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alexa-samples / Alexa-Gadgets-Raspberry-Pi-Samples

This repository enables you to prototype an Alexa Gadget using Raspberry Pi. It includes Python-based software, sample projects, and step-by-step instructional guides that walk you through how to use key features of the Alexa Gadgets Toolkit to create new, engaging customer interactions with gadget devices.
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on going support for changes to Bluez #17

Closed SimonGAndrews closed 3 years ago

SimonGAndrews commented 3 years ago

Hello, If I undertand correctly the installation of the samples using launch.py --setup has made some changes to bluez-5.50
Can you advise please if these changes are planned to be made also by the Bluez developers so that future releases of bluez will stay in sync with the changes required to interface with Alexa. Or will Amazon keep the bluez versions in sync some other way? Hoping to understand the approach to avoid the risk of any development based on these samples becomming outdated in the future. Thanks and regards, Simon

SimonGAndrews commented 3 years ago

Hi, I'll close this. Having not had a response I assume it's not a priority for the Alexa team or my concern is unfounded. After some research and testing it looks like the solution ( Raspberry pi Bluetooth Gadget) can be reworked from scratch, without relying on a modified version of BlueZ so I will peruse that. Thanks for the usefull examples as a learning and starting point.