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The Web Bluetooth API lets websites discover and communicate with devices over the Bluetooth 4 wireless standard using the Generic Attribute Profile (GATT). It is currently partially implemented in Android M, Chrome OS, Mac, and Windows 10.
This sample illustrates the use of the Web Bluetooth API to read Device Information Service characteristics from a nearby Bluetooth Device. You may want to check out the Device Information Characteristics (Promise) sample.
Note: The Serial Number String characteristic is blocklisted and forbidden from being accessed.
async function onButtonClick() {
try {
log('Requesting any Bluetooth Device...');
const device = await navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
// filters: [...] <- Prefer filters to save energy & show relevant devices.
acceptAllDevices: true,
optionalServices: ['device_information']});
log('Connecting to GATT Server...');
const server = await device.gatt.connect();
log('Getting Device Information Service...');
const service = await server.getPrimaryService('device_information');
log('Getting Device Information Characteristics...');
const characteristics = await service.getCharacteristics();
const decoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
for (const characteristic of characteristics) {
switch (characteristic.uuid) {
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('manufacturer_name_string'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> Manufacturer Name String: ' + decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('model_number_string'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> Model Number String: ' + decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('hardware_revision_string'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> Hardware Revision String: ' + decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('firmware_revision_string'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> Firmware Revision String: ' + decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('software_revision_string'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> Software Revision String: ' + decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('system_id'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> System ID: ');
log(' > Manufacturer Identifier: ' +
padHex(value.getUint8(4)) + padHex(value.getUint8(3)) +
padHex(value.getUint8(2)) + padHex(value.getUint8(1)) +
padHex(value.getUint8(0)));
log(' > Organizationally Unique Identifier: ' +
padHex(value.getUint8(7)) + padHex(value.getUint8(6)) +
padHex(value.getUint8(5)));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('ieee_11073-20601_regulatory_certification_data_list'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> IEEE 11073-20601 Regulatory Certification Data List: ' +
decoder.decode(value));
});
break;
case BluetoothUUID.getCharacteristic('pnp_id'):
await characteristic.readValue().then(value => {
log('> PnP ID:');
log(' > Vendor ID Source: ' +
(value.getUint8(0) === 1 ? 'Bluetooth' : 'USB'));
if (value.getUint8(0) === 1) {
log(' > Vendor ID: ' +
(value.getUint8(1) | value.getUint8(2) << 8));
} else {
log(' > Vendor ID: ' +
getUsbVendorName(value.getUint8(1) | value.getUint8(2) << 8));
}
log(' > Product ID: ' +
(value.getUint8(3) | value.getUint8(4) << 8));
log(' > Product Version: ' +
(value.getUint8(5) | value.getUint8(6) << 8));
});
break;
default: log('> Unknown Characteristic: ' + characteristic.uuid);
}
}
} catch(error) {
log('Argh! ' + error);
}
}
/* Utils */
function padHex(value) {
return ('00' + value.toString(16).toUpperCase()).slice(-2);
}
function getUsbVendorName(value) {
// Check out page source to see what valueToUsbVendorName object is.
return value +
(value in valueToUsbVendorName ? ' (' + valueToUsbVendorName[value] + ')' : '');
}