Btmon is very useful tool for HCI messaging monitoring on Linux systems. It helps to understand how Bluetooth host talks to controller, debug issues, implement new features in the host etc. When we have started work with Mynewt we knew that we need tool like this. Of course Mynewt has a way to print all the HCI logs in hex, but decoding it on fly is not the best thing to do. So here it is, Mynewt can be configured in the way that btmon can be used. Detailed information you can find here. Below we show an example how to use it.
Author: Łukasz Rymanowski
Interoperability testing is important!
As we all know, each Bluetooth product shall work according to Bluetooth specification. It is fairly big specification, and that’s why before releasing your Bluetooth product it is very important that it can talk to other Bluetooth devices. Basically, we should check if we understand specification in the same way as others. That is why UnPlugFest (UPF) is organized 3 times per year by Bluetooth SIG, so developers can test their solutions with other products to verify they work together. Codecoup understands that and encourages its customers to be there. Speaking of which, we just came back from UPF56 in Atlanta where we had two teams testing two different IoT platforms.
ELC 2016 in San Diego
We have been talking on Embedded Linux Conference (ELC) in San Diego this year about BlueZ architecture. More information about slides and video can be found here.
Stay tuned as we are going to be on OpenIoT Summit Europe in Berlin this year. This time we will focus more on Bluetooth Low Energy. More info will come…