axelgalicia/bluetooth-distance-visualizer

Small Web App to show close Bluetooth devices and approximate distance in meters.

Bluetooth Distance Visualizer

This simple web app can approximate devices distances using Bluetooth RSSI information.

A diagram is displayed in real-time showing the devices found distributed in a circle for easy view.

Displaying devices with name

Displaying without name

How to start it

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Run Server

node index.js

3. Open index.js using a Web server or VS Code (Go Live Feature)

Description

The server listen for Bluetooth devices and has a tick frame of 1 sec to send the information to every Web Socket client where the client show the information.

Libraries Used

• https://github.com/noble/noble
• Web Socket
• D3.js
• ChatGPT

@author: Axel Galicia

@date: March 2024