# Installation
# 1. Install System
Download image `Debian 9 with kernel 4.4.55_3` from http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Banana_Pi_BPI-M2%2B#Raspbian
Write image to SD card
``` bash
sudo fdisk -l
# SD card is /dev/mmcblk1
unzip 2018-11-09-debian-9-stretch-mate-desktop-preview-bpi-m2p-4.4-sd-emmc.img.zip
sudo dd if=2018-11-09-debian-9-stretch-mate-desktop-preview-bpi-m2p-sd-emmc.img of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10MB
```
Boot Banana Pi from SD card
# 2. Bluetooth Setup
``` bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install libdbus-1-dev libglib2.0-dev libudev-dev libical-dev libreadline-dev
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/bluez-5.49.tar.xz
tar -xf bluez-5.49.tar.xz && rm bluez-5.49.tar.xz
cd bluez-5.49/
./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --enable-experimental
make -j4
sudo make install
sudo adduser pi bluetooth
```
# 3. Edit bluetooth.conf
Add the marked lines to `bluetooth.conf`
```bash
sudo cp /etc/dbus-1/system.d/bluetooth.conf /etc/dbus-1/system.d/bluetooth.conf.bak
sudo nano /etc/dbus-1/system.d/bluetooth.conf
```
```xml
```
# 4. Reboot
```bash
sudo reboot
```
# 5. Test Bluetooth
```bash
$ rfkill list
0: sunxi-bt: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: brcmfmac-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: yes <--
Hard blocked: no
$ rfkill unblock bluetooth
0: sunxi-bt: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: brcmfmac-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
4: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no <--
Hard blocked: no
```
Try pairing a device
```bash
$ bluetoothctl
> power on
> agent on
> scan on
# wait a few seconds
> scan off
> pair 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66
Attempting to pair with 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66
Request PIN code
[blue1m[agent] Enter PIN code: 0000
[CHG] Device 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 UUIDs: 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 ServicesResolved: yes
[CHG] Device 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 Paired: yes
Pairing successful
> info 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66
Device 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 (public)
Name: BAmobile
Alias: BAmobile
Class: 0x00001f00
Paired: yes
Trusted: no
Blocked: no
Connected: no
LegacyPairing: yes
UUID: Serial Port (00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
> quit
```
Try to send a packet
```bash
sudo rfcomm bind 0 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66
sudo rfcomm show /dev/rfcomm0 0
#rfcomm0: 00:0B:CE:04:F6:66 channel 1 clean
#test send
sudo python3 -c 'print("\26\01\62\65\72\6c\69\6e")' > /dev/rfcomm
#test receive
cat /dev/rfcomm0
```
# 6. Install python
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install python3-dev python3-pip python3-matplotlib
python3 -m pip install -U pip setuptools
python3 -m pip install -U matplotlib
```
## 6.1 Install pybluez for python
```bash
sudo apt-get install bluez bluez-tools
sudo apt install libbluetooth-dev
python3 -m pip install wheel pybluez
```
## 6.2 Install tkinter frontend
``` bash
sudo apt install python3-tk
python3 -m pip install tk-tools
```
## 6.3 Install SPI support
Install https://github.com/doceme/py-spidev
``` bash
python3 -m pip install spidev
```
Warning: Doesn't work on `Debian 9 with kernel 4.4.55_3`
Workaround: use gpio bitbang instead of spi device
## 6.4 Install I2C support
```bash
sudo apt install python3-smbus
python3 -m pip install smbus
```
# 7. Fix `bluetoothd` service
Edit `dbus-org.bluez.service`
```bash
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.bluez.service
```
change
> ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
into
> ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd -C
```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo sdptool add SP
```
# 8. Run Python serial examples
```bash
python3 tests/btSend.py
sudo hciconfig hci0 piscan
python3 tests/btRecv.py
```
# 9. Build and run Frontend
```bash
./run.sh
```