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by phi161 700 days ago
> There exists ready made BLE beacon hardware with accelerometer, which is excellent for an application like this.

I didn't know that and it's a great start. If I get something like the MOKOSmart M1 Ultra Thin Beacon Tag [1], will I be able to send accelerometer data to let's say a Raspberry Pi, process it further, and send a push notification when needed?

[1] https://www.mokosmart.com/beacon-tag/

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You would need to write custom firmware. Which means access at least to the pin mappings. Moko dos not publish them openly. Ruuvi however does. One would also need a Nordic 52 Development Kit in practice. Other devices like ESP32 are not as power efficient but more beginner friendly.