I don't think the IOIO is the right platform for that. There are probably
ready-made, coin-cell powered modules that serve this exact purpose.


On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 7:18 AM, yug nats <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I apologize if this has been discussed but I could not find
> anything in the search.
>
> I am trying to figure out how to build a simple tracking system that would
> work something like this:
>
> An alarm on the android phone would 'trigger' if an IOIO became 'lost'
> (went out of a specified distance range). The phone would be the 'headunit'
> and the IOIO would be the 'dongle' or do I have it wrong and the IOIO would
> be the headunit and I would have to buy bluetooth dongles for 'trackers'? I
> am sorry but I am confused with bluetooth a bit. I also want it to have
> decent range so I read about 2 classes of bluetooth but can't figure out if
> they apply to bluetooth low energy or not.
>
> So I guess I am wondering if:
>
> 1. Can the IOIO be used with long range bluetooth (class 1 i believe its
> called)?
>
> 2. Does my idea make any sense or do I need to research this more?
>
> Any ideas and suggestions appreciated!
>
> I couldn't find any projects using the IOIO either as a proximity sensor
> etc so if anyone knows of any links to related projects I'd appreciate it :)
>
> Cheers from Canada!
>
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