CoreLocation app for iBeacons written in Swift
##Description
This is essentially a clone of the AirLocate app from the iOS 7 sample codes. It allows you to configure your device as an iBeacon as well as search to find other iBeacons nearby.
##Usage
AirLocatorSwift shows how to use CLLocationManager to monitor and range CLBeaconRegion.
You can configure an iOS device as a beacon as follows:
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Obtain two iOS devices equipped with Bluetooth LE. One will be a target device, one will be a remote (calibration) device.
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Load and launch this app on both devices.
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Turn the target device into a beacon by selecting Configuration and turning on the Enabled switch.
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Take the calibration device and move one meter away from the target device.
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On the calibration device start the calibration process by selecting Calibration.
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Choose the target device from the table view.
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The calibration process will start. You should wave the calibration device from side-to-side while this process is running.
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When the calibration process is done, it will show a calibrated RSSI value on the screen.
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On the target device, go back to the Configuration screen and enter this value under Measured Power.
Note: The calibration process is optional, but recommended as it will fine-tune ranging for your environment. You can configure an iOS device as a beacon without calibrating it by not specifying a measured power. If a measured power is not specified, CoreLocation default to a pre-determined value.
Once you've setup your target device as a beacon, you can use this app to demo beacon ranging and monitoring.
To demo ranging, select Ranging from the remote device. RangingViewController ranges a set of CLBeaconRegion.
To demo monitoring, select Monitoring from the remote device. MonitoringViewController allows you to configure a CLBeaconRegion to monitor.