A presentation at Amsterdam JSNation in in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Niels Leenheer
fun with bluetooth
why?
progressive web apps
pwa’s are great !
but...
bluetooth
bluetooth sucks
classic bluetooth the reason everybody hates bluetooth bluetooth low energy vs. control drones and other cool shit
bluetooth low energy also known as BLE Bluetooth LE Bluetooth Smart Bluetooth 4
bluetooth low energy also known as BLE Bluetooth LE Bluetooth Smart Bluetooth 4 and 5
10 million
bluetooth devices shipping every day
mobile phone
computer
glucose monitor somebody's hand
activity tracker
playbulb sphere playbulb
spherio bb-8
parrot mini drone
fi dget spinner
the boring theoretical stuff
central peripheral
central
generic attribute profile
generic attribute profile ?
generic attribute profile gatt, because gap was already taken
client server
central
peripheral
server service characteristic value array of objects object property value
services and characteristics are identified by uuid’s 16 bit or 128 bit
read
write
write without response
notify
each characteristic supports
one or more of these
every value is an array of bytes no fancy datatypes, just bytes
pfew...
fun
with
bluetooth boring facts about
fun with bluetooth
web
bluetooth
api
still not the fun part
:-(
connecting to a device
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
filters: [
{ namePrefix: 'PLAYBULB' }
],
optionalServices: [ 0xff0f ]
})
.then(device => device.gatt.connect())
.then(server => server.getPrimaryService(0xff0f))
.then(service => service.getCharacteristic(0xfffc))
.then(characteristic => {
return characteristic.writeValue(
new Uint8Array([ 0x00, r, g, b ])
);
})
we tell the browser what
kind of device we want
the user selects
the actual device
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
filters: [
{ namePrefix: 'PLAYBULB' }
],
optionalServices: [ 0xff0f ]
})
.then(device => device.gatt.connect())
.then(server => server.getPrimaryService(0xff0f))
.then(service => service.getCharacteristic(0xfffc))
.then(characteristic => {
return characteristic.writeValue(
new Uint8Array([ 0x00, r, g, b ])
);
})
get the characteristic
get the service
connect to the server
writing data
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({ ... }) .then(device => device.gatt.connect()) .then(server => server.getPrimaryService(0xff0f)) .then(service => service.getCharacteristic(0xfffc)) .then(c => { return c.writeValue( new Uint8Array([ 0x00, r, g, b ]) ); }) write some bytes
reading data
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({ ... })
.then(device => device.gatt.connect())
.then(server => server.getPrimaryService(0xff0f))
.then(service => service.getCharacteristic(0xfffc))
.then(c => c.readValue())
.then(value => {
let r = value.getUint8(1);
let g = value.getUint8(2);
let b = value.getUint8(3);
})
read some bytes
get notified of changes
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({ ... })
.then(device => device.gatt.connect())
.then(server => server.getPrimaryService(0xff0f))
.then(service => service.getCharacteristic(0xfffc))
.then(c => {
c.addEventListener('characteristicvaluechanged', e => {
let r = e.target.value.getUint8(1);
let g = e.target.value.getUint8(2);
let b = e.target.value.getUint8(3);
});
c.startNotifications();
})
add event listener
don't forget to start listening
custom
characteristics
.
wtf!
insert xkcd comic about standards here
writing a value: function(r, g, b) { return new Uint8Array([ 0x00, r, g, b ]); } reading a value: function(buffer) { return { r: buffer.getUint8(1), g: buffer.getUint8(2), b: buffer.getUint8(3) } } writing to and reading from the same characteristic
writing a value:
function(r, g, b) {
return new Uint8Array([
0x01, g, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01,
b, 0x01, r, 0x01, 0x00
]);
}
reading the current
color is not possible
writing a value: function(r, g, b) { var buffer = new Uint8Array([ 0xaa, 0x0a, 0xfc, 0x3a, 0x86, 0x01, 0x0d, 0x06, 0x01, r, g, b, 0x00, 0x00, (Math.random() * 1000) & 0xff, 0x55, 0x0d ]); for (var i = 1; i < buffer.length - 2; i++) { buffer[15] += buffer[i]; } return buffer; } reading the current color is not possible
writing a value:
function(r, g, b, position) {
let buffer = new Uint8Array([
0x07, 0x02, position + 1, r, g, b
]);
return buffer;
}
writing a value:
function(r, g, b, position) {
let buffer = new Uint8Array([
0x58, r, g, b, 0x01, position
]);
...
writing a value:
function(r, g, b, position) {
let buffer = new Uint8Array([
0x58, r, g, b, 0x01, position
]);
let payload = new Uint8Array(buffer.length + 4);
payload[0] = payload.length - 2;
payload[1] = payload.length - 2 >>> 8;
payload.set(buffer, 2);
let checksum = payload.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
payload[payload.length - 2] = checksum;
payload[payload.length - 1] = checksum >>> 8;
let extra = payload.filter(value => {
value === 0x01 || value === 0x02 || value == 0x03
message[m] = 0x03;
message[m + 1] = 0x05;
m += 2;
}
else if (payload[i] === 0x03) {
message[m] = 0x03;
message[m + 1] = 0x06;
m += 2;
}
else {
message[m] = payload[i];
m++;
}
}
message[0] = 0x01;
message[message.length - 1] = 0x02;
return message;
}
adafruit bluetooth sniffer
decompiling
the apk don't tell anyone!
demofinally the fun part
warning experimental technology setting low expectations
warning wifi interference lowering them even further
https://bluetooth.rocks/lightbulb https://github.com/BluetoothRocks/Lightbulb change the colour of a lightbulb
https://bluetooth.rocks/pixel https://github.com/BluetoothRocks/Matrix draw pixel art on a led matrix display
https://bluetooth.rocks/racer https://github.com/BluetoothRocks/Racer control a lego racer using a gamepad use css animations to define a path
https://bluetooth.rocks/drone https://github.com/BluetoothRocks/Drone control a drone from your browser
https://bluetooth.rocks/pulse https://github.com/BluetoothRocks/Pulsefind out your current heartbeat
fun with bluetooth !
questions? @html5test
Time for the browser to get physical. With WebBluetooth the browser can actually take control of all kinds of physical devices in the real world like lightbulbs, robots and even drones. This talk will teach you the basics that you need to get started and will show you some more advanced topics like building your own Bluetooth devices using just JavaScript.
The following resources were mentioned during the presentation or are useful additional information.
Code for the demos
Official standards for Bluetooth services
Documentation for some proprietary Bluetooth services
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