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supported Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongles (http://adafru.it/1327) to emulate BLE on the system (though at this stage it's still

in early BETA and drops the connection and takes more care to work with).

This app allows you to collect sensor data or perform many of the same functionality offered by the mobile Bluefruit LE

Connect apps, but on the desktop.

The app is still in BETA, but full source (https://adafru.it/ijE) is available in addition to the easy to use pre-compiled

binaries (https://adafru.it/ijB).

Bluefruit LE Python Wrapper (https://adafru.it/fQF)

As a proof of concept, we've played around a bit with getting Python working with the native Bluetooth APIs on OS X

and the latest version of Bluez on certain Linux targets.

There are currently example sketches showing how to retreive BLE UART data as well as some basic details from the

Device Information Service (DIS).

This isn't an actively support project and was more of an experiment, but if you have a recent Macbook or a Raspberry

Pi and know Python, you might want to look at Adafruit_Python_BluefruitLE (https://adafru.it/fQF) in our github account.

Debug Tools

If your sense of adventure gets the better of you, and your Bluefruit LE module goes off into the weeds, the following

tools might be useful to get it back from unknown lands.

These debug tools are provided purely as a convenience for advanced users for device recovery purposes,

and are not recommended unless you're OK with potentially bricking your board. Use them at your own risk.