BLUETOOTHCTL-HCI(1) Linux System Administration BLUETOOTHCTL-HCI(1)
NAME
bluetoothctl-hci - HCI Submenu
SYNOPSIS
bluetoothctl [--options] [hci.commands]
COMMANDS
open
Open HCI channel.
Usage > open <index> <chan=raw,user>
Example open user channel
In order to open a user channel the controller needs to be power off
first:
> power off
> hci.open 0 user
HCI index 0 user channel opened
cmd
Send HCI command.
Usage > cmd <opcode> [parameters...]
Example send HCI Reset command
> hci.cmd 0x0c03
HCI Command complete:
00
send
Send HCI data packet.
Usage > send <type=acl,sco,iso> <handle> [data...]
Example send ACL data packet to connection handle 0x0000
> hci.send acl 0x0000
register
Register HCI event handler.
Usage > register <event>
unregister
Unregister HCI event handler.
Usage > unregister <event>
close
Close HCI channel.
Usage > close <index>
RESOURCES
<http://www.bluez.org>
REPORTING BUGS
<linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org>
COPYRIGHT
Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser
General Public Licenses (LGPL).
BlueZ December 2024 BLUETOOTHCTL-HCI(1)
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