diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown index ce1dab50002..83c21c615b7 100644 --- a/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown +++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_le_tracker.markdown @@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ ha_iot_class: "Local Poll" ha_release: 0.27 --- -

-We have received numerous reports that this integration will have a big impact on the performance of the server. -

- This tracker discovers new devices on boot and in regular intervals and tracks Bluetooth low-energy devices periodically based on interval_seconds value. It is not required to pair the devices with each other. Devices discovered are stored with 'BLE_' as the prefix for device mac addresses in `known_devices.yaml`. @@ -24,7 +20,7 @@ Devices discovered are stored with 'BLE_' as the prefix for device mac addresses This platform requires pybluez to be installed. On Debian based installs, run ```bash -$ sudo apt install bluetooth libbluetooth-dev pkg-config libboost-python-dev libboost-thread-dev libglib2.0-dev python-dev +$ sudo apt install bluetooth ``` Before you get started with this platform, please note that: @@ -42,9 +38,7 @@ device_tracker: Configuration variables: -- **device_id** (*Optional*): The device ID for the Bluetooth device to be used for tracking. Defaults to `hci0`. - **track_new_devices** (*Optional*): If new discovered devices are tracked by default. Defaults to `True`. -- **scan_duration** (*Optional*): How long should the scanner be looking for BLE devices. Defaults to `10` seconds. - **interval_seconds** (*Optional*): Seconds between each scan for new devices. Defaults to `12` seconds. As some BT LE devices change their MAC address regularly, a new device is only discovered when it has been seen 5 times. @@ -59,12 +53,6 @@ $ sudo apt-get install libcap2-bin $ sudo setcap 'cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin+eip' `readlink -f \`which python3\`` ``` -If you have installed Home Assistant with [AIO](/getting-started/installation-raspberry-pi-all-in-one/), you need to do the following command, this will grant access to Home Assistant to run the required command. - -```bash -$ sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin+eip /srv/homeassistant/homeassistant_venv/bin/python3 -``` - A restart of Home Assistant is required. For additional configuration variables check the [Device tracker page](/components/device_tracker/).