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sandeepmistry/node-bleacon

A node.js library for creating, discovering, and configuring iBeacons

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Nick Duncan

@httpNick

Do you know if this module would work with react-native to create an android app?

I think you can just add npm modules to the app, but im still learning how it works.

Christopher Dro

@christopherdro

@httpNick: that’s actually something @jacobrosenthal and I are working on

don’t have android support yet but im starting to look into as we speak

theres also a few other roadbumps that needs to clear out so we can make full use of these libraries across native

Nick Duncan

@httpNick

Okay thank you.

Is that true though? I know in the package.json file for my first react-native project just requires react-native, but is it possible to add additional ones say like Q and use it within the javascript files?

Christopher Dro

@christopherdro

as long as additional ones don’t rely on native node modules it should be fine

Nick Duncan

@httpNick

native node modules? Like fs, events and other ones that come with node? Is that what that means?

Christopher Dro

@christopherdro

yup

Nick Duncan

@httpNick

Oh I see. Why is that? Because node isn't installed on the phone?

Christopher Dro

@christopherdro

although there are options for fs and events through React Native

i suggest joining the irc or slack channel for react native

Nick Duncan

@httpNick

Do you possibly have a link? Thank you for answering my questions sorry it got outside of the scope

Christopher Dro

@christopherdro

no problem: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/support.html

or to join slack: https://reactiflux.slack.com/

Nick Duncan

@httpNick

Thank you, and how can I get an invite to the slack group?

I tried signing in, but it looks like I need an invite.

Per Thomas Jahr

@perja12

Hi, I'm having some problems getting bleacon example code to work on my RPI2. Should this work?

var Bleacon = require('bleacon');
Bleacon.startScanning();
console.log("Starting...");
Bleacon.on('discover', function(bleacon) {
console.log("found beacon");
});

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@perja12 yes, please open an issue on Github with debug logs: sudo DEBUG=* node <file>.js

Per Thomas Jahr

@perja12

Thanks. The extra debug showed that the adapter was down. So "sudo hciconfig hci0 up" made it work again :-)

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@perja12 cool!

Simone

@spizzico7

hi guys

i'm using bleacon project implementation on my mac

i have different beacon in my room

and using estimote app

i can see them

using bleacon no beacon was find

i'm using Bleacon.startScanning();

somebody can help me?

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@spizzico7 debug logs please: sudo DEBUG=* node <file>.js

also see: https://github.com/sandeepmistry/node-bleacon/issues/31#issuecomment-158242112

Andres Vidal

@andresvidal

Hi All - has anyone been able to get the temperature and beacon name from a Gimbal beacon in iBeacon mode?

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@andresvidal I think I've been able to get both in non-ibeacon mode

using noble

Andres Vidal

@andresvidal

@sandeepmistry

@sandeepmistry did you use default gimbal profiles? I'm excited of the possibilities their beacons offer at those great prices :)

Andres Vidal

@andresvidal

@sandeepmistry can you explain how you got this? @Drenerdo turns out I don't have a code snippet, but here's a summary of my findings:

"960C4A 9B-244C-11E2-B299-00A0C60077AD" represents:
Battery level = 0xa - 8 = 2
8 is the fixed offset
Temperature = 0x9b - 70 = 85 °F
70 is the fixed offset

"8C00453659EC9C476B84CE" is the payload that is looked up in the cloud service (0x008c is the Gimbal Company ID).
If you modify https://github.com/sandeepmistry/noble/blob/master/examples/advertisement-discovery.js to start scanning with duplicates, you can use the above info to extract battery level and temp
the 0x8c.... is the value of the manufacturer data

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@andresvidal yes that matches my notes

jeongsejong

@jeongsejong

how can i get mac address?

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@jeongsejong this property is currently not exposed

jeongsejong

@jeongsejong

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@sandeepmistry Is it impossible to get the mac address? I'm novice developers

Sandeep Mistry

@sandeepmistry

@jeongsejong you'll have to modify the lib: https://github.com/sandeepmistry/node-bleacon/blob/master/lib/bleacon.js#L114-L120

add something like bleacon.address = peripheral.address

jeongsejong

@jeongsejong

@sandeepmistry thank you!!

Allen Houng

@ayhoung

@sandeepmistry hello! big fan of your work :)

Ashish Mahendra

@ashi_mahe_twitter

@sandeepmistry Awesome bro am fan of your work.