What exactly comes as part of the kit?
Each bluz DK is one development board with a Cortex ARM M0 process and BLE radio. This development board plugs into a series of shields to extend functionality, such as the battery shield or the accelerometer shield. So one Bluz DK is just the board and the shields and accessories can be purchased on top of that Last updated: Wed, Apr 15 2015 3:41 pm EDT
How will I program Bluz?
You have a few options. First, you can bring Bluz online and use the Web IDE. Any of our gateways will bring Bluz online automatically. You can also program Bluz using the J-Link shield and a J-Link Lite or other programmer (not included) if you want to program the board locally. Last updated: Wed, Apr 15 2015 3:46 pm EDT
Will the accelerometer shield and battery shield work with my Core/Photon?
Bluz is pin compatible with the Core/Photon, so yes, the accelerometer shield will work with the Core/Photon. The battery shield will not, though, as a Core/Photon cannot run from a coin cell battery. Last updated: Wed, Apr 15 2015 3:46 pm EDT
What if I want to add more items to my pledge?
No problem! Add the value below to your pledge and we will send you a survey to make your selections after the campaign Bluz DK - $19 Battery Shield - $15 ADXL335 Shield - $19 Gateway - $39 Gateway Shield - $25 J-Link Shield - $12 Last updated: Wed, Apr 15 2015 4:31 pm EDT
Can I control bluz locally, with only a connect to my phone, without the cloud?
Yes, you can. Bluz will run on two different “channels” of data (basically, two distinct GATT characteristics). The gateway will use one of these channels to forward data to the cloud. The other will send data locally to the phone. So you can program anything you want directly from the phone, you don’t have to have the cloud. Last updated: Thu, Apr 16 2015 9:52 am EDT
Why is there no USB on-board?
The microcontroller (MCU) we are using does not support USB. This means to add USB, we would have to add another device that converts USB to serial or some other protocol that the MCU understands. This would add cost and complexity to bluz, and we wanted to keep it as simple and cheap as possible. Last updated: Fri, Apr 17 2015 9:33 am EDT
Do you have a pin-out diagram?
Yes, you can see it on our forums: http://neighborhood.bluz.io/t/bluz-dk-pinout-preview/64 Last updated: Fri, Apr 24 2015 12:42 pm EDT
So, how do I pronounce bluz?
Like the music or the brothers, blues! Last updated: Wed, Apr 15 2015 8:46 pm EDT
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