obniz-noble

A Node.js BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) central module for obniz.

Want to implement a peripheral? Checkout obniz-bleno

How to convert from noble

1. Install obniz-noble and uninstall noble.

npm install obniz-noble
npm uninstall noble

2. Change require method for noble

 //before 
 const noble = require("noble");
 
 
 //after
 const obnizNoble = require("obniz-noble");
 const noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE");

3. Setup obniz device and run your script!

Install & Usage

For node.js

npm install obniz-noble

var obnizNoble = require('obniz-noble')
var noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE")  // or  var noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE", {obnizOptions})

For browser

<script src="https://unpkg.com/obniz-noble/obniz-noble.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>

<script>
   var noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE")    // or  var noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE", {obnizOptions})
   ...
</script>

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, withoutResponse[, callback(error)]); // data is a buffer, withoutResponse is true|false

• withoutResponse:
  • false: send a write request, used with "write" characteristic property
  • true: send a write command, used with "write without response" characteristic property

Broadcast

characteristic.broadcast(broadcast[, callback(error)]); // broadcast is true|false

Subscribe

characteristic.subscribe([callback(error)]);

• subscribe to a characteristic, triggers 'data' events when peripheral sends an notification or indication
• use for characteristics with notify or indicate properties

Unsubscribe

characteristic.unsubscribe([callback(error)]);

• unsubscribe to a characteristic
• 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>", ...],
    serviceSolicitationUuid: ["<service solicitation UUID>", ...],
    manufacturerData: <Buffer>,
    serviceData: [
        {
            uuid: "<service UUID>"
            data: <Buffer>
        },
        ...
    ]
  },
  rssi: <rssi>
};

noble.on('discover', callback(peripheral));

Note: on OS X the address will be set to 'unknown' if the device has not been connected previously.

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

Note: isNotification event parameter value MAY be undefined depending on platform support. The parameter is deprecated after version 1.8.1, and not supported when on macOS High Sierra and later.

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');