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Zero wires. Infinite uses.
The LightBlue Bean is a low energy Bluetooth Arduino microcontroller. Using Bluetooth 4.0, it is programmed wirelessly, runs on a coin cell battery, and is perfect for smartphone controlled projects.
Programmable Arduino
Bluetooth Low Energy
Cross-platform compatible
Buy a LightBlue Bean!
Start hacking with BLE for $30.
Features
- 3-axis accelerometer
- Temperature sensor
- RGB LED
- CR2032 coin cell battery
- ATmega 328p
- 8 MHz clock speed
- 3V operating voltage
- 6 digital I/O pins, 2 analog pins
- Bluetooth LE Peripheral
- Wireless programming
- Support on OS X and iOS
- Including Windows 8 support!
Mobile Apps
LightBlue
LightBlue lets you interact with the Bean without any iOS programming. All you need to start sending and receiving serial data is to connect to your Bean. Building a smartphone controlled Arduino project has never been this easy!
Bean iOS Loader
The Bean iOS loader lets you program the LightBlue Bean wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Write your sketch with the optimized keyboard, then compile and program your Bean right from the app. No computer required!
Desktop Apps
Bean OS X Loader
The Bean OS X Loader lets you upload code to your Bean through your Mac. Write and compile code in the Arduino IDE and use the Bean OS X Loader to upload it to your Bean.
Windows Loader
The Bean Windows Loader is officially released! Program Beans directly from your PC. Use the Getting Started guide to get setup and start programming your Beans!
Powerful Platform
Your Bean prototype can easily take you to production. The Bean is built on our LightBlue Platform which can be leveraged in your product.
The LightBlue Platform includes the LBM313 Bluetooth LE module as well as frameworks for apps and embedded design. Contact us for product options and custom solutions.
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Example Projects
Jumpstart your Bean hacking with one of our example project tutorials.
Getting Started
Get everything set up before starting your first LightBlue Bean project.
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