# Using Bluetooth
### Overview
LinkIt 7697 supports Bluetooth Low Energy by providing the **LBLE** library. However, it does not support classic profiles such as Bluetooth BR or EDR.
A Bluetooth Low Energy device is either a **central** device or a **peripheral** device. A peripheral device, such as a heart rate sensor, **advertises** itself by broadcasting information to others. A central device **discovers** nearby peripheral devices, and **connects** to the peripheral device to access its **attributes**, such as **services** or **characteristics**.
In the Arduino supporting package, an **LBLE** library with the following classes are provided:
* **LBLE** class are used to initialize Bluetooth Low Energy subsystem.
* **LBLECentral** class provides basic central device operations, such as scanning for nearby peripherals.
* **LBLEPeripheral** class provides basic peripheral device features, including:
* Setting **advertisement** package.
* Configuring **characteristics** and services.
### Initializing Bluetooth
On LinkIt 7697, you must initialize the Bluetooth subsystem before using it. In order to do so, you need to call `LBLE.begin()` first and wait for the initialization sequence to complete by checking `LBLE.ready().`
```
LBLE.begin();
while(!LBLE.ready())
{
delay(50);
}
```
You must initialize the Bluetooth subsystem before using any other Bluetooth functions, including central and peripheral classes.
After intializing the Bluetooth subsystem, you have the following choices:
* [Create a Bluetooth beacon](https://docs.labs.mediatek.com/resource/linkit7697-arduino/en/developer-guide/using-bluetooth/beacons)
* [Create a Bluetooth central device](https://docs.labs.mediatek.com/resource/linkit7697-arduino/en/developer-guide/using-bluetooth/central-devices) to connect to other peripherals
* [Create a Bluetooth peripheral device](https://docs.labs.mediatek.com/resource/linkit7697-arduino/en/developer-guide/using-bluetooth/peripheral-devices) to provide data and service to central devices
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