Android Question BLE Peripheral as Ibeacon

[Humberto]

I found the sequence to set as Ibeacon with BLE Peripheral library but I could not succeed to create the map

'protected void setAdvertiseData() {
'
'     AdvertiseData.Builder mBuilder = new AdvertiseData.Builder()
'
'     ByteBuffer mManufacturerData = ByteBuffer.allocate(23);
'
'     byte[] uuid = getIdAsByte(UUID.fromString("0CF052C297CA407C84F8B62AAC4E9020"));
'
'     mManufacturerData.put(0, (byte)0x02);
'     mManufacturerData.put(1, (byte)0x15);
'
'     For (int i=2; i<=17; i++) {
'       mManufacturerData.put(i, uuid[i-2]); // adding the UUID
'     }
'
'     mManufacturerData.put(18, (byte)0x00); // first byte of Major
'     mManufacturerData.put(19, (byte)0x09); // second byte of Major
'     mManufacturerData.put(20, (byte)0x00); // first minor
'     mManufacturerData.put(21, (byte)0x06); // second minor
'     mManufacturerData.put(22, (byte)0xB5); // txPower
'
'     mBuilder.addManufacturerData(76, mManufacturerData.array());
'     mAdvertiseData = mBuilder.build();
'}

Private Sub Manager_StateChanged (State As Int)
    If State <> manager.STATE_POWERED_ON Then
        ToastMessageShow("Please enable Bluetooth", True)
        NotAvailable = True
    Else
        peripheral.Initialize("peripheral", manager)
        
        'peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(123: "this is my data".GetBytes("utf8"))
       ' peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(123: "this is my data".GetBytes("utf8"), 124: Array As Byte(1, 2, 3, 4))
        'peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(0x0700: "abc".GetBytes("utf8"))
        Dim xManuf () As Byte
        xManuf =  Array As Byte (2, 21,48,14,45,65,48,14,45,65,48,14,45,65,48,14,45,65 ,12,35,12,36,111)
        
        
        peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(22: xManuf )
        If peripheral.IsPeripheralSupported = False Then
            ToastMessageShow("Peripheral mode not supported.", True)
            NotAvailable = True
        Else
 
             peripheral.Start2("B4APeripheral", CreateAdvertiseSettings)


'            peripheral.Start("B4APeripheral")
            Wait For Peripheral_Start (Success As Boolean)
            Log("Peripheral started successfully? " & Success)
        End If
    End If
    SetState(False)
End Sub

The comment code is from a site that explain the sequency

Thanks

 

[Erel]

The Java code doesn't create a map. It creates an array of bytes.

 

[Humberto]

I found this link that specify the structure of an IBeacon and I´m trying to do with BLE_Peripheral
https://stackoverflow.com/questions...ast-ibeacon-with-the-bluetoothlescanner-class

Above is the manufactured data that set as Ibeacon.

How to set the comando "peripheral.ManufacturerData" ?

Thanks

 

[Humberto]

What is the structure of "peripheral.ManufacturerData" from BLE Peripheral ?


The page from android is
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/bluetooth/le/AdvertiseData.Builder

How to build the MAP to ManufacturerData ?

 

[Erel]

Porting this code: https://stackoverflow.com/a/48444693/971547

Dim bb As B4XBytesBuilder 'B4XCollections
bb.Initialize
bb.Append(Array As Byte(0x02, 0x15))
Dim bc As ByteConverter
bb.Append(bc.HexToBytes("0CF052C297CA407C84F8B62AAC4E9020"))
bb.Append(Array As Byte(0, 9, 0, 6, 0xb5))
Dim b() As Byte = bb.ToArray
peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(76: b )

 

[Humberto]

Doesn´t work.

The addManufacturerData expect an "int" and an "array" ( addManufacturerData( int , array) ).

I found this link https://www.programcreek.com/java-a.../com/uriio/beacons/ble/iBeaconAdvertiser.java.

I suggest to create a command

peripheral.Start3("Beacon_Name", CreateAdvertiseSettings, CreateAdvertiseData)

Private Sub CreateAdvertiseData As Object
    Dim builder As JavaObject
    builder.InitializeNewInstance("android.bluetooth.le.AdvertiseData.Builder", Null)
    builder.RunMethod("setIncludeTxPowerLevel", Array(False))
    builder.RunMethod("setIncludeDeviceName", Array(False))
    builder.RunMethod("addManufacturerData", Array (0x4c, b) )
    Return builder.RunMethod("build", Null)
End Sub

So we can manage all the parameters from peripheral configuration


This application can simulate and read beacon.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.alea.beaconsimulator&hl=pt_BR

Using this apk to read the ibeacon when the manufacterer is not set I can see the bluetooth conectio ( not as ibeacon ) and when the manufacturer is set I can´t see the bluetooth at all

 

[Erel]

The addManufacturerData expect an "int" and an "array" ( addManufacturerData( int , array) ).

This happens inside the library. The items from the ManufacturerData map are added with builder.addManufacturerData.

 

[Humberto]

Some tests

First: I run the software Beacon Simulator FIG 1 and I create a IBeacon UUID 6bd58 ...." that I could read in the same software with the mode scan in a Moto G6 Fig 2 and it recognize as IBeacon

Second: I run the B4a software in a Moto X without the command "peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(76: b )" and in Moto G6 I could read the bluetooth connection but as a regular Bluetooth Fig 3 ( I can see the name "SVO_Beacon" ) in the list.

Three: I run the B4A software in a Moto X with the command "peripheral.ManufacturerData = CreateMap(76: b )" and in Moto G6 I couldn´t find any Bluetooth connection FIG 4.

I send in attach the zip from the project and the link to apk that I used for simulate an IBeacon and to scan is at topic #6

 

[Erel]

I've checked it. The problem is that BlePeripheral creates a service and also sets other settings that are not compatible with iBeacon configuration.

Attached is an example of using JavaObject with BlePeripheral to create an iBeacon.

 

[Humberto]

Works

Thanks