ESP32 BLE does not connect to Bluetooth LE Lamp (Magic Blue)

[don41382]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the great support with the BLE connection. It works perfectly when I connect to my iBeacon. But I recently encountered the issue, that I am unable to connect to my BLE Light Bulb (Magic Blue).

It looks like the lamp requires a new GATT Client event:
Unknown GATT Client event type: 41
Unknown GATT Client event type: 2

Can somebody help me with this issue? I would be really grateful!

ESP32 ESP-WROOM-32

Arduino Code

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("Starting"); 

  BLEDevice::init("ESP32");
  Serial.println("Init Bluetooth");

  BLEAddress address("ee:32:4f:a0:b4:06");
  BLEClient*  pClient  = BLEDevice::createClient();
  bool success = pClient->connect(address);
}

Serial Output

Init Bluetooth
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:66] createClient(): >> createClient
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:72] createClient(): << createClient
[D][BLEClient.cpp:103] connect(): >> connect(ee:32:4f:a0:b4:06)
[I][BLEDevice.cpp:600] addPeerDevice(): add conn_id: 0, GATT role: client
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:165] take(): Semaphore taking: name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7c74), owner: <N/A> for connect
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:174] take(): Semaphore taken:  name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7c74), owner: connect
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:70] wait(): >> wait: Semaphore waiting: name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7c74), owner: connect for connect
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 0
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 0
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:1284] dumpGattClientEvent(): GATT Event: Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 0
[D][BLEClient.cpp:165] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:120] give(): Semaphore giving: name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7c74), owner: connect
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:86] wait(): << wait: Semaphore released: name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7c74), owner: connect
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:165] take(): Semaphore taking: name: OpenEvt (0x3ffe7eb8), owner: <N/A> for connect
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:174] take(): Semaphore taken:  name: OpenEvt (0x3ffe7eb8), owner: connect
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:70] wait(): >> wait: Semaphore waiting: name: OpenEvt (0x3ffe7eb8), owner: connect for connect
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 41
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 41
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:1284] dumpGattClientEvent(): GATT Event: Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 41
[D][BLEClient.cpp:165] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[I][BLEDevice.cpp:611] removePeerDevice(): remove: 0, GATT role client
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:120] give(): Semaphore giving: name: RssiCmplEvt (0x3ffe7f78), owner: <N/A>
[V][FreeRTOS.cpp:120] give(): Semaphore giving: name: SearchCmplEvt (0x3ffe7f18), owner: <N/A>
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 2
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 2
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:1284] dumpGattClientEvent(): GATT Event: Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 1
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:952] gattClientEventTypeToString(): Unknown GATT Client event type: 1
[V][BLEUtils.cpp:1284] dumpGattClientEvent(): GATT Event: Unknown

[chegewara]

Sorry for confusion about Unknown client events. I wanted to make binary size smaller when you are using DEBUG log level or less but i made some mistake in code and all debug messages are now unreadable.
client event 2 is open_evt and 41 is disconnect_evt.

So it looks like your esp32 is disconnecting even before connection is established. You can try to add this code to setup():

		BLEDevice::setCustomGapHandler(my_gap_event_handler);
		BLEDevice::setCustomGattcHandler(my_gattc_event_handler);

and those 2 functions:

static void my_gap_event_handler(esp_gap_ble_cb_event_t  event, esp_ble_gap_cb_param_t* param) {
	ESP_LOGW(LOG_TAG, "custom gap event handler, event: %d", (uint8_t)event);
}

static void my_gattc_event_handler(esp_gattc_cb_event_t event, esp_gatt_if_t gattc_if, esp_ble_gattc_cb_param_t* param) {
	ESP_LOGW(LOG_TAG, "custom gattc event handler, event: %d", (uint8_t)event);
}

I am using this code to debug every BLE code i write now. In arduino you can change ESP_LOGx with Serial.println().

[don41382]

Thanks for your quick response @chegewara. I added your recommended handlers.

The new output is:

Init Bluetooth
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:66] createClient(): >> createClient
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:72] createClient(): << createClient
[D][BLEClient.cpp:103] connect(): >> connect(ee:32:4f:a0:b4:06)
[I][BLEDevice.cpp:600] addPeerDevice(): add conn_id: 0, GATT role: client
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:165] take(): Semaphore taking: name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7d04), owner: <N/A> for connect
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:174] take(): Semaphore taken:  name: RegEvt (0x3ffe7d04), owner: connect
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[D][BLEClient.cpp:165] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[W][esp32-ble-device-list.ino:39] my_gattc_event_handler(): custom gattc event handler, event: 0
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:165] take(): Semaphore taking: name: OpenEvt (0x3ffe7f48), owner: <N/A> for connect
[D][FreeRTOS.cpp:174] take(): Semaphore taken:  name: OpenEvt (0x3ffe7f48), owner: connect
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[D][BLEClient.cpp:165] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[I][BLEDevice.cpp:611] removePeerDevice(): remove: 0, GATT role client
[W][esp32-ble-device-list.ino:39] my_gattc_event_handler(): custom gattc event handler, event: 41
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[W][esp32-ble-device-list.ino:39] my_gattc_event_handler(): custom gattc event handler, event: 2
[D][BLEDevice.cpp:154] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 4] ... Unknown
[W][esp32-ble-device-list.ino:39] my_gattc_event_handler(): custom gattc event handler, event: 1

Still not sure how to proceed or fix this issue. Can you please help?

[chegewara]

https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/blob/master/components/bt/bluedroid/api/include/api/esp_gattc_api.h#L27-L70

Its hard to say, without part of code or device and cant help too much.

[don41382]

After investigating more time, I've found the problem.

The signature of BLEClient->connect is the following:
bool connect(BLEAddress address, esp_ble_addr_type_t type = BLE_ADDR_TYPE_PUBLIC);

So by default it uses the BLE_ADDR_TYPE_PUBLIC, but my BLE light bulb needed the type BLE_ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM.

Working code

BLEClient*  pClient  = BLEDevice::createClient();
bool success = pClient->connect(address,BLE_ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM);

Can you quickly explain, what the difference is?

[chegewara]

@don41382 Public address is own address that is individual for each device and its static. Random address is used mostly to avoid device tracking but the main difference is that its changing usually every time device is powered up or start new advertising. You can see that most if not all smartphones, tablets and laptops are using random addressing. Thats why i introduced this in current version of library. There should be also BLEClient->connect() function where you can just pass advertised device instead of address and device address type and all is done by library.

[don41382]

Thanks for the clarification. The advertising device was actually the critical hint. My BLE light bulb worked inside of the BLE_client example. I discovered that the connect(advertisedDevice) passes the address type.

I think it would have helped me, if the connect would have been more explicit. IMO the address type BLE_ADDR_TYPE_PUBLIC should not set by default.

[chegewara]

Its for backward compatibility. Also in earlier version of library it was hardcoded, thats why i am very surprised there is some issue with it.

[anandharaj-dotworld]

i also getting a same error but i can't know how to fix this issue. @don41382 Can you help me to fix that issue.

[don41382]

@anandharaj-dotworld sorry, it's been a while and I don't have the setup anymore. But did you read my last message?

#757 (comment)

If this doesn't help - I've no clue. Good luck.

[anandharaj-dotworld]

@don41382 [D][BLEClient.cpp:180] gattClientEventHandler(): gattClientEventHandler [esp_gatt_if: 0] ... Unknown
After i received this error, then process has stoped. how to resolve this.

[chegewara]

Maybe its stupid question, but where do you see error in this message?
[D] means debug

[anandharaj-dotworld]

@chegewara Yes, I received this in debug[D].