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Fri Sep 02, 2016 3:09 pm
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polycron
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I've been successfully been using the XY-3 beacons since they were released. I had the same issues you have seen. In my case it created 3 beacons, each with a different MAC address. One is always down and the other two seem to go up/down as you would expect. I just created a "piBeaconDupe folder and stuck the extra ones in there so they are out of sight.
As for the 3 minute timer, I had to download the latest XY application on my Android tablet and then "register" each of my beacons in the software. Once I did that, they no longer go into sleep mode. I had a slightly older version of the application on my tablet and while it would register them, it didn't solve the timeout issue. The new version did. I don't have an iPad but I'm assuming the latest version on that platform should work the same way. I can only guess that this is a done on purpose by the manufacturer since the devices come with the batteries active and the push buttons could be easily pressed in the blister packs. By registering in the software the devices must have a two way communication and "program" them to be active.
I've been very happy with the version 3's. The only thing I highly recommend is buying new batteries. The Chinese batteries they use are pretty bad. Some had to be replaced in just days. Opening them up to replace the batteries is much nicer in the 3's compared to the 2's.
Jeff