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Eddystone Beacon Broadcasting

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component: esp32_ble_beacon
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Description

**Describe the problem you have/What new integration you would like**
Support for broadcasting Eddystone beacons. Eddystone beacons are similar to iBeacons, but feature full cross-platform support, documentation, etc. Currently only iBeacon is supported through the `esp32_ble_beacon` component. Full documentation & specs are available on [Google's website](https://developers.google.com/beacons/eddystone),

**Please describe your use case for this integration and alternatives you've tried:**
Allow a wider range of devices to use beacon technology to be located within a space.

**Additional context**

Obviously this would only be possible for ESP32 devices.

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Research direction

Start with the existing esp32_ble_beacon component and review Google's Eddystone documentation and specifications. Determine the scope needed for ESP32 devices and consider how support should fit alongside the existing iBeacon capability; done means ESP32 devices can broadcast Eddystone beacons.

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Assessment

Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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