Platform Basics — Features

The SwaraLink BLE Platform is a cross-platform middleware that simplifies and reduces the cost of developing high-quality products that use Bluetooth Low Energy Technology. The platform consists of two middleware components: a peripheral library ("swl_periph") that runs on the embedded device, and a central library ("SWLCentral") that runs on the mobile device. The two libraries work together to manage the Bluetooth functionality, while enabling a simplified development experience.

Key features of the platform include:

• Clean, simple, and human-readable API
• Designed for a fast and seamless user-experience
• Tested and optimized for interoperability with iOS and Android
• Power-optimized to maximize battery life
• High-throughput:
  • Application data throughput > 600kbps with an iPhone
  • Application data throughout > 1.2Mbps with certain Android devices
• Simplified pairing and unpairing procedures
• Default security features:
  • Encryption with secure key exchange
  • Access control (connection rejection of unpaired devices)
• Over-the-air firmware updates
• Built-in exception handling and diagnostics for remote debugging
• Common API across all supported embedded platforms, enabling porting of application between different chipsets
• Embedded and Mobile example applications provided, with source code
• Mobile app (Android and iOS) enables quick testing of embedded application