<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>PlantProtector3100 - Bernhard - Bluetooth Unleashed #1.1 - Getting started is difficult</title><link>/challenges-projects/design-challenges/bluetoothunleashed/b/blog/posts/plantprotector3100---bernhard---bluetooth-unleashed-1-1---getting-started-is-difficult</link><description>Well, there hasn&amp;#39;t been much progress in my project because I got stuck a little bit.I will give you a little introduction into my situation: Bluetooth Mesh NetworkingMesh networks have the advantage of much wider coverage as each node works as ...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: PlantProtector3100 - Bernhard - Bluetooth Unleashed #1.1 - Getting started is difficult</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/bluetoothunleashed/b/blog/posts/plantprotector3100---bernhard---bluetooth-unleashed-1-1---getting-started-is-difficult</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 03:51:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9749c3e5-55b2-44f3-9ca8-34f00daaddc0</guid><dc:creator>genebren</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Bernhard,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I can understand your desire to try a Mesh network solution.&amp;nbsp; It is a pretty cool concept, and a very powerful platform.&amp;nbsp; I have worked on a large ZigBee Mesh project where we interconnected a bunch of lights and sensors into a office/parking garage solution.&amp;nbsp; The system worked very well, and was very adaptable, with the network allowing nearly seamless connectivity in even the most challenging environments (many door/wall/windows/hallways, etc.).&amp;nbsp; But now of this came cheaply or without a fight.&amp;nbsp; Some of the early stacks were buggy, the per node costs were high and vendors made big promises and rarely delivered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ZigBee, Z-wave, Thread, WeMo....&amp;nbsp; There are a lot of players, hopefully you will find a solution to you problems, without have to spend too much on tools/licenses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good Luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gene&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=5037&amp;AppID=194&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>