From a software standpoint how does bluetooth work? - bluetooth

I'm trying to develop a wireless transfer system (like bluetooth) from scratch and I wanted to first get an understanding of how Bluetooth worked. So what steps take place from when I click "Turn on bluetooth" on my mac to when I finish sending the PDF to my LG Env Touch?
What software is running (ex. Protocols)?

This is a really broad question, and not one that I think can be answered well in this format. I'd suggest digging up some documentation on Bluetooth, like these:
https://www.bluetooth.org/en-us/training-resources/white-papers

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Is it possible to command the Nintendo switch's joy cons with a PC?

I want to create a TAS that can play the Nintendo Switch games that are only compatible with the joy cons.
There are turbo pro controllers in the market but there is no turbo joy cons, so my next idea is one of two:
To use the Bluetooth to connect a devise that I could control with my PC and can be connected to the Nintendo switch via Bluetooth (or USB) and trick it into thinking that it is a joy con and not a pro controller.
Use the idea above but the devise is the joy con itself, in this case, I would have to connect the joy cont to the PC and command it while it is still paired with the Nintendo Switch
Is there any way to achieve what i'm looking for? Thanks in advise.
Also, if there is a better branch in stack-overflow to post this question I will move it.
Looks like it's already been done, and you'll need a product called vJoy.
https://www.pcgamesn.com/nintendo/nintendo-switch-joy-con-pc-guide
Looks like you'd need to reverse engineer the communication protocol used by those controllers and then emulate that protocol with software. Here is a resource I have found regarding RE bluetooth. Another one I have found here. Redfang may help you in that endeavor, it is software that helps you find bluetooth addresses of devices that you you can't discover normally.
Another idea I would have is to open your controller and solder on some wires to a micro controller, such as an Arduino, Raspberry or something similar to the buttons and analogue controllers and 'input' the commands that way.
Unfortunately I can not offer you any more advice. I hope this helps in some way.
One possible way is to use JoyCon Droid app in Android to controll the Nintendo Switch. If this app can work, it should be possible to make one as PC software too.
Luckily, there are a few easy ways to control Android from PC such as using AirDroid which allows you to touch the Android screen from PC. You can refer to How to remote control Android device from a computer with AirDroid?. It can both mirror the screen and give you the touchscreen control, which you can utilize it to control the JoyCon Droid app.
I've just found another way which is to use a microcontroller as a USB controller here.

Stream audio from place 1 to place 2 over the internet

So I'm kinda stuck here.
I have a radio station, but we are mobile. So I have a studio on wheels. The problem is, we have an antenna, but we always have to place that really close to our studio. Now I want to make an device that can stream the audio from the audio mixer to the internet and can be received by another device in another network and send that signal to the antenna (audio output).
to make this clear, I made a schema with raspberry pi's;
I want this to be plug and play So I only have to plug in the device in the modem (or network we have) on both sides and the devices should find each other.
I don't know HOW I can do this, so I need to know a couple of things:
What hardware should I use?
What software should I use?
What is the best configuration to accomplish this?
Can I use 2 raspberry pi's?
How can I let the devices find each other over the internet?
There need to be some features;
The system needs to be able to buffer the audio for 5-10 seconds
It needs to be direct, so it's live and not a file that needs to be played
The system must be failless (beside the fact the internet can die).
Plug and play is a must, I don't want to have a really messy configuration to do. (if possible, without any kind of portforwarding).
I would really appreciate help and a decent explaination.
regards,
Robin
Well, it depends on your capabilities as a programmer.
If you're really fixated on the RPi for it's convenient form factor, there's a ton of community support, so I'd start with something like this project to kick start you in the right direction. If you already know python pretty well, modify away and have fun.
If you have no programming experience, you'll probably want to put a desktop in place of the RPi and launch some instances of VLC. It's not necessarily plug n play, but you can get close enough by getting a command line VLC to launch at startup.
Either way, the more difficult problem here is the "over the internet" part. This would really need to be a server-client model, but who is your server depends on who is more stationary (I'm guessing Location 2?) because the client will need to know the IP address of the server somehow. There are dozens of ways to make this happen, but at the end of the day, you'll want to use sockets accomplish the
It needs to be direct, so it's live and not a file
... which unfortunately gets complicated. See this answer for confirmation. Would love to help with some tips on implementation, but we need more information about your willingness to "dig into the code", the necessity of the RPi, and whether the stationary location has a static web address.

Tools for bluetooth monitoring

For my project I have an Android phone and an Arduino device that communicate via Bluetooth. I was wondering if anyone knows any software tools I could use to monitor a bluetooth communications between two devices. Something like a packet eavesdropping. Preferably for Linux.
Take a look at ubertooth one. In the linked webpage there are instructions on how to build the dongle, as well as links to shops selling assembled dongles may be bought. Ubertooth one should work well with Kismet, and thus in Linux, by using a BT plugin (disclaimer: I have no personal experience on this).
Sounds like you are after a Bluetooth sniffer.
Bad news: They are almost exclusively Windows OS based and cost mega-$.
http://www.fte.com/products/bluetooth.aspx
If you were using BlueZ for one side of the communication you could use the BlueZ HCIDUMP app and Wireshark.
I don't think anyone has made a Linuz/Bluez Sniffer - could be wrong.

How to get the AT Terminal command log (Linux) from Mobile Partner Modem Software?

I am trying to figure the AT command set issued by the Hauwei's Mobile Partner Software for making voice and video call. Mobile Partner is the bundled software for almost all Hauwei 3G Modems and comes with ability to make and receive voice calls. I need to know the AT commands it issues for my E1732 modem for voice, VIDEO calls and other things.I need the log. I have the Mobile Partner for Linux(Ubuntu) and Windows.It is working in both platforms. So any help in either of the platforms is appreciated.
My aim is to make a Linux based IVR system so I need them.
Thanks for your help
You will want to look at usbsnoop as all these devices are actually emulating serial communication across usb.
Also, have a look at USB modeswitch
homepage
debian repo
Modeswitch packs a lot of vendor specific 'magic' knowledge, that has been obtained by reverse engineering. Of course it was geered towards switching the USB device to 'modem' mode in the first place, but I suspect their developer list will have ample resources on tracing usb traffic.
Also, UMTSMon is Open Source code that allowed me to use several brands of 'unsupported' (undocumented) USB UMTS dongles in the past. UMTSMon will send specific sequences of AT commands if you want. I assume again, that the developer list will help you gather more information.
Disclaimer: I only used the mentioned packages, and have not been involved in their development

Is it possible to make a computer behave as a bluetooth HID device?

Is it possible to make a computer behave as a bluetooth HID device? That is, given a local machine with a standard USB keyboard plugged into it, other devices could discover this machine and use it as a bluetooth keyboard.
I'd like to create a linux or OS X application (or use an existing one, though I've found none) which can behave as described above, but I'm not sure where to start, or if it's even possible.
So:
Is what I'm describing possible?
Are there any existing applications that do what I describe?
If no application already exists (I'm assuming not), are there bluetooth libraries or bindings that will help? (I'm pretty comfortable using most of today's popular languages, so I'd prefer a library most directly suited to the task, so long as it's available in linux or OS X.)
Failing any of the above, the bluetooth spec looks pretty dense. Are there specific guides or other starting points applicable to the problem at hand that I can read?
I realize that such an application would most likely need to steal the normal keyboard input, possibly providing some KVM-like hotkey for switching between providing input to the host operating system and sending the input over bluetooth to the connected device, but I'm considering that problem to be outside the scope of this question.
It is definitely possible on Linux. Some time ago I found this project:
http://nohands.sourceforge.net/index.html
They emulate a full-blown headset with audio and keyboard controls on the Linux bluetooth stack. If they can emulate something like that, you would probably be able to emulate something simpler like a keyboard.
It is possible, however I don't think I'll be able explain it very well and I don't know the entire answer. A BT HID device works as a server and waits for connections to come to it. In linux, using the bluez stack, first you would have to advertise the HID service for other devices to see. I think you do that using the sdp.h and sdp-lib.h header files(the second header maybe called something else, I'm on a windows computer and can't check). So you would have to add the HID service record to you computer for other devices to see it. You would have to create a program that first adds this service to the record, then waits for other devices to connect, then handle the pairing process, Bluez might handle this for you, or you might have to do some things to it, I'm not quite sure. You should also read the Bluetooth HID Spec found at the http://www.bluetooth.com/English/Technology/Building/Pages/Specification.aspx site. This document contains the details of the SDP record relevant to HID. Also the book Bluetooth essentials for programmers is pretty good to introduce you into bluetooth programming
I would like to have given a more concise answer, with more detail, but that's all I know ATM. I am also trying do something similar, but spare time is so hard to find ;) I'm also not on my Linux box and can't check all the details. If your are still interested, let me know and i'll try to expand my answer.
I don't know if this is helpful, nor if it is still alive and working, but perhaps you could try this link.
Another one that might or might not be helpful in some way is remuco, but I don't know if they are using a Bluetooth HID profile.
It is indeed entirely possible with Linux and Bluez. See: https://github.com/lkundrak/virtkbd/blob/master/btkbdd.pod
Try Across, unfortuantly for me my phone was lacking support.

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