Beacon is a small device that can be used to transmit signals and also be used to broadcast radio signals. Beacons use small lithium batteries or run via connected power like USB. They come in all shapes and colors. Some beacons include accelerometers, temperature sensors or other unique add-ons. By viewing this article, you will get to know more about beacon in 5 minutes.

Price of beacon

If you intend to buy beacons, then here are 3 main factors that will influence the price:

1. The types of beacons and their features like the range, the battery life, the supported protocol, etc.
2. Your order quantity
3. The manufacturer

Two beacons from RF-star for your reference as follows. You can compare the differences from the following table.

Parameter of AR1 & AR4

RF-B-AR1 is a Beacon device designed for providing the broadcast signals with certain location-based info, advertising info, or the info you would like the customers to get. And RF-B-AR4 is a sensor-based Beacon device designed for providing broadcast signals with temperature and humidity info, accelerometer info, etc. To choose the right beacon you should first think about the features you want them to support and how many beacons will be enough for your business scenario.

Types of Beacons

You know, there are a variety of beacons on the market that work well for specific applications. But there are two popular Bluetooth advertising type that beacon use---iBeacon and Eddystone. So it’s best to choose beacons that support both.

• Standard beacons: usually they are small like a Ping Pang ball and they can broadcast iBeacon and Eddystone packets. They are most often used in retail, events and all sorts of navigation use cases.
• Small beacons: it is portable and has the size of a credit card or sticker.
• USB beacons: Often used in the office environment for desktop devices.
• Special beacons: track other beacons, gather data and store it in the cloud, and more
• Parent beacons: including devices resistant to exogenous factors like dust, water, shattering, antistatic and UV.

If you have any question about beacon, like how to start my beacon, you can contact us at info@szrfstar.com for the answer. We would like to support you as much as we can.