Bluetooth 5.0 and specification and application

Bluetooth is one of the most popular wireless transmission in the world, the first Bluetooth version is started in 1990’s , were Bluetooth connects billions of devices. Here we are going to read. What is Bluetooth 5.0 and specification and application of Bluetooth 5.0

It is the latest version of Bluetooth has standard two ways capable of transmission and high bandwidth, range and efficiency. Compatible of low power and high efficiency data flow

there are two versions of Bluetooth for short transmission and continuous connectivity

Bluetooth Basic Data Rate / Enhanced Data Rate (BR/EDR)

This Bluetooth class is designed for basic and enhanced data rate operation for continuous connectivity. It will maintain a point to point, higher bandwidth two way connection for quality communication.

Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)

Low energy class is designed for point to point data transfer and broadcast short burst connection. It can be used to create a simple and complex mesh connections depends on requirements.

Specification of Bluetooth 5.0

Standard:             IEEE 802.15.1

Frequency:         2.4 GHz

Range:                  ~200 meters (maximum range at line of sight distance)

Power:                 100 m Watt (class 1)

Speed:                  50 mbps (maximum)

Advantages of Bluetooth 5.0 over previous version

·         2 times faster pairing time and less transmission delay

·         4 times range which is 40 meters indoors and approximately 200 meters line of sight distance

·         8 times data transfer rate and support dual audio mode to connect multiple device to the same source

·         Wireless coexistence with other technologies

Applications of Bluetooth 5.0

Bluetooth BR/ EDR

·         Wireless Keyboard, mouse and other peripherals

·         Wireless speakers and high quality audio systems

·         Car audio systems / hands free pairing with mobile devices

·         Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality devices

·         High Definition audio and video streaming

Bluetooth LE

·         Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for transmitting beacons with 255 bytes enables connectionless beacon for advertising, parking lots, location beacons etc…

·         Sports and fitness tracking devices

·         Healthcare, medical and wellness devices

·         Office, industrial and building automation

·         Wireless sensors networks and mesh connections

·         Asset and inventory tracking systems

·         Internet of Things wireless sensors and solutions

·         5G applications

·         Home automation and security applications

Bluetooth 5.0 enabled devices

The first mobile device launched with Bluetooth 5.0 was Samsung Galaxy S8 few months ago. Apple has also included Bluetooth 5.0 in the recent release of iPhone8 and iPhone X.