Bluetooth Smart Technology Training | Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training

Bluetooth Smart Technology Training ,Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Training

Bluetooth® Smart (low energy) technology, also known as BLE or Bluetooth Smart used in high-end smart-phones, smart mobile devices, sports devices, sensors, medical devices, IoT and other smart devices. Bluetooth^® Smart technology allows users to connect their smartphones, tablets or other  to the future 50 billions of smart devices by 2020.
Bluetooth Smart Technology Training is a technical course covering all aspects of Bluetooth Core and enhancements for Smart Technology (Low Energy).

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Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, the attendees will be able to:

• Understand the link between Bluetooth BR/EDR and Bluetooth Smart or Low Energy standards
• List basic and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), Bluetooth LE 4.0/4.2/5.0 features
• List the relevant features and technologies for Bluetooth Smart
• Explain the different deployment scenarios for Bluetooth an Bluetooth Smart
• Describe the underlying technologies and protocols related to Bluetooth Smart
• Explain protocols used in Bluetooth Smart including: Physical Layer, Link Layer, Direct Test Mode, L2CAP for Low Energy, GAP for Low Energy, Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
• Security and AES Encryption  and Security Manager (SM)
• Explain the security features and protection mechanisms relevant for Bluetooth Smart deployments
• Explain the future technology and application trends in Bluetooth Smart
• Bluetooth Smart training course is intended for Engineers and Non-Engineers looking to gain a technical understanding of Bluetooth Smart and its future trends

Course Content

Overview of Bluetooth Technology

• Technology Overview
• Bluetooth Core Specification​
• Basic and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), Bluetooth LE 4.0/4.2/5.0
• Overview of Operations
• Core System Architecture
• Profiles Overview
• What is Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy)?
• Remote display profile
• Sensor profile
• Classic Bluetooth Technology Security
• Bluetooth Smart Technology Security

Overview of Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy) Features

• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
• Active slaves
• Application throughput
• Basic Rate and Low Energy
• Regulatory aspects
• Combined Core Configuration
• Distance/Range
• Electrostatic discharge
• Ultra-low peak
• Frequency band
• Frequency tolerance
• Immunity tests
• Latency (from a non-connected state)
• Cost
• Maximum conducted output power
• Modulation
• Multi-vendor interoperability
• Network topology
• Over the air data rate
• Peak current consumption
• Power consumption
• Power spectral density
• Primary use cases
• Profile concept
• RF electromagnetic field
• Robustness
• Security
• Service discovery
• Spurious conducted emissions

Bluetooth LE Protocols

• Physical Layer
• Link Layer
• Enhancements to HCI for Low Energy
• Direct Test Mode
• Security and AES Encryption
• Enhancements to L2CAP for Low Energy
• Enhancements to GAP for Low Energy
• Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
• Security Manager (SM)

Bluetooth LE Link Layer Specification

• Low power idle mode operation
• Device discovery
• Reliable point-to-multipoint data transfer
• Advanced power-save
• Advanced encryption functionalities
• Single mode and dual mode

Bluetooth Configuration

• Core Configurations
• Basic Rate (BR) Core Configuration
• Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)  Core Configurations
• High Speed (HS) Core Configuration
• BR/EDR and Low Energy Combined Core Configuration
• Host Controller Interface Core Configuration
• Bluetooth BR/EDR and LE Integration

Generic Access Profile (GAP) vs. Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)

• Basic operations (GAP)
• Device roles
• Device discovery
• Connection management
• Pairing
• Bonding
• BLE Device Roles
• Advertising and Scan Response Data
• Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
• Establishing a connection
• Connected Network Topology
• GATT Transactions
• Services and Characteristics
• Profiles vs. Services
• Characteristics

 Overview of Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)

• Adopted GATT based Bluetooth Profiles and Services
• Service-based architecture based on the attribute protocol (ATT)
• GATT Architecture
• Profiles
• Applications
• Generic Access Profile
• Generic Attribute Profile
• Attribute Protocol
• Security Manager
• Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol
• Host Controller Interface
• Link Layer
• Direct Test Mode
• Physical Layer

Overview of GATT-Based Specifications and Profiles

• Client
• Server
• Characteristic
• Service
• Descriptor
• UUID discovery for all primary services
• Find a services
• ANP (Alert Notification Profile)
• ANS (Alert Notification Service)
• CTS (Current Time Service)
• DIS (Device Information Service)
• FMP (Find Me Profile)
• HTP (Health Thermometer Profile)
• HTS (Health Thermometer Service)
• HRP (Heart Rate Profile)
• HRS (Heart Rate Service)
• IAS (Immediate Alert Service)
• LLS (Link Loss Service)
• NDCS (Next DST Change Service)
• PASP (Phone Alert Status Profile)
• PASS (Phone Alert Status Service)
• PXP (Proximity Profile)
• RTUS (Reference Time Update Service)
• TIP (Time Profile)
• TPS (Tx Power Service)

 Creating a BLE Custom Profile

• Code Examples
• Standard Service versus Custom Service
• Defining a Custom BLE Profile
• Defining Services
• Defining Characteristics
• Defining Descriptors
• Generate Custom UUIDs
• Configure Components
• Configure the BLE Peripheral
• Configure Project’s Design-Wide Resources
• Build the Project
• Configure the Firmware
• Build and Program
• Testing
• Testing with Emulation Tool
• Send Notifications
• BLE Solutions Overview
• BLE Architecture Overview
• IoT Sensor-Based System Design
• Design with BLE Connectivity

Building Embedded Bluetooth LE Applications using Linux

• Building Embedded Bluetooth Custom Solutions with Linux
• Bluetooth Stack on Common Used Linux Distributions
• Application Examples
• Bluetooth support in Linux
• Linux Bluetooth Features
• Linux Bluetooth Stack Architecture
• Kernel vs. User Space
• Serial Bluetooth Terminal on Linux
• Device Pairing
• RFComm communication protocol
• Core Specification 4.2 (GAP, L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP, GATT)
• Classic Bluetooth (BR/EDR)
• Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy)
• LE CoC and 6LoWPAN
• Working with Applications and Profiles
• Audio and media (A2DP, AVRCP)
• Telephony (HFP, HSP)
• Networking (Thread and 6LoWPAN)
• Input device (HID, HoG)
• OBEX (FTP, OPP, MAP, PBAP)
• BlueZ 5 (bluetoothd, obexd) and BlueZ
• D-Bus interfaces
• External components integration
• PulseAudio
• NetworkManager
• Bluetooth Low Energy support
• D-Bus interfaces for GATT and advertising

Bluetooth LE Development/Engineering Testing, Verification and Validation

• Testing and Qualifying a Bluetooth LE Design
• Bluetooth Qualification
• TONEX Qualification Start Guide
• Bluetooth BR/EDR/4.0/4.2/5.0 Software, Firmware and Hardware Qualification
• Bluetooth Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate, Low Energy (LE) 4.0, 4.2 and 5.0 waveforms
• RF-PHY Test Parameters
• Qualified Designs
• FCC certification
• FCC ID and FCC Documents
• Code Example
• Test Plan Generator (TPG)
• Qualify and declare Bluetooth products
• Bluetooth test plans for each protocol and profile specification
• Create a TPG Project
• Test Case Mapping Tables (TCMT)
• Test Case Reference List (TCRL)
• Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) Documents
• Bluetooth LE Design Verification
• Bluetooth LE Validation Steps
• The device under test (DUT)
• General test setup for a Bluetooth LE module
• Testing procedures
• Bluetooth LE Product Engineering and Development Issues
• Bluetooth Software vs. Firmware Tests
• Bluetooth Hardware Tests
• Bluetooth radio chips
• RF and Antennas
• Antenna VSVR and Return Loss (RL)
• Antenna matching circuit
• Bluetooth Protocol Stack
• General RF test setup for a Bluetooth module
• Standard-based signals for Bluetooth Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR), Low Energy (LE) 4.0, 4.2 and 5.0 version technologies
• Testing Bluetooth packets and Bluetooth modulated data streams for Basic and Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), Bluetooth LE 4.0/4.2/5.0
• Hardware platform control and additive impairments
• Dirty transmitter signals for receiver sensitivity testing.
• BER tests
• Pass/Fail Parameters for a Bluetooth LE

Mobile Bluetooth Development and Bluetooth

• Overview of iOS Bluetooth development
• Overview of Bluetooth development on Android