brilliant_ble 0.0.3

A PAckage to use ble devices by brilliant.xyz

BrilliantBle

A Flutter package to connect to BLE devices by brilliant Labs
It Uses FlutterBluePlus as a dependency to connect to BLE devices.

Provide an abstraction layer over the FlutterBluePlus package to make it easier to connect to BLE devices and to read write files and data to devices.

Features

1. Connect to BLE devices (Brilliant Labs devices only for now)
   a. Monocle (Supported)
   b. Frame (TODO)
2. Read and write data to BLE devices
3. Read and write files to BLE devices

Getting started

Install the package by adding the following to your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  brilliant_ble: ^0.0.3

or with flutter pub

flutter pub add brilliant_ble

Then run flutter pub get to install the package.

For Android

flutter_blue_plus is compatible only from version 21 of Android SDK so you should change this in your android/app/build.gradle file
android/app/build.gradle:

android {
  defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion: 21

Add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml file
android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- Tell Google Play Store that your app uses Bluetooth LE
     Set android:required="true" if bluetooth is necessary -->
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="false" />

<!-- New Bluetooth permissions in Android 12
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/features/bluetooth-permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />

<!-- legacy for Android 11 or lower -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" android:maxSdkVersion="30"/>

<!-- legacy for Android 9 or lower -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" android:maxSdkVersion="28" />

For iOS

Add the following permissions to your Info.plist file

<dict>
    <key>NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This app always needs Bluetooth to function</string>
    <key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This app needs Bluetooth Peripheral to function</string>
    <key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This app always needs location and when in use to function</string>
    <key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This app always needs location to function</string>
    <key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
    <string>This app needs location when in use to function</string>
    <key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
    <array>
        <string>bluetooth-central</string>
    </array>

Usage

ble = await BrilliantBle.create();
ble.onConnected = () {
   print("connected");
};
ble.onDisconnected = () {
 print("Disconnected");

};
ble.onData = (data) {
// Data Recieved from the device
print(String.fromCharCodes(data));
};
await ble.setup();

Then after connecting to the device you can send and receive data using the following methods

  //send data to the device with waiting for response
  var response = await ble.sendData("print('hello world')\n\r");
  print(response); // output: hello world
  //send data to the device without waiting for response
  await ble.sendData("print('hello world')\n\r", wait: false);

  //send upload file to the device
  await ble.uploadFile("file.txt", "file content");

Check connection status

  var status = await ble.isConnected();
  print(status); // output: true or false

Disconnect from the device

  await ble.disconnect();

Check name of the connected device

  var name = await ble.device.advName();
  print(name); // output: monocle/frame

If want to manually scan and connect to the device

  await ble.scan();
  var devices = ble.devices;
  for (var d in devices) {
    print(d.advName);
  }

  // connect to first device
  var device = await ble.connect(device[0]);

TODO

• Add support for Monocle REPL (Done)
• Add support for Monocle File System
• Add support for Monocle Data service
• Add support for Monocle Device Firmware Update
• Add support for Frame (Done)
• Add support for Frame File System (WIP)
• Add support for Frame Device Firmware Update