Questions & Answers on Bluetooth

What is the difference between Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth 2.0?

Feb 23, 2017

The Bluetooth 5.0 standard was announced in December 2016 by the Bluetooth Special interest group (SIG). Key updates to Bluetooth 5 include longer range, faster speed, and larger broadcast message capacity, as well as improved interoperability and coexistence with other wireless technologies. Bluetooth 5 will continue to advance the Internet of Things (IoT) experience by enabling simple and effort...read more

What is Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)?

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Editorial Team

Oct 5, 2017

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Bluetooth Smart, is the low power- version of Bluetooth that was developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and was introduced as part of the Bluetooth 4.0 core specification. BLE was originally developed by Nokia as an in-house project called 'Wibree' and soon after was adopted by the Bluetooth SIG. Bluetooth LE uses a 2.4 GHz unlicensed radio band to interconnect ne...read more

Bluetooth vs ANT Technology

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Editorial Team

Oct 6, 2018

ANT™ is a 2.4-GHz wireless networking protocol developed by Canadian company Dynastream Innovations, a subsidiary of GPS technology provider Garmin. It ultra-low-power, short-range wireless technology can enable devices to run on a coin cell battery for years. This is a competitive technology to Bluetooth, however could not get the mass adoption required to make this a more mainstream technology.A...read more

How to Build a Perfect Bluetooth Enabled Printed Circuit Board

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San Francisco Circuits

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) with Bluetooth technology can be problematic with interference, lost data and poor signal integrity if certain precautions aren't taken. Leading PCB manufacturing and PCB assembly provider, San Francisco Circuits has now come up with a list of rules & guidelines to consider when choosing Bluetooth technology for a given application and, more specifically, desi...read more

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