aioblescan 0.2.14
Scanning Bluetooth for advertised info with asyncio.
License: MIT
Keywords: bluetooth,advertising,hci,ble

aioblescan
==========

aioblescan is a Python 3/asyncio library to listen for BLE advertized
packets.

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Installation
------------

We are on PyPi so

::

    pip3 install aioblescan

or

::

    python3 -m pip install aioblescan

How to use
----------

Essentially, you create a function to process the incoming information
and you attach it to the ``BTScanRequester``. You then create a
Bluetooth connection, you issue the scan command and wait for incoming
packets and process them.

You can use Eddystone or RuuviWeather to retrieve specific information

The easiest way is to look at the ``__main__.py`` file.

You can run the command:

::

   aioblescan

or you can run the module with

::

   python3 -m aioblescan

Add ``-h`` for help.

To see the RuuviTag weather information try:

::

   python3 -m aioblescan -r

You will get

::

   Weather info {'rssi': -64, 'pressure': 100300, 'temperature': 24, 'mac address': 'fb:86:84:dd:aa:bb', 'tx_power': -7, 'humidity': 36.0}
   Weather info {'rssi': -62, 'pressure': 100300, 'temperature': 24, 'mac address': 'fb:86:84:dd:aa:bb', 'tx_power': -7, 'humidity': 36.0}

To check Eddystone beacon

::

   python3 -m aioblescan -e

You get

::

   Google Beacon {'tx_power': -7, 'url': 'https://ruu.vi/#BEgYAMR8n', 'mac address': 'fb:86:84:dd:aa:bb', 'rssi': -52}
   Google Beacon {'tx_power': -7, 'url': 'https://ruu.vi/#BEgYAMR8n', 'mac address': 'fb:86:84:dd:aa:bb', 'rssi': -53}

To check ATC_MiThermometer with `custom
firmware <https://github.com/atc1441/ATC_MiThermometer>`__ beacon

::

   python3 -m aioblescan -A

You get

::

   Temperature info {'mac address': 'a4:c1:38:40:52:38', 'temperature': 2.8, 'humidity': 62, 'battery': 72, 'battery_volts': 2.863, 'counter': 103, 'rssi': -76}
   Temperature info {'mac address': 'a4:c1:38:40:52:38', 'temperature': 2.8, 'humidity': 62, 'battery': 72, 'battery_volts': 2.863, 'counter': 103, 'rssi': -77}

To check ThermoBeacon sensors

::

   python3 -m aioblescan -T

You get

::

   Temperature info {'mac address': '19:c4:00:00:0f:5d', 'max_temperature': 27.0625, 'min_temperature': 21.75, 'max_temp_ts': 0, 'min_temp_ts': 2309}
   Temperature info {'mac address': '19:c4:00:00:0f:5d', 'temperature': 21.75, 'humidity': 49.5, 'battery_volts': 3234, 'counter': 2401, 'rssi': -67}

For a generic advertise packet scanning

::

   python3 -m aioblescan

You get

::

   HCI Event:
       code:
           3e
       length:
           19
       LE Meta:
           code:
               02
           Adv Report:
               num reports:
                   1
               ev type:
                   generic adv
               addr type:
                   public
               peer:
                   54:6c:0e:aa:bb:cc
               length:
                   7
               flags:
                   Simul LE - BR/EDR (Host): False
                   Simul LE - BR/EDR (Control.): False
                   BR/EDR Not Supported: False
                   LE General Disc.: True
                   LE Limited Disc.: False
               Incomplete uuids:
                       ff:30
               rssi:
                   -67
   HCI Event:
       code:
           3e
       length:
           43
       LE Meta:
           code:
               02
           Adv Report:
               num reports:
                   1
               ev type:
                   no connection adv
               addr type:
                   random
               peer:
                   fb:86:84:dd:aa:bb
               length:
                   31
               flags:
                   Simul LE - BR/EDR (Host): False
                   Simul LE - BR/EDR (Control.): False
                   BR/EDR Not Supported: False
                   LE General Disc.: True
                   LE Limited Disc.: True
               Complete uuids:
                       fe:aa
               Advertised Data:
                   Service Data uuid:
                       fe:aa
                   Adv Payload:
                       10:f9:03:72:75:75:2e:76:69:2f:23:42:45:77:59:41:4d:52:38:6e
               rssi:
                   -59

Here the first packet is from a Wynd device, the second from a Ruuvi Tag

aioblescan can also send EddyStone advertising. Try the -a flag when
running the module.

To check Tilt hydrometer

::

   python3 -m aioblescan --tilt

You will see the regular Bluetooth beacons from any Tilt in range:

::

   {"uuid": "a495bb40c5b14b44b5121370f02d74de", "major": 70, "minor": 1054, "tx_power": 31, "rssi": -58, "mac": "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"}
   {"uuid": "a495bb40c5b14b44b5121370f02d74de", "major": 70, "minor": 1054, "tx_power": 31, "rssi": -74, "mac": "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"}
   {"uuid": "a495bb40c5b14b44b5121370f02d74de", "major": 70, "minor": 1054, "tx_power": 31, "rssi": -57, "mac": "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"}

Hit ``ctrl-c`` to stop the scan.

Interpreting the Tilt Data
--------------------------

The information from the tilt plugin is returned as a valid JSON:

::

   {
   "uuid": "a495bb40c5b14b44b5121370f02d74de",
   "major": 69,
   "minor": 1056,
   "tx_power": 31,
   "rssi": -49,
   "mac": "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
   }

These keys may be interpreted as:

-  **uuid**: Tilt name. The "40" in
   a495bb\ ``40``\ c5b14b44b5121370f02d74de is an indication of the
   color.

   -  10: Red
   -  20: Green
   -  30: Black
   -  40: Purple
   -  50: Orange
   -  60: Blue
   -  70: Yellow
   -  80: Pink

-  **major**: Temp in degrees F.
-  **minor**: Specific gravity x1000.
-  **tx_power**: Weeks since battery change (0-152 when converted to
   unsigned 8 bit integer). You will occasionally see ``-59`` which is
   there to allow iOS to compute RSSI. This value should be discarded.
-  **rssi**: Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) is a measurement
   of the power present in the received radio signal. A lower negative
   number is stronger.
-  **mac**: Media Access Control (MAC) address of the device.

FAQ
---

Why not use scapy?

::

   Scapy is great and you can do

       import scapy.all as sa
       test=sa.BluetoothHCISocket(0)
       command=sa.HCI_Cmd_LE_Set_Scan_Enable(enable=1,filter_dups=0)
       chdr=sa.HCI_Command_Hdr(len=len(command))
       hdr=sa.HCI_Hdr(type=1)
       test.send(hdr / chdr / command)

   to get things going. But... the great thing with Scapy is that there is so
   many versions to choose from.... and not all have all the same functions ... and
   installation can be haphazard, with some version not installing at all. Also
   scapy inludes a lot of other protocols and could be an overkill... lastly it
   is never too late to learn...

What can you track?

::

   aioblescan will try to parse all the incoming advertised information. You can see
   the raw data when it does not know what to do. With Eddystone beacon you can see the
   URL, Telemetry and UID

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