SKYLAB VG01 Bluetooth Beacon User Manual

SKYLAB VG01 Bluetooth Beacon User Manual

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Product Introduction

VG01 is a Bluetooth Beacon device. Bluetooth Beacon is a broadcasting protocol which is based on BLE protocol, also referred to a kind of BLE peripheral device that has this protocol.
VG01 as a Bluetooth Beacon device, it is usually placed in a certain place, and it broadcasts its beacon signals like UUID, Major, Minor, RSSI etc. to surroundings continuously, and it can not be entered to the connection state to any BLE central device, the advertising data are arranged according to certain rules .

SkyBeacon is a Phone APP for configuring VG01 which is made by Skylab R&D Team. Use this APP to connect to VG01 and modify its parameters such as UUID, Major, Minor, Name and so on. These parameters will be advertised after the VG01 being advertising condition.

VG01 Internal Module Introduction
VG01 is based on Nordic nRF51822 Bluetooth chip. VG01 is powered by a CR2477 button battery, the battery life is related to the internal parameter s of the VG01. In addition, the VG01 internal PCB board has a burning port, a pair of UART serial port.

VG01 Features

Low Power Consumption
Small，Lightweight，Beautiful
Flexible Application
Easy to Install
Advertise Range up to 70 Meters

VG01 Application

ndoor Positioning
Information Push
Identification
WeChat Shake

Hardware Parameter

Product Parameter

Battery Life

The above data are only for reference.

Configuration Parameters

VG01 Power on
Open the bottom shell of the VG01, draw the insulation sheet out of VG01,VG01 began to broadcasting , and then install the bottom shell of the VG01.

Scan Bluetooth Beacon
Open the APP and click the “Scan”, cell phones begin to scan the surrounding Bluetooth Beacons.

Connect Bluetooth Beacon
Click the Bluetooth beacon to be connected, enter the password within 30 seconds, in order to obtain operating privileges .(Factory Password:1234)

Configuration Introduction

Introductions:

MAC: Chip MAC address
Name: The name of the Bluetooth Beacon which is selected.
UUID: 128-bit identifier according to ISO/IEC11578:1996 standard (32 hexadecimal digits)
Major: set 16-bit identifier (0-65535)
Minor: set 16-bit identifier (0-65535)
Measured Power: Signal strength at 1 meter（VG01 transmission power is 0dBm）
Transmit Power: VG01 transmit power
Advertise Interval: VG01 advertise interval
Battery Capacity: VG01 battery Capacity
Password: VG01 connection password

Modify Bluetooth Beacon Name
Click the “Name”, appear the following UI, and then enter a length of less than 12-bit English characters as VG01 device name in the following “Enter a Name” box. Then click “okay”.

Modify UUID
Click the “UUID”, appear the following UI, and then enter a 32-byte string of sixteen as the UUID of VG01 in the following “Enter an UUID” box. Then click “okay”.

Modify Major
Click the “Major “, appear the following interface, set a value between 0~65535 as the Major values of the device. Then click “okay”.

Modify Minor
Click the “Minor” appear the following UI, set a value between 0~65535 as the Minor value of the device. Then click “okay”.

Modify Measured Power
Click the “Measured Power”, appear the following UI, set a measured power far away one meters from VG01, adjustable range -100dBm~-30dBm, the default is -61dBm.The meaning of the value, when the device received advertise signal strength is -61dBm of VG01, the device is about 1 meter from VG01. Then click “okay”.

Modify Transmission Power
Click the “Transmit Power” appear the following UI, set a transmission power of VG01,, the power can be set to: -30dBm, -20dBm, -16dBm, -12dBm, -8dBm, -4dBm, 0dBm and 4dBm. Default is 0dBm. Then click “okay”.

Modify Advertise Interval
Click the “Advertise Interval” appear the following UI, set a advertise interval, broadcasting interval can be set to 100ms, 200ms, 300ms, 400ms, 500ms, 600ms of 700ms, 800ms, 900ms and 1000ms.
The default is 500ms. Then click “okay”.

Modify Password
Click the “Password”, appear the following UI, and then enter the 4 characters as a connection password in the “Password” box, the default is 1234. Then click “okay”.

Settings
Settings interface can achieve other operations.

Introductions:
Fast Config: Fast configuration can realize quickly configuration your beacons by using the last record
Reply Factory: Restore factory settings
Reboot Beacon: Restart the VG01
Disconnect: Disconnect the current VG01
FW version: View the current firmware version of VG01

Fast configuration
Fast Configuration can realize quickly configuration your beacons by using the last record.

Android Version of QR Code

IOS Version of QR Code

Introductions: Also available in Android Market (Android version) or the APP Store (IOS version) download in APP. SkyBeacon is the name of the APP.

Contact Information

Skylab M &C Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: 6 Floor, No.9 Building, Lijincheng Scientific & Technical park, Gongye East Road,
Longhua District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Phone: 86-755 8340 8210（Sales Support）
Phone: 86-755 8340 8510（Technical Support）
Fax: 86-755-8340 8560
E-Mail: sales1@skylab.com.cn
Website: www.skylab.com.cn
www.skylabmodule.com

References

• GPS模块_北斗模块_WiFi模块_蓝牙模块_深圳市天工测控技术有限公司
• GPS模块_北斗模块_WiFi模块_蓝牙模块_深圳市天工测控技术有限公司
• WiFi Module|Bluetooth Module|GPS Module|Beacon-SKYLAB

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