Compiled using auto-py-to-exe on Windows 10. Based on Python 3.8.2 and appropriate bleak version. Requires x64 operating system.
Installation
- Create a folder where you want to store the manager's files, e.g.
C:\Program Files\LH-Manager
. - Download and copy the files (executable and both icons) from this release into the target destination from step 1. Depending on the destination, administrative privileges may be required for copying.
- Make sure your Bluetooth Low-Energy dongle is connected.
Usage
Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder from step 1, e.g. C:\Program Files\LH-Manager
. There you can use these commands:
- display usage information:
lighthouse-v2-manager.exe
- discover suitable V2 lighthouses:
lighthouse-v2-manager.exe discover
- discover suitable V2 lighthouses and create Desktop shortcuts with egeant94's icons:
lighthouse-v2-manager.exe discover --create-shortcuts
- turn lighthouses V2 off:
lighthouse-v2-manager.exe off aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa bb:bb:bb:bb:bb:bb
- turn lighthouses V2 on:
lighthouse-v2-manager.exe on aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa bb:bb:bb:bb:bb:bb
Note that you need to supply the base station MAC addresses as command line arguments as shown above for both the on
and off
command. The part aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa
in above commands denotes a lighthouse's BLE MAC address with hexadecimal characters, either upper or lower case.