How to use bluetooth tools --- hciattach hciconfig hcitool sdptool rfcomm

create connection to bt device

1. HCI UART driver initialization, Attach the tty device

hciattach /dev/ttyS1 any 38400 flow

2. Open and initialize HCI device
hciconfig hci0 up

3. Get/Set local name

hciconfig hci0 name  [name]

hciconfig hci0 name TEST --- set the name as "TEST"

4. Display local devices

hcitool dev

5. Scan for remote devices

hcitool scan

6. Create connection to remote device

hcitool cc

 

create connection to bt spp

1. browse the spp sevice

# sdptool browse  bdaddr

 

2. bind to a rfcomm device

# rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0 bdaddr

 

3. create a connection

# hcitool cc bdaddr

4. open minicom
Serial Device      : /dev/rfcomm0
Bps/Par/Bits       : 115200 8N1
Hardware Flow Control : No
Software Flow Control : No

# minicom -s rfc0

 

hcitool
Usage:
    hcitool [options] <command> [command parameters]
Options:
    --help    Display help
    -i dev    HCI device
Commands:
    dev     Display local devices
    inq     Inquire remote devices
    scan    Scan for remote devices
    name    Get name from remote device
    info    Get information from remote device
    spinq    Start periodic inquiry
    epinq    Exit periodic inquiry
    cmd     Submit arbitrary HCI commands
    con     Display active connections
    cc      Create connection to remote device
    dc      Disconnect from remote device
    sr      Switch master/slave role
    cpt     Change connection packet type
    rssi    Display connection RSSI
    lq      Display link quality
    tpl     Display transmit power level
    afh     Display AFH channel map
    lp      Set/display link policy settings
    lst     Set/display link supervision timeout
    auth    Request authentication
    enc     Set connection encryption
    key     Change connection link key
    clkoff    Read clock offset
    clock    Read local or remote clock

sdptool

sdptool - SDP tool v4.60
Usage:
    sdptool [options] <command> [command parameters]
Options:
    -h        Display help
    -i        Specify source interface
Commands:
    search        Search for a service
    browse        Browse all available services
    records        Request all records
    add         Add local service
    del         Delete local service
    get         Get local service
    setattr        Set/Add attribute to a SDP record
    setseq        Set/Add attribute sequence to a SDP record

Services:
    DID SP DUN LAN FAX OPUSH FTP PRINT HS HSAG HF HFAG SAP PBAP NAP
    GN PANU HCRP HID KEYB WIIMOTE CIP CTP A2SRC A2SNK AVRCT AVRTG
    UDIUE UDITE SEMCHLA SR1 SYNCML SYNCMLSERV ACTIVESYNC HOTSYNC
    PALMOS NOKID PCSUITE NFTP NSYNCML NGAGE APPLE ISYNC

 

 

rfcomm

RFCOMM configuration utility ver 4.60
Usage:
    rfcomm [options] <command> <dev>

Options:
    -i [hciX|bdaddr]      Local HCI device or BD Address
    -h, --help            Display help
    -r, --raw             Switch TTY into raw mode
    -A, --auth            Enable authentication
    -E, --encrypt         Enable encryption
    -S, --secure          Secure connection
    -M, --master          Become the master of a piconet
    -f, --config [file]   Specify alternate config file
    -a                    Show all devices (default)

Commands:
    bind     <dev> <bdaddr> [channel]    Bind device
    release  <dev>                       Release device
    show     <dev>                       Show device
    connect  <dev> <bdaddr> [channel]    Connect device
    listen   <dev> [channel [cmd]]       Listen
    watch    <dev> [channel [cmd]]       Watch