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Reputation: 101

Bluetooth Beacon Device Suggestions

Hi new to the form always use it but never needed to ask anything, i just need advice on the following. thanks in advance!

Is it possible to connect a Bluetooth beacon to a visual studio c# application and use a android phone to send a message to the beacon where the application updates a database? many devices will be sending messages to the same beacon (my project idea). I know the android and messaging part will work but not sure if i can connect the beacon to the VS desktop c# app.

And this is the beacon i have been looking at, need something with a good range. (contacted manufacture about connecting it as they just show an app to configure. no reply lol)

https://accent-systems.com/product/ibks-105/

Open to suggestions.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 303

Answers (1)

davidgyoung
davidgyoung

Reputation: 64941

Sorry, what you are describing won't work. Bluetooth beacons are essentially transmit-only devices. You can't send messages to them. All beacons do is transmit a unique identifier.

It's unclear what your project is trying to accomplish here, but you can use web services as an intermediary for mobile devices to communicate with a C# Desktop app. You can trigger this communication to happen when the mobile devices detect the bluetooth beacons.

Upvotes: 1

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