BrickNet Overview

In development.

This project uses BrickBLE to enable the EV3 to communicate bi-directionally with the LEGO SPIKE connectionless Bluetooth network.

The aim of this project is to allow either the EV3 or the SPIKE to function as nodes in a network and communicate with each other through the network.

 

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Files Overview

• bricknet.py : The main file containing everything required for BrickNet to run.
• external_example.py : An example on how to use BrickBLE.
• bricknet-test-send-receive.py : A testing script to test the sending & receiving functionality of BrickNet.
• testing-bytes-send-receive.py : Another testing script to test the implemented bytes broadcasting functionality in BrickBLE.
• brick_ble/* : directory containing the BrickBLE package.
• spike-scripts/* : directory containing scripts to be uploaded on the LEGO SPIKE.

 

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EV3 Setup

1. Ensure a Bluetooth Low Energy capable dongle is connected to the EV3.
2. SSH into the EV3 and copy over the brick_ble folder, bricknet.py and bricknet-test-send-receive.py.
3. Run the testing script using sudo python3 bricknet-test-send-receive.py

NOTE: sudo is required for the script to interact with the Bluetooth controller

 

SPIKE Setup

1. Ensure Pybricks is installed on the LEGO SPIKE.
2. Upload bricknet.py and bricknet-test-send-receive-spike.py to the LEGO SPIKE hub using Pybricks Code.
3. Run the bricknet-test-send-receive-spike.py file inside Pybricks Code.