🔵 Blue Charm Bluetooth BLE iBeacon with Motion Sensor and Button Trigger - BLE 5.0 Review

I use this beacon in combination with a room assistant and a home assistant to do some awesome things. I use distance measurements to determine if my trash cans are home or outside so I can send reminders when it's trash/recycle day and they haven't been thrown away. I use the motion sensor to determine when each can is empty so I can put it back in. I also put one on the inside of the mailbox door to tell when the mail was delivered. They were reliable and flexible. and they were easy to…

Good Signal. Very prompt and helpful email support from Thomas after I wanted to do something that wasn't included for this. I bought another Blue Charm Beacon model and it worked as well. Will definitely buy again if I find more uses for it.

This little guy just works. But what really stands out is the customer service. They are cool. I have one more review to repeat. The puck button's function isn't a soft button on one of the large rounded sides (which you might mistake for up or down), but rather a reuse of the on/off switch located on the side. It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that little fact.

I was mainly interested in the functionality of the button and assumed it was the circle in the center when in fact it was a very small button on the side acts. It's so small that it defeats the purpose of using the button to do something useful. I wanted to use the button function as a cheap way to use it as a lap timer, but in this case there are some issues with using it. First, the smallest interval announced after a key press is 10 seconds. So if you have to press them again 10 seconds…

I am using this iBeacon on iOS 14 (in my case for use with pushcut). Unlike other beacons I've tested, my Blue Charm Beacon works absolutely flawlessly right out of the box. I love this lighthouse! Most users will not need to set up their beacon, but for those who do, there is a companion app on the App Store that allows you to do this, including but not limited to viewing and editing UUIDs, main and small caps. Finally, there is a well-written quick start guide that is extremely helpful. It…