Bluetooth low energy for industrial automation

Wireless communication technologies ease the process of industrial and process automation. Data from the sensor nodes can be fed to the control system or can be used for analysis by a human counterpart using wireless technologies. Several wireless technologies have been developed and utilized for this purpose in the last decade. In this paper we take an opportunity to explore the potential of Bluetooth low energy (ble) as a communication technology for industrial and process automation. Texas instruments CC2540 is utilized for implementing a ble based system. The hardware is tested in metal enclosure with different antennas and varying transmitting power. Theoretically expected results are compared with the realistically obtained values.