Overview
What is Local Comms?
Local Comms focuses on local, device-to-device communication between Milwaukee Tool products and host applications such as mobile apps, desktop tools, and gateways. It enables products to exchange data over short-range links without requiring cloud connectivity.
Remote Comms enables always-on, direct cloud connectivity over cellular or WiFi. Local Comms is different in that it handles proximity-based communication — typically over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or similar local transports — between a tool and a nearby host.
Platform Capabilities
Atlas Communications SDK
Atlas is Milwaukee Tool's cross-platform communications software development kit (SDK) for local product connectivity. Atlas provides a consistent API for discovering, connecting to, and communicating with Milwaukee Tool products across iOS, Android, Windows, and embedded targets.
Documentation
Documentation for Atlas SDK is contained in a few different resources.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Public SDK Documentation | Generated SDK docs describing models, structures, classes and interfaces. |
| Atlas Repository README | Getting started with the Atlas project repo. |
| Atlas Internal Documentation | Repository of internal documentation related to the SDK and how things work. |
Integration Guides
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| LabVIEW Integration | How to integrate Milwaukee Tool products with LabVIEW using the Atlas SDK. |
Get Help
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