B010 Industrial Bluetooth Beacon User Manual

General Introduction #

The B010 beacon advertises BLE packets at a fixed interval and is connectable and configurable, offering a
long service life.

Product Specifications #

Table 1: Product Specifications

Protocol	iBeacon
Tx Power	0dBm in default, -20 to +4dBm TX power, configurable in a 4 dBm step
Range	Up to 100m
Density for indoor tracking	>10m
Broadcasting	Minimum 100ms
Accelerometer	Optional
Power consumption	16μA @ 1s interval and 0dBm TX power
Battery	2xCR2477, 2000mAh
Weight	150g
Dimension	100mm*100mm*20mm
Certification	FCCID: 2APPL-100-0B, CE

Function Description #

TX Power #

The signal strength sent by the beacon. The default value 06 (0dBm)
Table 2: TX Power

Value Type	Value	TX Power (dBm)
Hex	01	-20
	02	-16
	03	-12
	04	-8
	05	-4
	06	0
	07	4

Advertise Interval #

The interval of beacon advertisement is 1sin default, this means that the beacon advertises the advertising packet once every 5s. The maximum Advertisement interval is 10s.

Table 3: Advertise Interval

Value Type	Value	Interval (ms)
Hex	01000000	100
	02000000	200
	03000000	300
	04000000	400
	05000000	500
	……	……
	64000000	10,000

Advertising Feature #

The beacon advertises a standard advertising packet when the battery level feature is not enabled.

Table 4. Standard iBeacon Advertising Packet

Byte Offset	Default Value	Description	Properties
0	0x02	Data length – 2 bytes	Constant Preamble
1	0x01	Data type – flags	Constant Preamble
2	0x06	LE and BR/EDR flag	Constant preamble
3	0x1A	Data length – 26 bytes	Constant preamble
4	0xFF	Data type – Manufacturer specific data	Constant preamble
5	0x4C	Manufacturer data	Constant preamble
6	0x00	Manufacturer data	Constant preamble
7	0x02	Manufacturer data	Constant preamble
8	0x15	Manufacturer data	Constant preamble
9	0xF2	Proximity UUID 1st byte	User UUID
10	0xA5	Proximity UUID 2nd byte	User UUID
11	0x2D	Proximity UUID 3rd byte	User UUID
12	0x43	Proximity UUID 4th byte	User UUID
13	0xE0	Proximity UUID 5th byte	User UUID
14	0xAB	Proximity UUID 6th byte	User UUID
15	0x48	Proximity UUID 7th byte	User UUID
16	0x9C	Proximity UUID 8th byte	User UUID
17	0xB6	Proximity UUID 9th byte	User UUID
18	0x4C	Proximity UUID 10th byte	User UUID
19	0x4A	Proximity UUID 11th byte	User UUID
20	0x83	Proximity UUID 12th byte	User UUID
21	0x00	Proximity UUID 13th byte	User UUID
22	0x14	Proximity UUID 14th byte	User UUID
23	0x67	Proximity UUID 15th byte	User UUID
24	0x20	Proximity UUID 16th byte	User UUID
25	AA	Major 1st byte	Major value
26	BB	Major 2nd byte	Major value
27	CC	Minor 1st byte	Minor value
28	CC	Minor 2nd byte	Minor value
29	0xB3	Signal power (Calibrated SSI@1m)	Signal power value

Configuring Lansitec BLE Beacon with an iPhone #

Notice: all parameters are in hexadecimal coding.

Step 1: Search and download “LightBlue” in the App Store.

Step 2: The B010 beacon automatically turns on upon connecting to a power source.
Step 3: Open LightBlue and click a beacon with the name “B010_V10” which will show up in the app. An
enter password is required when connecting this beacon, otherwise you can only view the configuration
and cannot modify it.

Major Configuration #

1. Click “Major” (step 1).
2. Click “Write new value” (step 2).
3. Enter a new value (step 3) and click “Send” (step 4) to save.
4. The new value is shown in the value block (step 5). Click the “Peripheral” (step 6) to return to the previous page.
5. Click “Back” (step 7) to exit the configuration. Otherwise, the change will NOT be saved.

Configure “UUID”, “Minor”, “Interval”, and “TX_power” in the same way. Please exit LightBlue after configuration. The light stops flashing after configuration.

Battery Life #

Table 5: Battery Life

Broadcast Interval (ms)	100	500	1000	5000
Average Current (µA)	153	33	16	4.2
Battery Life (Year)	1	5	9.7	Over 10

Note:

Regarding accuracy, several factors influence the accuracy of distance measurements with BLE RSSI.

1. Shadow effect: Signals can be reflected by walls and glasses many times during transmission.
2. Diffraction changes the signal path, Which results in receiving unstable signal strength.
3. There are many devices on 2.4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. The signal may overlap, making the
4. received signal strength unstable.
5. Due to the semiconductor manufacturing limitation, TX power is not stable.

When using a beacon for positioning, please consider the following method for measuring the distance.

1. While the beacon is advertising, repeatedly sample the RSSI at a 1-meter distance for a minimum
2. of 10 seconds.
3. Discard the highest 10% of the RSSI samples.
4. Discard the lowest 20% of the RSSI samples.
5. Average the remaining samples to obtain the Measured Power value.

We recommend another two algorithms for calculating the distance and position:

1. Moving average algorithm, Lansitec document number 930-00171.
2. Position Calibration, Lansitec document number 930-00172.

How to Install a Beacon #

Packaging #

Batch packaging #

Sample packaging #

Ordering Information #

Description	PN
Industrial Beacon, BLE 5.0, 100*100*20mm, 2xAA battery (: 2xER14250)	100-0B010