Anki Drive SDK for Java

The Anki Drive SDK for Java is an implementation of the message protocols and data parsing routines necessary for communicating with Anki Drive vehicles.

See anki/drive-sdk for the official SDK written in C.

Disclaimer

The authors of this software are in no way affiliated to Anki. All naming rights for Anki, Anki Drive and Anki Overdrive are property of Anki.

About

Unfortunately, there is currently no cross-platform Java library to interface with Bluetooth LE devices.

This project therefore requires a Node.js gateway service to handle low-level communication with the Anki vehicles. All data processing and message parsing is carried out in Java code.

Prerequisites

To build and use the SDK in your own project you will need:

Java JDK (>= 1.8.0)
a compatible Bluetooth 4.0 interface with LE support

Installation

To install the SDK and all required dependencies run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/yeckey/anki-drive-java
cd anki-drive-java
./gradlew build

Usage

Start the Node.js gateway service:

./gradlew npm_run

Add the Java library

To get the Java library into your build:

// add JitPack.io as a repository
repositories {
    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}

dependencies {
    // <Git commit-ish>: commit hash or tag
    compile 'com.github.adessoAG:anki-drive-java:<Git commit-ish>'
}

For the Maven instructions see the JitPack.io website.

API usage

Create a AnkiConnector object:

AnkiConnector anki = new AnkiConnector("localhost", 5000);

Start scanning for vehicles:

List<Vehicle> vehicles = anki.findVehicles();

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to fork this repository and submit a pull request.

adessoSE / anki-drive-java

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