What is Eddystone?

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Eddystone is a BLE beacon format defined by Google. It is similar in function to an iBeacon but adds additional functionality in an open format. Eddystone beacons use three different frame types whcih can be used individually or in combination. The three frame types include UID: A beacon ID which can be used for location aware applications URL: A short format URL in a beacon to allow the beacon receiver to visit a website TLM: Telemetry information about the beacon such as battery voltage and temperature. More information about Eddystone can be found at the links below https://developers.google.com/beacons https://github.com/google/eddystone https://github.com/google/eddystone/blob/master/protocol-specification…