.. zephyr:code-sample:: bluetooth_broadcaster
   :name: Broadcaster
   :relevant-api: bluetooth

   Periodically send out advertising packets with a manufacturer data element.

Overview
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A simple application demonstrating Bluetooth Low Energy Broadcaster role functionality.
The application will periodically send out advertising packets with
a manufacturer data element. The content of the data is a single byte
indicating how many advertising packets the device has sent
(the number will roll back to 0 after 255).

Requirements
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* BlueZ running on the host, or
* A board with Bluetooth LE support

Building and Running
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This sample can be found under :zephyr_file:`samples/bluetooth/broadcaster` in the
Zephyr tree.

See :zephyr:code-sample-category:`bluetooth` samples for details.