BLE iBeacon Scanner - iBeacon and Beacons A simple project that scans for iBeacon and BLE beacons using your Raspberry Pi and Python.

iBeacon UUID, Major, Minor, Mac Address and RSSI

Eddystone UID - Finds: Namespace ID and Instance ID.

URL - Finds: URL and URL Prefix.

EID - Finds (Details comming soon).

TLM - Finds (Details comming soon).

Let me know if there are any issues.

Here is a demo:

Getting Started You will need to download bluez to get bluetooth data.

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev ipython sudo apt-get install bluetooth libbluetooth-dev sudo pip install pybluez Additionally to detect BLE devices you need to enable the experimental features. To do this:

Go to directory cd /lib/systemd/system Edit a file sudo vim bluetooth.service Add --experimental after ExecStart=/usr/local/libexec/bluetooth/bluetoothd So it lookes like this:

ExecStart=/usr/local/libexec/bluetooth/bluetoothd --experimental Save and exit vim Shift + Colon, then type wq! - to write and quit.

Restart daemon

sudo systemctl daemon-reload Restart bluetooth sudo systemctl restart bluetooth Quick Start Download files.

Go to directory

cd Desktop/BLE-Beacon-Scanner Run

python BeaconScanner.py Note that this does not work with Python 3 yet... we are working on it!

Running the tests Once the app is running you should see any iBeacon and Eddystone devices in the vicinity - The RSSI will update if an iBeacon moves.

Deployment I DON'T recommend that you use this in a live project - it is merely a proof of concept.

Future Development UriBeacon support Versatility Beacon type selection