MiniBeaconPlus Configuration Instruction

MiniBeacon
Configuration Instruction
V2.0

Note:
1. The instruction applied for beacon models that doesn’t load any sensors and pre-flashed MiniBeacon
intelligence firmware.
2. MiniBeacon is one of Minew’ software patent.

PREPARATION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2
ENTER INTO CONFIGURATION MODE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2,3
CONFIGURATION MODE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Settings Definition----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
SLOT Configuration-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4,5
Advertising Data Format (Info) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Adv Content-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Base params---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7,8
Trigger-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
DEPOLYMENT NOTICE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
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PREPARATION
1. Activate beacon device as the datasheet correctly;
2. An iOS 7.0+ / Android 4.3+ smart device with BLE 4.0;
3. Download BeaconSET+ app from Apple store or Google Paly;

ENTER INTO CONFIGURATION MODE

1. Run BeaconSET+, there are total 37 devices detected around smartphone immediately, see image 2;
2. You can click “Edit Filter” to quick search out a beacon device which you want to configure by Name,
MAC ID and RSSI value, see image 3;

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3. For example: Slide the RSSI slide bar to set the RSSI value at -33 dBm as the filter, then see image 4;
there is only one beacon and its MAC address is ac233f24a933 which we want to configure it.

3.1 The beacon (MAC ID: ac233f24a933) can advertise total 6

different frame types iBeacon, Eddystone (UID, URL, TLM),
Acc. and Info simultaneously. But now the beacon
advertises only URL, iBeacon and Info frame.
3.2 The data Info includes the battery level and MAC address. It
is not allowed to change by user;

4. The Beacon is connectable only when the ROUND DOT changed to green color, see above image 4; if
Beacon has been set to disconnectable, the ROUND DOT keeps in red color;

5. Click the Beacon when it’s connectable, and then input the password as image 5. If it is correct, the
Beacon enters into configuration mode, see image 6;

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CONFIGURATION MODE

1. Settings Definition
SLOT: Each Beacon has 6 configurable SLOTs; it is from SLOT1 to SLOT6.

Connectable: Each Beacon has 2 different advertising statuses, connectable and disconnectable.
Only when the advertising status is connectable, the Beacon is configurable. But the
disconnectable advertising saves about 20% power consumption than connectable
advertising’s.
After completed the configuration, we strongly recommend setting the Beacon
disconnect not only lower battery power consumption but also better security
performance.

Update firmware (OTA: over-the-air):

- It’s not allowed to load unknown firmware into tag beacon;
- If there is a bug occurred unfortunately, the manufacturer is responsible to release the latest revised
firmware to help users to recover the bug by “Update firmware”;

Reset factory: It will recover beacon to factory settings and ignore all changes;

Poweroff: The Beacon will stop advertising and enter into sleeping mode after used “Poweroff”. But it
can be activated again by push button on the beacon. As Beacon doesn’t have a push
button, we are strongly opposed to use “Poweroff”.

Modify password: Change to a new password by “Modify password”.

Remove password: Removing the password if someone forgot it and then set a new password by “Add
password”.

Manufacture info & Feature info: It’s not changeable by users.

2. SLOT Configuration
Each SLOT is independent and configurable. The following parameters can be configured. The users can
configure each SLOT’s Frame Type, Adv. Content, Base params and Trigger by themselves via
BeaconSET+.

2.1 Frame Type

Actually, the frame type is the format of advertising data packet. Each Beacon has below total 7
different frame types: UID, iBeacon, URL, Acc. Sensor, TLM, Info and NO DATA, see image 8;

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2.1.1 NO DATA
If setting a SLOT’s frame type to NO DATA, It means that SLOT no data to be advertised. The
Beacon will STOP advertising that SLOT.

2.1.2 iBeacon
The UUID, major and minor values provide the identifying information for the iBeacon.

2.1.3 UID
Unique and static ID consists of 10-byte Namespace and 6-byte Instance component.
The UID is required if the user want to register Beacon into Google dashboard.

2.1.4 URL
A compressed encoding format (max. 17 bytes) fits more within the limited advertisement
packet. The URL must be started with a security http (HTPPS).

2.1.5 TLM
Beacon status data that is useful for beacon fleet maintenance, and powers Google Proximity
Beacon API's diagnostics endpoint. TLM should be interleaved with an identifying frame such
as Eddystone-UID or Eddystone-URL. It’s not allowed to configure TLM by BeaconSET+.

2.1.6 Acc. Sensor / H&T Sensor / Light Sensor / Pressure Sensor

The beacon with Acc. Sensor will be waken-up and start advertising accelerometer data only
when an object is moving or after an object has fallen.

The beacon detects the environment temperature and humidity by H&T sensor and start
advertising the data of temperature and humidity.

The beacon detects the changes of pressure by Pressure sensor and advertises pressure data.

2.1.7 Info
It includes beacon name, MAC address and battery level but isn’t configurable. For better
monitor and distinguish beacons, we strongly recommend keeping a SLOT with Info frame.

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2.2 Advertising Data Format (Info)

The advertising data packet of Info is defined by MINEW. Here below is the completed data format
and definition as below table.

Offset Length Type Data Details

0 1 Data Length 2 /
1 1 Flag data type 1 /
2 1 Flag data 0x06 /
3 1 Data Length 3 /
Complete list of
4 1 16-bit Service 0x03 /
UUIDs
5 2 UUID data 0xE1FF (little-endian) 0xFFE1
7 1 Data Length / /
8 1 Service data 0x16 /
9 2 UUID data 0xE1FF (little-endian) 0xFFE1
11 1 Frame Type 0xA1 0xA1
12 1 Version Number 0x08 /
13 1 Battery level 0x64 Battery level is 100%
(little-endian)
14 6 Mac address 0x001302E4CDAB
AB:CD:E4:02:13:00
20 n Name “PLUS001”(default) /

Here is an example of Acc.Sensor’s advertising data from standard Minew beacon, see image 9.

ITEM Advertising Data Packet (Info)

TYPE HEAD DATA
HEX 0201060303E1FF1316E1FF A1 08 64 001302E4CDAB 504C5553303031
OFFSET 0-9 11 12 13 14 20

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2.3 Adv. Content

Here below are the default factory settings of Adv. Content for the Beacon.

Ref.
Frame Type Adv. Content Default Setting
Image#
UUID E2C56DB5-DFFB-48D2-B060-D0F5A71096E0
iBeacon Major 0 10
Minor 0
Instance ID random
UID 11
Namespace ID random
URL URL https://www.minewtech.com 12
TLM TLM It’s not configurable. 4
Beacon Name
Info MAC Address It’s not configurable. 4
Battery Level

10 11

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2.4 Base params

Here below are the default factory settings of Base params for the Beacon. Each SLOT has an
independent and configurable Adv. Interval, RSSI and Radio Power.

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Frame Type Adv. Interval (ms) RSSI@1m (dBm) RSSI@0m (dBm) Radio Power (dBm)
iBeacon 900 -59 --- 0
UID 2000 --- -24 0
URL 2000 --- -24 0
TLM 4000 --- -24 0
Info 4000 --- -24 -8

Adv. Interval: Advertising interval;

RSSI: Measured power, it’s used for the calibration and calculating relative distance.
Radio Power: Transmission power;

2.5 Trigger:
The trigger function will be activated and configured ONLY when the beacon device has a push
button or loaded the sensor such accelerometer, temperature, light and others.

2.5.1 Trigger Settings

1. Select the SLOT1 (iBeacon) and Enable “Trigger”, see image 13 & 14;

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2. Click “Button double tap” and then selcet “Button double tap” as image 14;
3. Enable “Always adverstise” as image 13;
4. Choose the “Adv interval” and “Radio Txpower” as image 13 (under “Always advertise);
5. Click “SAVE” button at the top corner of screen, all new settings take effect immediately;

After completed above step 1 to 5, the beacon device will advertise iBeacon at SLOT1 with
pre-settting interval and transmission power only when dobule-clicking the push button.

2.5.2 For Beacon (accelerometer), each SLOT can be triggered by the accelerometer. For example: if
the SLOT1 has been configured the Trigger, E8 starts to advertising SLOT1 ONLY WHEN an
object is moving or after an object has fallen.

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DEPLOYMENT NOTICE
1.1 For better security performance and lower battery power consumption, we strongly recommend
making the beacon works at DISCONNECTABLE status;
1.2 The less activated SLOT, the more battery power saving;
1.3 The smaller transmission power, the more battery power saving;
1.4 The larger advertising interval, the more battery power saving;
1.5 The higher the deployment position is, the larger advertising range;
1.6 The bigger transmission power, the larger advertising range;

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