LM506: Connection problems

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Question:

At one location we seem to have problems with the connection. An estimated 150 WiFi access points in close proximity (both 2.4GHz and 5GHz). It’s a public area so there are many people with Bluetooth on phone, watches and headsets.

Answer:

This is a quite a challenging environment. There are a few possible reasons:

  • Too much co-channel 2.4GHz radio interference which could result in many bit errors.
  • MAC flooding problem: too many MAC address flooding to the embedded controller. Using a  newer OS kernel is highly recommended, this could help a lot. Or try manually changing the MAC forwarding table in the OS kernel to adapt to MAC flooding.

Where can I find BlueZ support for Linux?

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BlueZ is the official Bluetooth software stack for Linux. BlueZ is usually preinstalled in the Linux operating system across most of the variants. When using our Host Controller Interface (HCI) adapters or modules with Linux a Bluetooth driver such as BlueZ is required.

To find out the what BlueZ version your distribution of Linux is running, use the following command in the command line: bluetoothd -v

Please visit the BlueZ website for documentation and downloadable drivers: www.bluez.org/
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How do I install the LM506 Bluetooth Adapter?

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In order to install the LM506 Adapter, please see the Quick Guide (LM506_NOTE_QUICK_START_GUIDE.pdf) available on the LM506 Product Page documentation tab.

LM506: Apple iBeacon with BlueZ 5.X

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As an official Apple iBeacon Partner, LM Technologies Ltd is well-positioned to provide the support that you require utilising iBeacon technology with our modules and adapters.

A common scenario is how to provide a basic Apple iBeacon signal from our LM506 Bluetooth 4.0 SMART-Ready (BLE) Adapter when working with the Linux BlueZ stack. Read more