/technologies/wireless/b/blog/posts/bluetooth-low-energyIn the past year Bluetooth low energy (BLE) has seen a surge in popularity. Despite its name, BLE is not that similar to conventional Bluetooth. One of its selling points is that you can design a BLE device to run off a 230mAh CR2032 Li c...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/wireless/b/blog/posts/bluetooth-low-energyWed, 28 Aug 2013 16:47:13 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f73e976d-dc98-4494-b07e-8c3efa5500cbcraigh@bugsoft.com1<p>Minor correction - BLE has 40 radio channels total, not 39.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16212&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/technologies/wireless/b/blog/posts/bluetooth-low-energyFri, 23 Aug 2013 20:09:36 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f73e976d-dc98-4494-b07e-8c3efa5500cbDAB0<p>Thanks for the quick overview.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have been interested in Blue Tooth lite, but not to the point of actually doing any research.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It looks like they have kept it simple enough for general use.&nbsp; For most home applications the low power is probably beneficial to keep your neighbor from using, reading your local traffic.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16212&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">