New Beacon
ABSensor N01
BLE Beacon with acceleration sensor. Small size and replacable battery.
N01 Technical Details
- Power supply by CR2032 Battery 230~ mAh (replaceable).
- Dimensions: Height 33mm, Width 33mm, Depth 10mm
- Signal range 3m - 60m.
- Embedded acceleration sensor (LIS3DH)
- One LED and one button
- One hole for leash/strip
- Advertise 1st UUID when still, advertise 2nd UUID when move
- BLE micro controller NRF52810
N01 Default Settings
| Name | Parameters |
|---|---|
| Advertising Type | Sensor |
| Advertising Interval | 700ms |
| TX Power | 0dBm |
| Proximity UUID | B5B182C7-EAB1-4988-AA99-B5C1517008D9 |
| Major | 1 |
| Minor | last 2 bytes of mac address |
Advertising Type Comparison
| Advertising Type | iBeacon | Eddystone | Sensor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising Interval | configurable | configurable | configurable |
| Button press | advertise UUID2 | advertise UUID2 | Change button bit in advertising data |
| Acceleration Sensor | Keep working | Keep working | Keep working |
N01 Packet Format
Advertising packet for sensor mode
| Byte(s) | Name | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Flags[0] | 0x02 | See BLE BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 1 | Flags[1] | 0x01 | See BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 2 | Flags[2] | 0x06 | See BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 3 | Length | 0x03 | See BLE Core Specification |
| 4 | Type | 0x03 | See BLE Core Specification |
| 5, 6 | Service UUID | 0x59, 0xFE | Service UUID for OTA service |
| 7 | Length | 0x17 | See BLE Core Specification |
| 8 | Type | 0x16 | Manufacturer Specification data |
| 9, 10 | Service UUID | 0x59, 0xFE | Service UUID for OTA service |
| 11, 12 | Company ID | 0xAB, 0x01 | ID for April Brother |
| 13 | Data Version | 0x03 | - |
| 14 - 19 | Mac Address | - | Reverse the order |
| 20, 21 | Temperature | - | - |
| 22 | Is Sensor Motion | 0x00 | When move the value = 0x01. when still the value = 0x00 |
| 23 | X Acceleration | - | - |
| 24 | Y Acceleration | - | - |
| 25 | Z Acceleration | - | - |
| 26 | Current Motion Duration | 0x00 | Current motion time in second |
| 27 | Last Motion Duration | 0x00 | Last motion time in second |
| 28 | Battery Level | 0x64 | Battery level in percent |
| 29 | Measured Power | - | - |
| 30 | Button State | - | pressed=0x01, idle=0x00 |
N01 Hardware Files
ABSensor N03
N03 advertises sensor data in custom format. See section "Packet Format" for more details.
N03 Technical Details
- Power supply by CR2450 Battery 500~ mAh (replaceable).
- Dimensions: Diameter 48mm, Height 23mm
- Embedded Temperature/Humidity/Light sensors.
- BLE micro controller NRF52832
Sensors
- Light Sensor: AP3216
- Humidity/Temperature Sensor: HTS221
N03 Pinouts
P1
Pins for programing by jLink
- GND
- VCC
- SWIO
- CLK
N03 Hardware Files
N03 Packet Format
| Byte(s) | Name | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Flags 0 | 0x02 | See BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 1 | Flags 1 | 0x01 | See BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 2 | Flags 2 | 0x06 | See BLE Core Specification, Volume 3, Appendix C, 181. |
| 3 | Length | 0x03 | See BLE Core Specification |
| 4 | Type | 0x03 | See BLE Core Specification |
| 5, 6 | Service UUID | 0x59, 0xFE | 16-bit Service UUID for OTA service |
| 7 | Length | 0x12 | Service Data. Ibid. § 1.11 |
| 8 | Service Data data type value | 0x16 | |
| 9, 10 | Service UUID | 0x59, 0xFE | 16-bit Service UUID for OTA service |
| 11 | Company ID | 0xAB | |
| 12 | Device Type | 0x03 | |
| 13,18 | Mac Address | ||
| 19 | Battery Level | 0x02 | |
| 20,21 | Temperature | 0xD400 | Reverse the value first. Divide 8 for real temperature value. Eg. 0x00D4 = 212, 212 / 8 = 26.5°C |
| 22,23 | Humidity | 0x6700 | Reverse the value first. Divide 2 for real humidity value. Eg. 0x0067 = 103, 103 / 2 = 51.5 |
| 24,25 | Light | 0x0700 | Reverse the value first. 0x0007 = 7 |
ABSensor N07
N07 is a BLE beacon with temperature and humidity sensor. It advertises the temperature/humidity data with BTHome protocol.
BTHome is an open standard protocol for broadcasting sensor data. It is supported by popular home automation platforms, like Home Assistant, out of the box.
- Nordic solution, long battery life. The BLE chip is NRF52820
- Temperature and humidity sensor (GXHT30) for environment monitoring
- Power supply by CR2450 Battery
500~mAh (replaceable). - Dimensions:
40mm x 40mm x 13.5mm - One LED and one button