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amymcgovern / pyparrot

Python interface for Parrot Drones
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Bluetooth LE Under Windows #183

Open AlexanderDavid opened 4 years ago

AlexanderDavid commented 4 years ago

I'm having trouble interfacing with the Mambo drone (sans FPV so I can't use WiFi) over BLE.

Have there been any attempts to get Bluetooth LE working under windows for the Mambo? I noticed that it has been referenced in a couple of other issues that the main factor holding back development was a lack of a stable platform. I think that the Bleak library might work. I am going to try and get some stuff working but I just wanted to ask to see if this has been attempted before.

amymcgovern commented 4 years ago

I never tried it since I didn't have windows and I really wanted a stable BLE solution. If the library works, should be doable. Just make changes so that linux still works also.

HassanFarag commented 4 years ago

@AlexanderDavid Did you succeed to port the BLE to windows using Bleak? Please let me know! Thanks in advance

AlexanderDavid commented 4 years ago

@HassanFarag unfortunately not. I don't know the current state of windows Bluetooth LE support but at the time it was severely lacking. The route I decided to go with was to buy a Bluetooth dongle that one library had recommended but I graduated before I was able to work on it. I would recommend just using Linux if that's possible in your situation.