bthome-logger 0.5.0

BThome v2 BLE Advertisement Logger for debugging and monitoring BThome devices

BThome Logger Tools

This directory contains tools for testing and debugging BThome devices.

🐍 Python BThome Logger

A reliable Python tool for scanning and displaying BThome v2 advertisements.

Installation

From PyPI (recommended):

# Install as isolated tool with uv (recommended)
uv tool install bthome-logger

# Or with pipx
pipx install bthome-logger

# Or system-wide with pip
pip install bthome-logger

For development:

# Install uv if not already available
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Change to tools directory
cd tools

# Install dependencies and run tool
uv run bthome_logger.py

From repository:

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/the78mole/bthomev2.git
cd bthomev2/tools

# With pip
pip install -e .

# With uv
uv run bthome_logger.py

Usage

# Basic usage (defaults to filtering devices with "MAKE" in name)
bthome-logger

# Filter by custom device name
bthome-logger --filter ESP32
bthome-logger -f MyDevice

# Show all BLE advertisements (verbose mode)
bthome-logger --verbose
bthome-logger -v

# Show version
bthome-logger --version

# Show help
bthome-logger --help

Features

• ✅ Scans for BLE devices with customizable name filter
• ✅ Detects BThome v2 Company ID (0xFCD2)
• ✅ Decodes all common BThome Object IDs
• ✅ Colorized terminal output for better readability
• ✅ Shows RSSI values with color coding
• ✅ Real-time updates on new advertisements
• ✅ Supports encrypted and unencrypted packets
• ✅ Optional verbose mode to show all BLE advertisements
• ✅ CLI with --help and --version support

Output Example

======================================================================
🔵 BThome Logger - Python Edition
Scans for BLE devices with BThome v2 protocol
======================================================================

Filter: Devices with 'MAKE' in name
Press Ctrl+C to exit

✓ Scanner started...

----------------------------------------------------------------------
[14:32:45.123] 📱 MAKE-ESP32-S3-TS (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX)
  RSSI: -65 dBm
  Raw: 40 02 b6 10
  BThome: v2 (unencrypted)
  Values:
    • Temperature: 42.78 °C

Troubleshooting

Problem: bleak cannot be installed

Solution: Make sure you are using Python 3.8+:

python --version

Problem: No Bluetooth permissions

Solution (Linux):

# Add user to bluetooth group
sudo usermod -a -G bluetooth $USER

Log out and back in, or run newgrp bluetooth (only affects current terminal).