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README.md

node.js UriBeacon Scanner Example

Requirements

node.js
OS X or Linux
Bluetooth 4.0 adapter

Install the dependencies

npm install

Run the example

OS X:

node basic-scanner.js

Linux (requies sudo):

sudo node basic-scanner.js

Basic Scanner Example

The basic scanner uses node-uri-beacon-scanner to start scanning for UriBeacons.

Then prints out the URI, flags, TX power and RSSI for each discovered beacon.

Other examples

Physical Web Scan - using the PW proxy to display metadata

More information

node-uri-beacon-scanner Github repo - source for node.js scanner
UriBeacon Advertising Packet Specification