x86 architecture

[kaitoxakimoto]

is there a way to get this work on a pc? :(

[Betree]

It use it on a regular basis on a PC with Ubuntu 16.04 and can confirm it works on Fedora too. Actually it should work on any Linux machine that can run python + bluepy.

Can you be more specific on the OS you're using or the error you're facing ?

[kaitoxakimoto]

seems that for some reason i can connect with bluetoothctl but not with gatttools

kaito@Kaito-Notebook:~$ bluetoothctl 
[NEW] Controller B8:86:87:47:F7:FC Kaito-Notebook [default]
[NEW] Device E0:2C:B2:AF:49:52 Lenovo K3 Note
[NEW] Device F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F LEDBLE-78608E0F
Agent registered
[LEDBLE-78608E0F]# connect F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F 
Attempting to connect to F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F
Connection successful
[LEDBLE-78608E0F]# exit
Agent unregistered
[DEL] Controller B8:86:87:47:F7:FC Kaito-Notebook [default]

kaito@Kaito-Notebook:~$ sudo gatttool -t random -b F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F -I
[sudo] password for kaito: 
[F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F][LE]> connect
Attempting to connect to F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F
Error: connect error: Connection refused (111)
[F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F][LE]> 

if this is not working then the program will not, i guess

the bulb is v10, btw

[Betree]

Try with:

sudo gatttool -t public -b F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F -I

v10 uses a public address type

[kaitoxakimoto]

Hi! seems that with a public address i can connect with the bulb, but the next steps raises the following error:

kaito@Kaito-Notebook:~$ sudo gatttool -t public -b F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F -I
[F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F][LE]> connect
Attempting to connect to F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F
Connection successful
[F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F][LE]> char-write-req 0x000c BB2603440A150722
Error: Characteristic Write Request failed: Attribute can't be written

and when i try to do it via python i get the following error

kaito@Kaito-Notebook:~$ python3
Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 17 2016, 17:05:23) 
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from magicblue import MagicBlue
>>> bulb_mac_address = 'F8:1D:78:60:8E:0F'
>>> bulb = MagicBlue(bulb_mac_address, 10)
>>> bulb.connect()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/magicblue/magicbluelib.py", line 122, in connect
    bluetooth_adapter_nr)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/bluepy/btle.py", line 353, in __init__
    self._connect(deviceAddr, addrType, iface)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/bluepy/btle.py", line 388, in _connect
    self._startHelper()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/bluepy/btle.py", line 246, in _startHelper
    universal_newlines=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/subprocess.py", line 947, in __init__
    restore_signals, start_new_session)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/subprocess.py", line 1551, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg)
OSError: [Errno 8] Exec format error
>>> 

[Betree]

Two possible reasons:

1. glib not installed: run sudo apt-get install libglib2.0-dev for debian-like or sudo dnf install glib2-devel

2. This issue with bluepy, a library we're based on that sometimes doesn't get compiled when downloaded with pip. You should be able to fix it like that:

   cd /usr/local/lib/python3.5/dist-packages/bluepy/
   sudo make

[kaitoxakimoto]

thanks, it was a problem with blupy :(