react-native-xbee-ble

This package wraps xbee-android. Currently, only android is supported because xbee does not have Objective-C or Swift implementation. Support for IOS could be done but needs to be implemented base on e.g. react-native-ble-manager and SRP authentication and packets encryption needs to be done.

Package can send user data relay frame and also receive. There is also possibility to send file over BLE using URL -> it creates stream of user data relay to SERIAL interface which can be use for save later by MCU.

Installation

npm install react-native-xbee-ble

Android

• Add sources for xbee libraries

android/build.gradle
//..
allprojects {
    repositories {
    //..
      maven {
        url 'http://ftp1.digi.com/support/m-repo/'
    }
    //..
  }
}

• there might be error also with minSdk 19 needed so also update value in android/build.gradle.
• there might be error with android:allowBackup="false" change it to true

Usage

Permission for android to cover all library functionality

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

Before everything start ble manager. Typically, use it in useEffect

import XbeeBleManager from 'react-native-xbee-ble';

useEffect(async () => {
  //...
  await XbeeBleManager.start();
  //...
},[]);

Start scan

const startScan = () => {
  XbeeBleManager.scan()
    .then(() => console.log('Scan started'))
    .catch((err) => console.log(err));
};

// Stop scan
const stopScan = () => {
  XbeeBleManager.stopScan()
    .then(() => console.log('Scan stopped'))
    .catch((err) => console.log(err));
};

Event handler emitter

This needs to be used to get possibility to set event handlers

const XbeeBleManagerModule = NativeModules.XbeeBle;
const xbeeBleManagerEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(XbeeBleManagerModule);

Handle devices discovers

// in use effect used for start manager add
useEffect(async () => {
  //...
  xbeeBleManagerEmitter.addListener(
    'BleManagerDiscoverPeripheral',
    handleDiscoverPeripheral
  );
  //...
  return () => {
    //...
    xbeeBleManagerEmitter.removeListener(
      'BleManagerDiscoverPeripheral',
      handleDiscoverPeripheral
    );
    //...
  };
}, []);

const handleDiscoverPeripheral = (peripheral: Peripheral) => {
  if (!peripheral.name) {
    peripheral.name = 'NO NAME';
  }
  // Xbee device has by default name Xbee. There is a filter by name, remove it if neccessary
  if (!peripherals.has(peripheral.id) && peripheral.name.includes('XBee')) {
    // Do something else with peripherals typically set list state
  }
};

Connect/Disconnect

const connect = (item: Peripheral) => () => {
    if (!item.connected) {
      // Stop scan before connect
      XbeeBleManager.stopScan().then(() =>
        XbeeBleManager.connectToDevice(item.id, '1234') // 1234 is password set by XCTU in BLE setting
          .then(() => {
            // use this to speed up communication or delete if speed is not neccesarry
            // with this setting it is able to write about 7,2 kB/s without about 2 kB/s
            XbeeBleManager.requestConnectionPriority(
              item.id,
              ConnectionPriority.high,
            );
            item.connected = true;
            // set list state value
          })
          .catch((e) => console.log(e))
      );
    } else {
      XbeeBleManager.disconnectFromDevice(item.id).then(() => {
        item.connected = false;
        // set list state value
      });
    }
  };

Send user data relay

// item is Peripheral, could be also id directly
XbeeBleManager.sendUserDataRelay(
  item.id,
  UserDataRelayInterface.serial, // use UserDataRelayInterface.ble for echo
  [...Buffer.from('HELLO', 'utf-8')]
)

Receive user data relay

When xbee received user data

// in use effect used for start manager add
useEffect(async () => {
  //...
  xbeeBleManagerEmitter.addListener(
    'XbeeReceivedUserDataRelay',
    handleDataReceived
  );
  //...
  return () => {
    //...
    xbeeBleManagerEmitter.removeListener(
      'XbeeReceivedUserDataRelay',
      handleDataReceived
    );
    //...
  };
}, []);

//...
const handleDataReceived = (data: UserDataRelayData) => {
  console.log(data);
};
//...

Send file using BLE

Use post images to upload some image and later used as url for this function. After image is uploaded use direct link. This function is good when you use BLE to transfer some files to MCU using UART.

// item is Peripheral, could be also id directly
XbeeBleManager.sendFile({
  address: item.id,
  url: 'https://i.postimg.cc/7ZtsYgFT/Screenshot-from-2021-12-21-15-45-06.png'
})
  .then(() => console.log('file sent'))
  .catch((err) => console.log(err))

Handle file transfer progress

// in use effect used for start manager add
useEffect(async () => {
  //...
  xbeeBleManagerEmitter.addListener(
    'XbeeFileSendProgress',
    handleFileProgress
  );
  //...
  return () => {
    //...
    xbeeBleManagerEmitter.removeListener(
      'XbeeFileSendProgress',
      handleFileProgress
    );
    //...
  };
}, []);

const handleFileProgress = (progress: FileProgress) => {
  console.log(progress);
};

Contributing

See the contributing guide to learn how to contribute to the repository and the development workflow.

License

MIT