From d071d6a9ead7cbbcb765f754a2ce7e45d33ae02b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leon99 Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 06:31:19 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that hass.io only supports bluetooth on RPi3 (#3336) * Clarify that hass.io only supports bluetooth on RPi3 * Minor changes --- .../_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown index 20d2b5617c7..f926d934042 100644 --- a/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown +++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ ha_iot_class: "Local Polling" ha_release: 0.18 --- -This tracker discovers new devices on boot and tracks bluetooth devices periodically based on interval_seconds value. It is not required to pair the devices with each other! Devices discovered are stored with 'bt_' as the prefix for device mac addresses in `known_devices.yaml`. +This tracker discovers new devices on boot and tracks Bluetooth devices periodically based on `interval_seconds` value. It is not required to pair the devices with each other! Devices discovered are stored with 'bt_' as the prefix for device MAC addresses in `known_devices.yaml`.

-If you are using [Hass.io](/hassio/) you will need to enable the Bluetooth BCM43xx (/addons/bluetooth_bcm43xx/) addon. +[Hass.io](/hassio/) only supports bluetooth on Raspberry Pi 3 via the Bluetooth BCM43xx (/addons/bluetooth_bcm43xx/) addon. [Hass.io](/hassio/) doesn't support external Bluetooth dongles.

To use the Bluetooth tracker in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: @@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ device_tracker: - platform: bluetooth_tracker ``` -In some cases it can be that your device is not discovered. In that case let your phone scan for BT devices while you restart Home Assistant. Just hit `Scan` on your phone all the time until Home Assistant is fully restarted and the device should appear in `known_devices.yaml`. +In some cases it can be that your device is not discovered. In that case let your phone scan for Bluetooth devices while you restart Home Assistant. Just hit `Scan` on your phone all the time until Home Assistant is fully restarted and the device should appear in `known_devices.yaml`. For additional configuration variables check the [Device tracker page](/components/device_tracker/).