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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

Figure 5 ACKSYS Industrial Access Point. Image: acksys.com

Quite often, IIoT devices do not require high bandwidth, as the transferred data amounts are low.
Bluetooth low energy - also known as Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth Smart - is the version of the
Bluetooth Technology specifically designed for the IoT and IIoT. As its name suggests, this is a
power and resource friendly version of the technology, and it’s designed to run on low-power
devices that typically run for low periods, either harvesting energy or powered from a coin-sized
battery. One of Bluetooth’s main strengths is that it has been around for years, so there are
billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices. Also, Bluetooth is a well-established and recognized standard
wireless protocol with vast multi-vendor support and interoperability, which makes it an ideal
technology for developers. Other advantages are its low peak, average and idle power, which allows
devices to run on low-power sources.

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