Bluetooth Low Energy Technology

During 2011, Bluetooth v4.0 with the hallmark feature low energy technology entered the market. Bluetooth low energy technology is especially well suited for sensors, actuators and other small devices that requires extremely low power consumption.

Bluetooth Low Energy Technology Facts

Bluetooth low energy technology offers the following features in demanding industrial and medical applications:

• High numbers of communication nodes with limited latency requirements.
• Very low power consumption.
• Robustness equal to Classic Bluetooth technology.
• Good real-time features (if a small number of nodes are connected).
• Very short wake-up / connection time.

Demo video of Bluetooth low energy technology

To get an idea of the possibilities with Bluetooth low energy technology, view this demonstration of the connectBlue Bluetooth low energy platform module OLP425 using a standard iPhone 4S (that has Bluetooth v4.0 which features Bluetooth low energy technology) and the connectBlue OLP425 module.

Wireless Selection Guide

If you want to learn more on various wireless use cases, wireless technology comparison, what makes connectBlue unique and the technical differences between the connectBlue wireless products and modules, have a look in our Wireless Selection Guide.

The connectBlue Wireless Product Range

The connectBlue wireless product range cover Bluetooth products, Wireless LAN /WLAN (IEEE 802.11a, b, g, n) products and IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee products. If you want to compare products regardless of wireless technology, select from the following options: