mdunham/iot-nodejs-daemon

This is a bluetooth server that facilitates communications between the mobile-delivery-app and a LC/LCR-II meter via serial comm port.

Bluetooth to Serial Communications Daemon

This application generates a bluetooth service that allows the Cleveland Drivers mobile app to communicate with a Liquid Controls LCR-II meter via usb-serial. The mobile app uses the phones bluetooth to connect to this service.

Note: macOS / Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD and Windows are currently are supported, but the instructions below are for a Raspberry Pi.

Prerequisites

• install nodejs
• The following are installed during the npm install command:
  • install bleno
  • install serialport

Bleno on Linux

• Kernel version 3.6 or above
• libbluetooth-dev
• bluetoothd disabled, if BlueZ 5.14 or later is installed. Use sudo hciconfig hci0 up to power Bluetooth adapter up after stopping or disabling bluetoothd.
  • System V:
    • sudo service bluetooth stop (once)
    • sudo update-rc.d bluetooth remove (persist on reboot)
  • systemd
    • sudo systemctl stop bluetooth (once)
    • sudo systemctl disable bluetooth (persist on reboot)

Ubuntu/Debian/Raspbian

sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez libbluetooth-dev libudev-dev

Make sure node is on your path, if it's not, some options:

• symlink nodejs to node: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node
• install Node.js using the NodeSource package

Installation

Note: You must be logged in as root before performing the following.

• Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/mdunham/cl-lcr-daemon.git /root/
• Change to the cl-lcr-daemon directory: cd /root/cl-lcr-daemon/
• Install dependencies: npm install --unsafe-perm
  • Note: Since you're installing as root you must use the --unsafe-perm flag
• Start the daemon: npm start

Register Daemon to Run on Boot

• Make the CLI executable: chmod +x /root/cl-lcr-daemon/bin/cl-lcr-cli
• Also, the Boot script: chmod +x /root/cl-lcr-daemon/bin/boot
• Run the register command: /root/cl-lcr-cli/bin/cl-lcr-cli register
• Start the daemon: service cl-lcr-daemon start

Development

Log Output: Main log located at /var/log/cl-lcr-daemon.log and errors are logged to /var/log/cl-lcr-daemon.err

• To run the daemon
  • service cl-lcr-daemon start
• To stop the daemon
  • service cl-lcr-daemon stop

This application is maintained by Matthew Dunham at Hot Coffey Design.

iot-nodejs-daemon's Issues

xamarin android version

Hi i need create a app android that communicate with the LCR-II , i found you project like example.. could you send some references that can help me?