For example, such gateways are built into the popular humidifier Smarmi 2, desk lamp Bedside and even a robot vacuum cleaner Xiaomi Vacuum Cleaner G1. True, the manufacturer has banned in the application the work of non-standard bluetooth gateways in regions where they are not officially supported, but this problem can be easily bypassed on the modified MiHome read more in the article.
Undocumented features of the mono-headset
The task is to make the smartphone, controlled by Android system, play music through a mono Bluetooth headset. It cannot be solved using the standard means, as in order to play music you need a headset that supports the A2DP stereo audio transmission protocol. But the programmers have already helped themselves by writing two appropriate applications, installing which you can direct the sound stream to the headset "mono". One of them is called BTmono, and the other is a Mono Bluetooth Router, the step-by-step configuration of which is discussed below.
The last of the two applications in question was created by a Russian programmer. Now the version is available under the designation "1.17", which appeared on April 1, 2014. The application should be installed on your smartphone, but you probably will not be able to download the "apk" file. The fact is that the author has placed the fruits of his labor on the Google Play market. Note that the application under consideration (Mono Bluetooth) is free, but at the same time it has a paid analog, in which the advertising banner was prudently removed.
Limitations of Mono Bluetooth
By installing the free, or even paid, version of the application, you will not be able to get the following features:
- FM radio will not work on any model of smartphone
- In Galaxy S2, the regular sound player does not transmit sound to the monaural headset (install another player)
- In the Galaxy S3, you can't get rid of the unpleasant effect when the sound from the handset microphone keeps going into the headset.
Obviously, to activate the FM-radio, in any case you need to connect a wired headset (the cord is a kind of antenna). And the mentioned unpleasant effects, typical for Galaxy S3 smartphones, are caused by the peculiarities of their design. No programmer can solve the problem here.
The author is now working to improve the sound quality. It seems that there are ways for further improvement. If you install the paid version, you will not notice the difference – there is no difference.
The author himself, it should be said, does not recommend switching to the paid version (Pro) if you had problems using the free program. The choice is left to the user. Each version is compatible with Android 2.2, or higher.
Which bluetooth gateway to buy?
Despite the fact that bluetooth gateways are in many devices Xiaomi, the most rational would be to buy a specialized device – at the moment this is Xiaomi Gateway 3. Which has support for all the protocols used in the Smart Home Xiaomi Mihome – ZigBee 3.0, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Mesh.
Regarding the last 2, it is worth understanding that these are two different technologies, if ble – is a passive sending data from sensors to the air, then ble mesh creates an active network through which gadgets can be controlled, such as switches or lights, and not only receive data from them.
Non-standard BLE gateways
These are just bluetooth gateways that are located in devices that perform another function – for example, humidifier, but can also receive data from bluetooth sensors, for example to such a gateway you can connect a temperature and humidity sensor Mijia Bluetooth Hygrothermograph 2 without buying a specialized Gateway 3.
However, this solution would have the disadvantage that non-standard gateways do not send data to the cloud instantly, but after a certain period of time, usually once every 10 minutes. So relying on them for critical automations is not the right decision.
Technical characteristics
- Android OS as the software platform;
- Gigabit Ethernet;
- Gigabit WiFi;
- 2 WiFi modules: dual-channel 802.11AC and dual-channel 802.11N chipsets;
- Freescale IMX6 quad-core processor;
- 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 32GB of internal memory (you can install a 128GB SSD if you want);
- First Bluetooth router: the system gives the same Bluetooth capabilities as WiFi;
- Soap Mesh – several Soap devices can form a cluster, amplifying the signal and increasing the radius. In addition, such a system forms a single storage array;
- USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SATAII, mPCIe, RJ45, HDMI ports;
- Compatible with Z wave, Zigbee, WiFi, Insteon, X10, 433 mhz, Audio, IR, BLE protocols.
- 7 or 8.4 – inch touch screen display (depending on model).
As mentioned above, the developers have introduced several models of their device:
The system is controlled by the touchscreen display of the "router" itself. In addition, mobile applications for iOS7, iOS8 and Android are now being developed.
Configuration of different Soap models
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