The LightBlue Bean+ is a low energy Bluetooth Arduino microcontroller thatis programmed wirelesslyand is perfect for yoursmartphone controlled projects! With Bean, you can program wirelessly from any of your devices.
Using Bluetooth 4.0, this Arduino-compatible board isa serial protocol that allows the LBM313 Bluetooth Low Energy module and Atmega328p to communicate both messages from the client (OS X, iOS, etc.) to the Arduino. As well as send special commands to the LBM313 to do things like read the temperature sensor and set the LED.
In other words, this tiny little bean canhandleanythingfrom opening yourcombinationlock with your phone toremindingyou to pick up Almond milk from the grocery store, to turning your fan on automatically when you get too hot.The folks over at Punch Through Design have made it easy to wirelesslyprogram The LightBlueBean+ from your iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android phone/tablet, Macor PC!Check out a fewexample projects here!
Bean+ comes with a LiPo battery and charges just like any other micro-USB device. If you need more capacity, simply solder on your own LiPo as a replacement.Bean+ operates at either 3.3 or 5 volts, so it can talk to all your favorite peripherals. You wonrsquo;t have to limit which parts you can use because of incompatible operating voltages. Additionally, with a new RF amplifier, the Bean+ can communicate with other Bean+#39;s from up to 400 meters (1,300 ft) under ideal conditions, or 250 meters (820 ft) to your smartphone.
Built in Features Include:
- 3-axis accelerometer
- Temperature sensor
- RGB LED
- 3.7V 600mAh LiPo battery
- ATmega 328p @ 8 MHz clock speed
- 16 digital I/O pins, 6analog pins
- Bluetooth LEPeripheral (not Central-capable)
- Wireless programming
- 2 built-in Grove ports for easy and quick component connection
- Support on OS X, iOS, Windows 8+! Not supported by Windows 7
For more informationcheck outBean Talk, the LightBlue forums! Find guides, documentation, and examples here. Ask questions about Arduino amp; Bluetooth, and share your projects here.
Note: Battery is included!