micropython/ports/nrf/examples/ubluepy_eddystone.py

from micropython import const
from ubluepy import Peripheral, constants

BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAG_LE_GENERAL_DISC_MODE = const(0x02)
BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAG_BR_EDR_NOT_SUPPORTED = const(0x04)

BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAGS_LE_ONLY_GENERAL_DISC_MODE = const(
    BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAG_LE_GENERAL_DISC_MODE | BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAG_BR_EDR_NOT_SUPPORTED
)

EDDYSTONE_FRAME_TYPE_URL = const(0x10)
EDDYSTONE_URL_PREFIX_HTTP_WWW = const(0x00)  # "http://www".
EDDYSTONE_URL_SUFFIX_DOT_COM = const(0x01)  # ".com"


def string_to_binarray(text):
    b = bytearray([])
    for c in text:
        b.append(ord(c))
    return b


def gen_ad_type_content(ad_type, data):
    b = bytearray(1)
    b.append(ad_type)
    b.extend(data)
    b[0] = len(b) - 1
    return b


def generate_eddystone_adv_packet(url):
    # flags
    disc_mode = bytearray([BLE_GAP_ADV_FLAGS_LE_ONLY_GENERAL_DISC_MODE])
    packet_flags = gen_ad_type_content(constants.ad_types.AD_TYPE_FLAGS, disc_mode)

    # 16-bit uuid
    uuid = bytearray([0xAA, 0xFE])
    packet_uuid16 = gen_ad_type_content(
        constants.ad_types.AD_TYPE_16BIT_SERVICE_UUID_COMPLETE, uuid
    )

    # eddystone data
    rssi = 0xEE  # -18 dB, approx signal strength at 0m.
    eddystone_data = bytearray([])
    eddystone_data.append(EDDYSTONE_FRAME_TYPE_URL)
    eddystone_data.append(rssi)
    eddystone_data.append(EDDYSTONE_URL_PREFIX_HTTP_WWW)
    eddystone_data.extend(string_to_binarray(url))
    eddystone_data.append(EDDYSTONE_URL_SUFFIX_DOT_COM)

    # service data
    service_data = uuid + eddystone_data
    packet_service_data = gen_ad_type_content(
        constants.ad_types.AD_TYPE_SERVICE_DATA, service_data
    )

    # generate advertisement packet
    packet = bytearray([])
    packet.extend(packet_flags)
    packet.extend(packet_uuid16)
    packet.extend(packet_service_data)

    return packet


def start():
    adv_packet = generate_eddystone_adv_packet("micropython")
    p = Peripheral()
    p.advertise(data=adv_packet, connectable=False)