Set tx power level via commandline param

[chriso0710]

Hi all,

I am looking for a way to set the transmit power level for url advertising.

I can see in
https://github.com/nirmankarta/PyBeacon/blob/master/PyBeacon/PyBeacon.py#L131
that the signal strength/tx power is set to 0xed, which should be -19dbm according to the eddystone url specification at
https://github.com/google/eddystone/tree/master/eddystone-url

Would it make sense to make that value configurable via a commandline parameter? Maybe something like

pybeacon -u <url> -p <powerlevel>

powerlevel could be a string like "weak, normal, strong" or a number.
What do you think? Did anyone already test other power values, would that actually work on a Pi 3?

Christian

[PrabhanshuAttri]

Hi @chriso0710 that's a great idea. When I started this project, I thought about it but never got the time to do it. It would be great if you play around and do it. We will get it merged in eddystone repo.

[chriso0710]

Thanks for the feedback @PrabhanshuAttri .
I am going to do some tests and send a PR.

[PrabhanshuAttri]

Cool.
PS don't forget to take pull before you start working.

Cheers

[PrabhanshuAttri]

@chriso0710 any updates?

[chriso0710]

Sorry, did not have time to work on this. Too much stuff going on ATM.
But hoping to tackle this soon...