blessTags Lite

Description

The BLE SensorTags (blessTags) Lite application is able to communicate with: CC2451, CC2650 (both produced by Texas Instruments Company), ThunderBoard React and ThunderBoard Sense (both devices produced by Silicon Labs Company).

In its actual stage of development, the blessTags Lite application:

1. allows to set, communicate, use and display (in graphic and numeric ways) data from all sensors included in each of the SensorTags presented above;

2. allows the determination of the optimal Kalman filter parameters. These parameters are extracted having as a source: (A) the MPU-9250 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) – for CC2650 SensorTag or (B) the IMU-3000 (gyroscope sensor) and KXTJ9 (acceleration sensor) – in the case of CC2541 SensorTag.

3. the other functionalities GADGETS (compass, movement security systems - door or luggage security, magnetic security system, accelerometer mouse, remote control for PC and wireless presenters for PowerPoint), events triggering, ability to interrogate several types of unknown BLE devices or to save data and the developer mode are implemented only in the full version of the blessTags application.

The blessTag application is fully functional only on Windows 10 ver. 1607 (Anniversary Update). On Windows 10 ver. 1709 (Fall Creators Update) only CC2650STK, Thunderboard Sense and CC2541DK are working and only in reading mode. For more information, please visit: http://www.blesstags.eu/2017/11/windows-ble-analysis-sensortag-approach.html.

The supported sensor’s characteristics are:

A. For CC2541: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, temperature (IR and normal), barometer, humidity, keys and output LEDs.

B. For CC2650: accelerometer (+wake-on-motion), gyroscope, magnetometer, temperature (IR and normal), barometer, humidity, luxometer, keys, reed switch and output LEDs.

C. For ThunderBoard React: accelerometer, orientation, temperature, humidity, light (ambient & UV), keys and output LEDs.

D. For ThunderBoard Sense: accelerometer, orientation, barometer, temperature, humidity, air quality (CO2 & TVOC), light (ambient & UV), sound level, keys and output LEDs (2 x low power LEDs & 4 x power LEDs).