UDOO Neo Documentation
Bluetooth NAP
A Bluetooth NAP is similar to a Wi-Fi access point. It can be used to create a link between several bluetooth devices, allowing standard TCP/IP communication.
In this guide, we will make a board act like a server, other boards in the same bluetooth network (clients) will connect to the server board.
Setup the server board
We need to create a bridge network interface for the bluetooth connection. First, install bridge-utils:
sudo apt-get install bridge-utils
Create the bridge interface by adding the following lines to /etc/network/interfaces:
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 192.168.66.1
netmask 255.255.255.0
bridge_ports none
bridge_fd 5
bridge_stp no
Configure the DHCP server so it will be able to distribuite IP addresses to client boards. Add the following lines to /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf:
subnet 192.168.66.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option routers 192.168.66.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
range 192.168.66.10 192.168.66.20;
}
Then replace the content of /etc/bluetooth/network.conf with:
[General]
[PANU Role]
Script=dhclient
[GN Role]
Script=dhclient
[NAP Role]
Interface=br0
Restart the bluetooth and networking services (or reboot the whole board):
sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Set the bluetooth as discoverable, so the client boards can find the server:
bluez-test-adapter discoverable on
Get the MAC address of the server bluetooth chip using:
hcitool dev |grep hci0 |awk '{print $2}'
You will need the server MAC address later ($MASTER_MAC).
Finally, we need to advertise that NAP services are being provided by our board:
wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fmntf/10c24edb2fa741d682edad969076e792/raw/141e5ba03b78a406bec3c3bbababc482824f6a51/bt-nap.py
chmod +x bt-nap.py
./bt-nap.py br0 &
Pair the clients
You need to pair and trust the client boards to the server. The easiest way to do this is using the blueman GUI. If you prefer, you can use the command line, too.
On each client board, pair and trust the server board (identified by $MASTER_MAC):
bluez-simple-agent hci0 $MASTER_MAC
bluez-test-device trusted $MASTER_MAC yes
Then connect to the NAP network using:
bluez-test-network $MASTER_MAC nap
dhclient bnep0