esphome / esphome/feature-requests
BT5.0 support for tracker/sniffer
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Description
**Describe the problem you have/What new integration you would like**
I see BT5.0 chips on AliExpress, such as the BK6988, and it makes me wonder whether these chips could be used in conjunction with an ESP to create a BT 5.0 equivalent of the current BLE tracker/sniffer. ...one which would enable presence detection for mobile phones and such.
**Please describe your use case for this integration and alternatives you've tried:**
I use Room Assistant and it seems to be working ok, but I like the idea of such a feature for ESPHome.
**Additional context**
I think this would be really neat.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the feature request and its references to ESP, BT 5.0 chips such as BK6988, and the existing BLE tracker/sniffer. Investigate whether an ESP-based implementation could provide mobile-phone presence detection comparable to Room Assistant. Done should include a defined hardware and integration scope, supported use case, and acceptance criteria.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- embedded-iot
- Domain
- embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100