coding kit.

Bluetooth low energy ble available in android 4 3 and later creates short connections between devices to transfer bursts of data. S3 s4 s4 mini note 2 lg optimus. If your computer doesn t support bluetooth low energy you can still use your device using logitech s unifying technology. Optimus g optimus g2 optimus 4x nexus 4 i believe most of the upcoming high end android.

Ble remains in sleep mode when not connected. Click add unifying device and. Please use the information below to determine if your device has bluetooth low energy support. Your android device must have at least android os 4 4 or later to use the circle app.

Bluetooth low energy is distinct from the previous often called classic bluetooth basic rate enhanced data rate br edr protocol but the two protocols can both be supported by one device. In the add a device window in the right pane under set up a bluetooth device you should see a message letting you know whether or not your computer supports bluetooth smart devices. This lets ble provide lower bandwidth and reduced power consumption compared to classic bluetooth. These types of smart embedded devices are collectively known as the internet of things.