/obniz-noble

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

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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
  1. Change require method for noble
  // before
  const noble = require("noble");


  // after
  const obnizNoble = require("obniz-noble");
  const obniz = require("obniz");
  const noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE");
  // or  const noble = obnizNoble("OBNIZ_ID_HERE", {obnizOptions}, obniz);
  1. Setup obniz device and run your script!

Install & Usage

For node.js

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

For browser

<script src="https://unpkg.com/obniz/obniz.js"></script> 
<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}, Obniz);
  ...
</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');