As my openHAB installation is on a Laptop with Ubuntu 18-04 (Server, no UI) i knew that Blutooth Bluetooth (BT) was somewhat avaliable.
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A little testing of discovery etc:
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root@robin:~#sudo bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E Bluetooth robin [default]
[NEW] Device 08:6D:41:E7:FF:7B 08-6D-41-E7-FF-7B
[NEW] Device 53:EA:0B:88:DC:13 53-EA-0B-88-DC-13
Agent registered
[CHG] Device 08:6D:41:E7:FF:7B RSSI: -79
[bluetooth]# list
Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E Bluetooth robin [default]
[bluetooth]#
[bluetooth]# show
Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E (public)
Name: robin
Alias: Bluetooth robin
Class: 0x0000010c
Powered: yes
Discoverable: no
Pairable: yes
UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: PnP Information (00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
Modalias: usb:v1D6Bp0246d0530
Discovering: yes
[bluetooth]# |
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Follow the installation, and You should be running - this should be quite clear in the inbox, it should be populated with discovered devices..:
Managing BT Devices
This is actually where it gets tricky and I am partly stucked, as I am having a hard time pairing a lot (Yes, You have a lot of BT devices in Your home) and thier MAC Adresses to real physical devices.
BT Devices has a MAC like a Network Interface, and there are several ways to discover devices and addresses:
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batman:~ bnp$ system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType
Bluetooth:
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 6.0.9f2
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: batman
Address: 08-6D-41-E7-FF-7B
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: Yes
Handoff Supported: Yes
Instant Hot Spot Supported: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 20702B0
Firmware Version: v149 c9314
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: Off
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: On
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x8289
HCI Version: 4.0 (0x6)
HCI Revision: 0x2462
LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6)
LMP Subversion: 0x4195
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: On
Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):
Normann P. Nielsen’s Mouse #2:
Address: B8-44-D9-F1-15-59
Major Type: Peripheral
Minor Type: Mouse
Services: Magic Mouse 2
Paired: Yes
Configured: Yes
Connected: Yes
Manufacturer: Broadcom (0x5, 0x240C)
Battery Level: 67%
Firmware Version: 0x0064
Vendor ID: 0x004C
Product ID: 0x0269
Class of Device: 0x05 0x20 0x0580
AFH: On
AFH Map: F9FFFF7FFFFFDBFFFF7F
RSSI: -45
Role: Master
Connection Mode: Sniff Mode
Interval: 11.25 ms
Host Connectable: Yes
EDR Supported: Yes
eSCO Supported: No
SSP Supported: Yes
Soveværelse:
Address: D0-03-4B-E5-A3-73
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Apple TV:
Address: C8-D0-83-C5-BB-4C
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Anette W. Nielsens iPhone:
Address: 4C-7C-5F-7D-8A-4A
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
jarvis (2):
Address: 78-4F-43-A0-21-3A
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Normann P. Nielsen’s iPad:
Address: 54-AE-27-10-02-87
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Normann P.'s iPhone:
Address: 90-B0-ED-99-75-28
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
iPhone:
Address: 80-EA-96-16-60-B7
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Normann P.'s iPhone:
Address: 34-AB-37-EF-C3-CE
Major Type: Miscellaneous
Minor Type: Unknown
Services:
Paired: No
Configured: Yes
Connected: No
Class of Device: 0x00 0x00 0x0000
Services:
Bluetooth File Transfer:
Folder other devices can browse: ~/Public
When receiving items: Accept all without warning
State: Disabled
Bluetooth File Exchange:
Folder for accepted items: ~/Downloads
When other items are accepted: Save to location
When receiving items: Accept all without warning
State: Disabled
Bluetooth Internet Sharing:
State: Disabled
Incoming Serial Ports:
Bluetooth-Incoming-Port:
RFCOMM Channel: 3
Requires Authentication: No
batman:~ bnp$ |
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sudo bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E Bluetooth robin [default]
[NEW] Device 08:6D:41:E7:FF:7B 08-6D-41-E7-FF-7B
[NEW] Device 53:EA:0B:88:DC:13 53-EA-0B-88-DC-13
Agent registered
[CHG] Device 08:6D:41:E7:FF:7B RSSI: -79
[bluetooth]# list
Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E Bluetooth robin [default]
[bluetooth]#
[bluetooth]# show
Controller F0:03:8C:61:7E:2E (public)
Name: robin
Alias: Bluetooth robin
Class: 0x0000010c
Powered: yes
Discoverable: no
Pairable: yes
UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: PnP Information (00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
Modalias: usb:v1D6Bp0246d0530
Discovering: yes
[bluetooth]# |
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