I've had real bad luck with BLE dongles so far. range on them is fairly bad it sems, At least the ones I've tried so far. Just an idea of what I mean. I've had a Beaglebone about 3-3.5m from a BLE / smart LED bulb, and the singles I've used can not even pick the device up. But the BT 4.0 module in my laptop same distance sees it just fine. Also, for what it's worth though, the BT module in my Nexus 7 was nearly as bad as well . . .
Just a random thought . . . I've started to think if I go the wireless for a sensor or two I might actually opt for a low cost true wifi solution. Perhaps even lower frequency - 433Mhz, etc. On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Brian Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, >> thanks for reply! >> cape is costly solution. >> I am thinking of using a module. >> similar to the module in link below- >> >> http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/11/18/redbear-duo-is-a-breadboard-friendly-wi-fi-ble-iot-board-based-on-ampak-ap6212-module-crowdfunding/ >> > > Or, if you are just interested in experimenting with WiFi and BT , want to > easily get something running, and don't care about tightly integrated > solutions, you could use USB dongles and a _powered_ USB hub. > > TP-Link TL-WN722N works great and has good kernel driver/firmware support > (based on Atheros chipset). > > As far as BT, I have successfully used JBtek and Kinovo USB dongles. > > The issue with any module is going to be kernel driver and firmware > support. > > ba > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
