# Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

\*This section is based on the corresponding guide.

The XDK provides several BLE APIs to manage the BLE functionality on the device. The interfaces can be used by applications in order to communicate via the ALPWISE BLE stack with surrounding BLE devices. A wide range of BLE functionalities can be achieved using the XDK, from configuration of the BLE controller according to the requirements of the designed XDK application, up to active BLE connections, including data exchange in both ways between the XDK and other BLE devices.
