Playmobil Racer
https://rcracers.playmobil.com
The Playmobil toy car is remote controlled with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
This repository includes:
Status
The protocol has been analyzed using the Android application, thanks to the HCI log.
The python module is working on Linux by using bluepy.
Troubleshooting
Permission Denied
When scanning BLE devices, some root capabilities are required:
bluepy.btle.BTLEManagementError: Failed to execute management command 'le on' (code: 20, error: Permission Denied)
The solutions are either to run as root (sudo) or to grant capabilities to bluepy-helper:
find /usr -name 'bluepy-helper' -exec sudo setcap 'cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin+eip' '{}' \;