Bluetooth SIG Updates Developer Toolkit Lineup and Documentation

Bluetooth is one of those pieces of tech that help make our lives easier in small and subtle ways. Whether you use it to connect to your car, to your smartwatch or perhaps you are forced to use it for audio — Bluetooth has become one of those essential features that we take for granted these days.

It’s ubiquitous: we assume that most modern devices that rely on inter-communication will sport Bluetooth connectivity, a testimony to the convenience that we have become so used to.

A lot of this convenience associated with Bluetooth originates from the widespread use of the standards. The Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) is the organization that oversees the development of these Bluetooth standards, and also concerns itself with the licensing and trademark usages associated with Bluetooth. However, Bluetooth SIG is a not-for-profit, and as such, they do not make, manufacture or sell Bluetooth products.

Instead, what they do is provide developer toolkits and documentations for making it easier for developers to work with Bluetooth technologies. The Bluetooth SIG has issued updated developer toolkits and step-by-step kits that serve as very useful tools for people looking to get started with wireless tech. You can find more information about these updated kits below:

• Bluetooth Secure Gateway Toolkit – This toolkit provides example components and simple initial set-up, in-depth and hands-on labs, and enhanced security components to create an Internet gateway that gives people the ability to monitor and control their Bluetooth sensors remotely.
• Bluetooth Starter Kit – This comprehensive training package with hands-on labs and sample source code introduces developers to Bluetooth, giving them foundational knowledge to add wireless connectivity to products and apps.
• Application Accelerator 2.1 – This toolkit helps third-party developers build Bluetooth apps on phones, tablets, and PCs with support for Android 6.0, iOS 9, Windows 10, Tizen, and Blackberry.
• Beacon Smart Starter Kit – This step-by-step kit gives instructions on how to build a beacon, leveraging the potential of these low-cost, simple yet powerful sensors.

So, if you are looking to get started with wireless technology, build related mobile apps along with low-cost beacons and gateways for controlling IoT sensors, you now have good starting points that are also up-to-date in their knowledge bases. The tools will help make it easier for you as a developer to prototype, test and scale your solutions.

Give these a shot and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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