When everything is set up the way you want it, it's possible to lock the device so that third parties can't reconfigure it. Once calibrated, you can measure the proximity of the beacon with the app as well. There's also a way to calibrate the measured power of the beacon by holding it at a set distance away, then letting it go through a calibration process.
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To update any of those settings, you just enter a valid PIN (which you can also apply), then change the settings and hit Apply. Tapping on a discovered beacon shows its name and advertised UUID identifier, major identifier, minor identifier, power value, rate setting, and transmit power setting. You can scan for configurable RadBeacons with a single swipe gesture, and each discovered beacon displays its name, model, and ID.
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The free RadBeacon app (universal, optimized for iPhone 5) is used to configure RadBeacon proximity beacons. The US$29 RadBeacon USB (left in image at the top of this post) is a tiny USB dongle that can be plugged into any standard USB adapter for power, while the $39 RadBeacon Tag (the white tag in the middle of the top image) is a battery-powered tag that is perfect for those situations where power may be an issue.īoth the devices work with apps from Radius Networks as well as any other apps that are aware of iBeacons.
Well, Radius Networks is now rolling out the hardware in the form of what it calls RadBeacons, and I recently had a chance to try out two models and configure them with their own unique names.
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The idea of low-power Bluetooth beacons that can coax apps into providing information about something that's near them is very cool, and a while back I wrote about some apps available from Radius Networks that provided a way to start playing with the technology without investing in any physical iBeacons. In order to re-enter normal operational model, simply remove and replace power to the device.Although I'm not a developer by any stretch of the imagination, I find the concept of iBeacons to be fascinating. Reboot the beacon into Direct Firmware Update mode.Ĭontact Radius Networks support for information on the procedure for firmware update or replacement. Press the Action Menu button and select DFU. In order to re-enter configurable mode for a RadBeacon X2, remove the front cover and switch the beacon power switch to OFF and back to ON.Ī beacon set in configurable mode will be configurable for up to 30 minutes or until you lock the device again. In order to re-enter configurable mode for a RadBeacon Tag, remove the front cover and press the configuration push button switch near the coin cell battery. In order to re-enter configurable mode for a RadBeacon USB, remove and restore power to the device. The Lock feature is a security precaution to limit the possibility of third party manipulation of your beacons once they have been installed and configured. Submit a valid PIN to prevent connections from remote Bluetooth 4.0 devices to the beacon configuration service. Press the Action Menu button and select Lock. Submit a valid PIN to reset the settings for your beacon to factory defaults. Reset the device to the original factory settings. Press the Action Menu button and select Reset. Submit a new and existing PIN to update the PIN for your beacon. Press the Action Menu button and select Update PIN. Validate the accuracy of your beacon settings by quickly verifying the ranging behavior of your device in proximity to your configured beacon. Press the Action Menu button and select Range. Update the measured power value with the results of your calibration activity and update your settings. Press the Action Menu button and select Calibrate.Ĭalibrate the measured power value of the beacon settings to ensure optimal proximity events and ranging.
Submit a valid PIN to update the settings for this beacon. (If the RadBeacon is not configurable, then an "unable to connect" message will be displayed after approximately 15 seconds.) The settings displayed include: If the RadBeacon is configurable, its detailed settings will be displayed. Each beacon discovered is displayed with the following summary details Scan for nearby configurable RadBeacons by pressing the SCAN button. Once discovered, if the beacon is configurable, you can display each beacon's operating settings and make modifications to those settings. With the RadBeacon app you can scan for nearby Radius Networks beacons.
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