My next wireless project

Is it Wi-Fi or BTLE?

The both are now common place in many projects but if the budget allowed for one which would it be?

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dougw over 8 years ago in reply to gervasi +5

There are many credible scientists and doctors who believe low-level RF is not harmful and who have carried out rigorous studies to prove it. There are also many credible scientists and doctors who believe…
tonyboubady over 8 years ago +3

BTLE for nodes and WiFi to send data to cloud...
gihu over 8 years ago +2

BTLE for proximiry comms, for example between wearables, or between wearable and mobile, or in a hospital room for heartbeat detection without cables WiFi if you want to data sensed data to a cluod or…

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dougw over 8 years ago

BLE is not a direct competitor for WiFi. They each have zillions of applications they are good at, but there are only a relatively small number of applications where they overlap. I don't think one is globally better than the other from an applications point of view, but BLE is lower power, which means its radiation is not as harmful to humans as WiFi radiation.
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gervasi over 8 years ago in reply to dougw
I do not believe RF radiation at these levels is harmful. I researched this a few years back:
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dougw over 8 years ago in reply to gervasi

There are many credible scientists and doctors who believe low-level RF is not harmful and who have carried out rigorous studies to prove it. There are also many credible scientists and doctors who believe low-level RF is harmful and who have carried out rigorous studies to prove it.
There are many scientists and doctors who have not run their own studies, (but have read reports by other researchers) who believe "the findings are inconclusive, but low-level RF doesn't appear to be very harmful".
My personal experience with it has shaped my attitude to one of tending to avoid exposure when feasible. And I continue to keep an eye out for credible studies on the subject.
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msimon over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

I remember when I was an intern in a mobile phone operator, they expose us to many credible studies and show there is no relationship between cancer and base stations. It is true but it doesn't mean they are healthy. It is the side effect of using wireless technology and unless they are limited it is OK. I agree with you attitude should be avoiding exposure and be open minded for the new research.
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msimon over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

I remember when I was an intern in a mobile phone operator, they expose us to many credible studies and show there is no relationship between cancer and base stations. It is true but it doesn't mean they are healthy. It is the side effect of using wireless technology and unless they are limited it is OK. I agree with you attitude should be avoiding exposure and be open minded for the new research.
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