iBeacon, Eddystone, Bluetooth, IoT sensor beacons, apps, platforms
We have recently started stocking the Minew S1. Minew have a video showing how to change the battery:
If you are changing the batteries we recommend you use Lithium batteries, such as Energizer Lithium, rather than alkaline batteries. This gives a longer battery life, flatter decrease in voltage over time and better resilience under lower temperatures.
We recently started selling the Minew F4, a quality tracking beacon with external on/off button, 85dBm buzzer and range of up to 50m. The battery last about 6 months. Minew have a video how to change the battery:
There’s a T-Finder iOS and Android app on the app stores but the intention is that this beacon will be used with your own apps and solutions using the supplied Android and iOS SDK.
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The S1 beacon is a temperature/humidity beacon that we supply in 3 variants. It’s not immediately obvious how the batteries should be replaced. The manufacturer, Minew, has a video showing how to access the screws to open the case:
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We now have the Minew D15N beacon in stock. It’s small, attractive, wearable beacon with a range up to 50m.
It advertises up to 6 channels that can be iBeacon, Eddystone UID, Eddystone URL, Eddystone TLM and device info.
We have two new variants of the Minew S1 sensor beacon in stock. The first is the same as the temperature/humidity S1 but adds an accelerometer.
The second, the S1T has a temperature probe to allow sensing away from the beacon but doesn’t have the humidity nor acceleration sensors.
Minew have a new video showing how easy it is to set iBeacon parameters with their BeaconSET+ app:
BeaconSET+ is the newer app that works with MiniBeacon Plus beacons. These are Minew beacons supporting both iBeacon and Eddystone as opposed to those only supporting iBeacon for which the older BeaconSET app should be used.
This new video is one of many new tutorials that show how to use BeaconSET+.
Bluetooth gateways scan for beacons and send detected data your server, BeaconServer™ or BeaconRTLS™. However, what if you don’t have a server yet or want to determine if a gateway is actually sending data?
Ubeac allows you to set up a hook to receive gateway data. What’s more, they have some informative setup videos for our INGICS, Minew, AnkhMaway and Aprilbrother gateways.
Read about Beacon Proximity and Sensing for the Internet of Things (IoT)
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Here’s a new official video of the Minew E8:
The thing sticking out the top is the battery slip. Pull and remove it to activate the beacon.
The E8 is small, thin (5mm), light (8g) and advertises iBeacon, Eddystone and acceleration.
Ever wondered where our Minew beacons originate? Minew have a new video, with strange ‘robo’ voice, showing their offices and factory:
