I am working on this project where I am supposed to utilize Bluetooth beacons to create an indoor map with direction finding(mobile app). This is how the idea is supposed to go: mobile device interacting with BLE devices through BLE scanner, scanner gets the device information (MAC-address, rssi..etc) So far what I've done is I am able to make the scanner work and I have a map with an indoor floor plan layered.
What I am trying to do now is to integrate the BLE scanner with the map such that the scanner works at the backend automatically scanning and connecting to BLE devices, therefore using the information(specifically RSSI values) to work out the distance between the device and beacon. I am totally lost on what and how to do it as it is my first time developing a mobile application.
Here is the image of the map as stated above. map with floor plan
So far I have only tried to copy the codes of the BLE scanner into the project of the map but I have no clue how to merge the two such that it gives me the above stated outcome
Here are the codes of the BLE scanner:
DeviceScanActivity.java
package com.example.android.bluetoothlegatt;
import android.Manifest;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothManager;
import android.bluetooth.le.ScanResult;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.util.ArrayList;
/**
* Activity for scanning and displaying available Bluetooth LE devices.
*/
public class DeviceScanActivity extends ListActivity {
private static final int PERMISSION_REQUEST_COARSE_LOCATION = 123;
private LeDeviceListAdapter mLeDeviceListAdapter;
private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
private boolean mScanning;
private Handler mHandler;
private static final int REQUEST_ENABLE_BT = 1;
// Stops scanning after 10 seconds.
private static final long SCAN_PERIOD = 10000;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
getActionBar().setTitle(R.string.title_devices);
mHandler = new Handler();
//need to be able to access location before can scan
//for when build ver sdk 23+
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION}, PERMISSION_REQUEST_COARSE_LOCATION);
}
// Use this check to determine whether BLE is supported on the device. Then you can
// selectively disable BLE-related features.
if (!getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_BLUETOOTH_LE)) {
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.ble_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
finish();
}
// Initializes a Bluetooth adapter. For API level 18 and above, get a reference to
// BluetoothAdapter through BluetoothManager.
final BluetoothManager bluetoothManager =
(BluetoothManager) getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE);
mBluetoothAdapter = bluetoothManager.getAdapter();
// Checks if Bluetooth is supported on the device.
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
Toast.makeText(this, R.string.error_bluetooth_not_supported, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
finish();
return;
}
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
if (!mScanning) {
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_stop).setVisible(false);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_scan).setVisible(true);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_refresh).setActionView(null);
} else {
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_stop).setVisible(true);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_scan).setVisible(false);
menu.findItem(R.id.menu_refresh).setActionView(
R.layout.actionbar_indeterminate_progress);
}
return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.menu_scan:
mLeDeviceListAdapter.clear();
scanLeDevice(true);
break;
case R.id.menu_stop:
scanLeDevice(false);
break;
}
return true;
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Ensures Bluetooth is enabled on the device. If Bluetooth is not currently enabled,
// fire an intent to display a dialog asking the user to grant permission to enable it.
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, REQUEST_ENABLE_BT);
}
// Initializes list view adapter.
mLeDeviceListAdapter = new LeDeviceListAdapter();
setListAdapter(mLeDeviceListAdapter);
scanLeDevice(true);
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
// User chose not to enable Bluetooth.
if (requestCode == REQUEST_ENABLE_BT && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_CANCELED) {
finish();
return;
}
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
scanLeDevice(false);
mLeDeviceListAdapter.clear();
}
@Override
protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
final BluetoothDevice device = mLeDeviceListAdapter.getDevice(position);
if (device == null) return;
final Intent intent = new Intent(this, DeviceControlActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(DeviceControlActivity.EXTRAS_DEVICE_NAME, device.getName());
intent.putExtra(DeviceControlActivity.EXTRAS_DEVICE_ADDRESS, device.getAddress());
if (mScanning) {
mBluetoothAdapter.stopLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
mScanning = false;
}
startActivity(intent);
}
private void scanLeDevice(final boolean enable) {
if (enable) {
// Stops scanning after a pre-defined scan period.
mHandler.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
mScanning = false;
mBluetoothAdapter.stopLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
invalidateOptionsMenu();
}
}, SCAN_PERIOD);
mScanning = true;
mBluetoothAdapter.startLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
} else {
mScanning = false;
mBluetoothAdapter.stopLeScan(mLeScanCallback);
}
invalidateOptionsMenu();
}
// Adapter for holding devices found through scanning.
private class LeDeviceListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
private ArrayList<BluetoothDevice> mLeDevices;
private LayoutInflater mInflator;
public LeDeviceListAdapter() {
super();
mLeDevices = new ArrayList<BluetoothDevice>();
mInflator = DeviceScanActivity.this.getLayoutInflater();
}
public void addDevice(BluetoothDevice device) {
if(!mLeDevices.contains(device)) {
mLeDevices.add(device);
}
}
public BluetoothDevice getDevice(int position) {
return mLeDevices.get(position);
}
public void clear() {
mLeDevices.clear();
}
@Override
public int getCount() {
return mLeDevices.size();
}
@Override
public Object getItem(int i) {
return mLeDevices.get(i);
}
@Override
public long getItemId(int i) {
return i;
}
@Override
public View getView(int i, View view, ViewGroup viewGroup) {
ViewHolder viewHolder;
// General ListView optimization code.
if (view == null) {
view = mInflator.inflate(R.layout.listitem_device, null);
viewHolder = new ViewHolder();
viewHolder.deviceAddress = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.device_address);
viewHolder.deviceName = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.device_name);
view.setTag(viewHolder);
} else {
viewHolder = (ViewHolder) view.getTag();
}
BluetoothDevice device = mLeDevices.get(i);
final String deviceName = device.getName();
final String deviceAddress = device.getAddress();
if (deviceName != null && deviceName.length() > 0 && deviceAddress.contains("00:15:88:07"))
viewHolder.deviceName.setText(device.getName());
else
viewHolder.deviceName.setText(R.string.unknown_device);
// viewHolder.deviceAddress.setText(R.string.invalid_address);
viewHolder.deviceAddress.setText(device.getAddress());
return view;
}
}
// Device scan callback.
private BluetoothAdapter.LeScanCallback mLeScanCallback =
new BluetoothAdapter.LeScanCallback() {
@Override
public void onLeScan(final BluetoothDevice device, int rssi, byte[] scanRecord) {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
mLeDeviceListAdapter.addDevice(device);
mLeDeviceListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
});
}
};
static class ViewHolder {
TextView deviceName;
TextView deviceAddress;
}
}
I would appreciate if anyone could help me with this problem I have been trying to solve for the past few days. Thank you very much!
