Comparison
2 articles tagged "Comparison" on the BLE Inspector blog.
This collection brings together every Comparison article published on the BLE Inspector blog. "iBeacon vs Eddystone: BLE Beacon Formats Compared", "BLE Inspector vs nRF Connect: Native macOS BLE Scanner Without iOS" — each one is a practical, hands-on guide written for engineers and system integrators who work with BLE Inspector in real industrial deployments. Whether you are choosing between protocols, troubleshooting a connection, or planning an integration, these articles cover the concepts, the trade-offs, and the step-by-step details you need.
iBeacon vs Eddystone: BLE Beacon Formats Compared
Byte-level layout of iBeacon and Eddystone (UID, URL, TLM frames), how proximity is estimated from RSSI and why it is noisy, plus how to decode both formats from raw advertising packets on macOS.
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nRF Connect is iOS-first — no macOS desktop app. BLE Inspector is native macOS with advertising monitor, GATT browser, RSSI logging — no iPhone needed. $9.99 one-time.
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