noble-connection-timeout
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A Node.js BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) central library.
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noble
A Node.js BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) central module.
Want to implement a peripheral? Checkout bleno
Note: Mac OS X, Linux and Windows are currently the only supported OSes. Other platforms may be developed later on.
Prerequisites
OS X
- install Xcode
Linux
- Kernel version 3.6 or above
libbluetooth-dev
Ubuntu/Debian/Raspbian
sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez libbluetooth-dev libudev-dev
Make sure node
is on your path, if it's not, some options:
- symlink
nodejs
tonode
:sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
- install Node.js using the NodeSource package
Fedora / Other-RPM based
sudo yum install bluez bluez-libs bluez-libs-devel
Intel Edison
See Configure Intel Edison for Bluetooth LE (Smart) Development
Windows
- node-gyp requirements for Windows
- Python 2.7
- Visual Studio (Express)
- node-bluetooth-hci-socket prerequisites
- Compatible Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter
- WinUSB driver setup for Bluetooth 4.0 USB adapter, using Zadig tool
See @don's set up guide on Bluetooth LE with Node.js and Noble on Windows.
Notes
Maximum simultaneous connections
| Platform | | | :------- | --- | | OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) | 6 | | Linux/Windows - Adapter dependent | | | | 5 (CSR based adapter) |
Install
npm install noble
Usage
var noble = require('noble');
Actions
Start scanning
noble.startScanning(); // any service UUID, no duplicates
noble.startScanning([], true); // any service UUID, allow duplicates
var serviceUUIDs = ["<service UUID 1>", ...]; // default: [] => all
var allowDuplicates = <false|true>; // default: false
noble.startScanning(serviceUUIDs, allowDuplicates[, callback(error)]); // particular UUID's
NOTE: noble.state
must be poweredOn
before scanning is started. noble.on('stateChange', callback(state));
can be used register for state change events.
Stop scanning
noble.stopScanning();
Peripheral
Connect
peripheral.connect([callback(error)]);
Disconnect or cancel pending connection
peripheral.disconnect([callback(error)]);
Update RSSI
peripheral.updateRssi([callback(error, rssi)]);
Discover services
peripheral.discoverServices(); // any service UUID
var serviceUUIDs = ["<service UUID 1>", ...];
peripheral.discoverServices(serviceUUIDs[, callback(error, services)]); // particular UUID's
Discover all services and characteristics
peripheral.discoverAllServicesAndCharacteristics([callback(error, services, characteristics));
Discover some services and characteristics
var serviceUUIDs = ["<service UUID 1>", ...];
var characteristicUUIDs = ["<characteristic UUID 1>", ...];
peripheral.discoverSomeServicesAndCharacteristics(serviceUUIDs, characteristicUUIDs, [callback(error, services, characteristics));
Service
Discover included services
service.discoverIncludedServices(); // any service UUID
var serviceUUIDs = ["<service UUID 1>", ...];
service.discoverIncludedServices(serviceUUIDs[, callback(error, includedServiceUuids)]); // particular UUID's
Discover characteristics
service.discoverCharacteristics() // any characteristic UUID
var characteristicUUIDs = ["<characteristic UUID 1>", ...];
service.discoverCharacteristics(characteristicUUIDs[, callback(error, characteristics)]); // particular UUID's
Characteristic
Read
characteristic.read([callback(error, data)]);
Write
characteristic.write(data, notify[, callback(error)]); // data is a buffer, notify is true|false
Broadcast
characteristic.broadcast(broadcast[, callback(error)]); // broadcast is true|false
Notify
characteristic.notify(notify[, callback(error)]); // notify is true|false
- allows notification to trigger
'data'
event - use for characteristics with notify or indicate properties
Discover descriptors
characteristic.discoverDescriptors([callback(error, descriptors)]);
Read value
descriptor.readValue([callback(error, data)]);
Write value
descriptor.writeValue(data[, callback(error)]); // data is a buffer
Handle
Read
peripheral.readHandle(handle, callback(error, data));
Write
peripheral.writeHandle(handle, data, withoutResponse, callback(error));
Events
See Node.js EventEmitter docs for more info. on API's.
Adapter state change
state = <"unknown" | "resetting" | "unsupported" | "unauthorized" | "poweredOff" | "poweredOn">
noble.on('stateChange', callback(state));
Scan started:
noble.on('scanStart', callback);
The event is emitted when scanning is started or if another application enables scanning or changes scanning settings.
Scan stopped
noble.on('scanStop', callback);
The event is emitted when scanning is stopped or if another application stops scanning.
Peripheral discovered
peripheral = {
id: "<id>",
address: "<BT address">, // Bluetooth Address of device, or 'unknown' if not known
addressType: "<BT address type>", // Bluetooth Address type (public, random), or 'unknown' if not known
connectable: <connectable>, // true or false, or undefined if not known
advertisement: {
localName: "<name>",
txPowerLevel: <int>,
serviceUuids: ["<service UUID>", ...],
manufacturerData: <Buffer>,
serviceData: [
{
uuid: "<service UUID>"
data: <Buffer>
},
...
]
},
rssi: <rssi>
};
noble.on('discover', callback(peripheral));
Warnings
noble.on('warning', callback(message));
Peripheral
Connected
peripheral.once('connect', callback);
Disconnected:
peripheral.once('disconnect', callback);
RSSI update
peripheral.once('rssiUpdate', callback(rssi));
Services discovered
peripheral.once('servicesDiscover', callback(services));
Service
Included services discovered
service.once('includedServicesDiscover', callback(includedServiceUuids));
Characteristics discovered
characteristic = {
uuid: "<uuid>",
// properties: 'broadcast', 'read', 'writeWithoutResponse', 'write', 'notify', 'indicate', 'authenticatedSignedWrites', 'extendedProperties'
properties: [...]
};
service.once('characteristicsDiscover', callback(characteristics));
Characteristic
Data
Emitted when characteristic read has completed, result of characteristic.read(...)
or characteristic value has been updated by peripheral via notification or indication - after having been enabled with notify(true[, callback(error)])
.
characteristic.on('data', callback(data, isNotification));
characteristic.once('read', callback(data, isNotification)); // legacy
Write
Emitted when characteristic write has completed, result of characteristic.write(...)
.
characteristic.once('write', withoutResponse, callback());
Broadcast
Emitted when characteristic broadcast state changes, result of characteristic.broadcast(...)
.
characteristic.once('broadcast', callback(state));
Notify
Emitted when characteristic notification state changes, result of characteristic.notify(...)
.
characteristic.once('notify', callback(state));
Descriptors discovered
descriptor = {
uuid: '<uuid>'
};
characteristic.once('descriptorsDiscover', callback(descriptors));
Descriptor
Value read
descriptor.once('valueRead', data);
Value write
descriptor.once('valueWrite');
Running on Linux
Running without root/sudo
Run the following command:
sudo setcap cap_net_raw+eip $(eval readlink -f `which node`)
This grants the node
binary cap_net_raw
privileges, so it can start/stop BLE advertising.
Note: The above command requires setcap
to be installed, it can be installed using the following:
- apt:
sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin
- yum:
su -c \'yum install libcap2-bin\'
Multiple Adapters
hci0
is used by default to override set the NOBLE_HCI_DEVICE_ID
environment variable to the interface number.
Example, specify hci1
:
sudo NOBLE_HCI_DEVICE_ID=1 node <your file>.js
Reporting all HCI events
By default noble waits for both the advertisement data and scan response data for each Bluetooth address. If your device does not use scan response the following enviroment variable can be used to bypass it.
sudo NOBLE_REPORT_ALL_HCI_EVENTS=1 node <your file>.js
Useful Links
License
Copyright (C) 2015 Sandeep Mistry [email protected]
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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