Open source Bluetooth battery monitor for Windows
I'm not using UWP, only classic C/C++ API (check out misc directory for more C++ examples).
SetupDiGetClassDevs
/SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo
for getting a list of all bluetooth devices.SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryProperty
/SPDRP_HARDWAREID
for filtering by device address.BluetoothGATTGetServices
/BluetoothGATTGetCharacteristics
for BLE properties.SetupDiGetDeviceProperty
/DEVPKEY_DeviceContainer_IsConnected
for connection status.
{e0cbf06c-cd8b-4647-bb8a-263b43f0f974}
(Bluetooth Device) forSetupDiGetClassDevs
.{00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}
(Generic Attribute) for Appearance (0x2A01).{0000180F-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}
(Battery Service) for Battery Level (0x2A19).{0000180A-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}
(Device Information) for Manufacturer (0x2A29).
- The program supports only BLE reports for now. Obtaining battery status is easy for BLE,
but HID and HFP devices use their own approach (see HID Usage Tables "Battery Strength" and
HFPGetBatteryLevel
accordingly). HFP devices also expose HID interface, probably it's all doable with HID API or a system-wide dll hook. Will implement later. BLUETOOTH_GATT_FLAG_FORCE_READ_FROM_DEVICE
(0x00000004) timeouts on disconnected devices, check their status first.{00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}
(Generic Attribute) is read only, don't useGENERIC_WRITE
inCreateFile
.