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Communication on 2 ports between 2 Android devices using WiFi Direct

I am creating an application that will monitor movements in a particular Android device (client) and report such instances to another Android device (server). Also, under specific conditions, the client will take a picture and transmit the image to the server.
I am using WiFi direct to setup the connection between the two devices. After that I am using socket connections as explained in the WiFi Direct Demo. I am using port 8988 to send the motion sensor events and I am using port 8987 to send the images capture.
On the server side, I am using two different instances of the same Async Task with serversocket connecting to different ports to listen for the incoming messages. Everything works fine as long as only the motion sensor events are being sent across. The first image capture is also being sent/received correctly. However, after that the server doesn't receive any additional messages. I tried having two different Async Task classes to avoid having two instances of the same class but that didn't work as well. I also tried having one as an Async Task and another as an Intent Service but even that doesn't work.
This is IntentService I am using to send the messages across to the server.
public class MessageSender extends IntentService {
public static final String EXTRAS_TIMEOUT = "timeout";
public static final String EXTRAS_ADDRESS = "go_host";
public static final String EXTRAS_PORT = "go_port";
public static final String EXTRAS_DATA = "data";
private Handler handler;
public MessageSender(String name) {
super(name);
}
public MessageSender() {
super("MessageTransferService");
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
handler = new Handler();
return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
}
#Override
protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
String host = intent.getExtras().getString(EXTRAS_ADDRESS);
Socket socket = new Socket();
int port = intent.getExtras().getInt(EXTRAS_PORT);
byte[] data = intent.getExtras().getByteArray(EXTRAS_DATA);
int timeout = intent.getExtras().getInt(EXTRAS_TIMEOUT);
try {
socket.bind(null);
socket.connect((new InetSocketAddress(host, port)), timeout);
OutputStream stream = socket.getOutputStream();
stream.write(data);
} catch (final IOException e) {
handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Exception has occurred: " + e.getMessage(),
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
} finally {
if (socket != null) {
if (socket.isConnected()) {
try {
socket.close();
/*handler.post(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Socket Connection closed now..",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});*/
} catch (IOException e) {
// Give up
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}
}
}
This is Async Task on the server that starts listeners on two ports (8987 and 8988) to receiver the information of motion sensor events and images.
public class MessageReceiver extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, String> {
private Context context;
private int port;
private Bitmap mBitmap;
public MessageReceiver(Context context, int port) {
this.context = context;
this.port = port;
}
#Override
protected String doInBackground(Void... params) {
try {
ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(port);
Socket client = serverSocket.accept();
InputStream inputstream = client.getInputStream();
String returnString = "";
if (port == MainActivity.PORT_SENSOR_COMM) {
// do something
} else if (port == MainActivity.PORT_IMAGE_COMM) {
//do something
}
serverSocket.close();
return returnString;
} catch (Exception e) {
return "Exception Occurred:" + e.getMessage();
}
}
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
boolean startNewTask = true;
if (port == MainActivity.PORT_SENSOR_COMM) {
//do something
} else if (port == MainActivity.PORT_IMAGE_COMM) {
//do something
}
//doing this to start listening for new messages again
new MessageReceiver(context, port).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
}
#Override
protected void onPreExecute() {
}
}
I am now wondering whether Android WiFiDirect allows parallel communication between two devices on different ports. Searched the docs but could'nt find much help. What I am doing wrong? What is the correct method to accomplish what I am trying to do? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Create a listening stuck at listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord

I am using Bluetooth API of android. I am here creating client-server connection using BluetoothServerSocket & BluetoothSocket but my program stuck at the certain point.
// Create a BroadcastReceiver for ACTION_FOUND
private BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
// When discovery find a device
if (BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND.equals(action)) {
// get the BluetoothDevice object from the Intent
BluetoothDevice mBluetoothDevice = intent.getParcelableExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
Log.i("MainActivity", "Device Name: " + mBluetoothDevice.getName() + " Address: " + mBluetoothDevice.getAddress());
new AcceptThread().start();
}
}
};
private class AcceptThread extends Thread {
private BluetoothServerSocket mBluetoothServerSocket ;
public AcceptThread() {
try {
mBluetoothServerSocket = mBluetoothAdapter.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord("BT_SERVER", UUID.fromString("a60f35f0-b93a-11de-8a39-08002009c666"));
} catch (IOException e) {
Log.e("MainActivity", e.getMessage());
}
}
#Override
public void run() {
BluetoothSocket mBluetoothSocket;
// Keep listening until exception occurs or a socket is returned
while(true) {
try {
mBluetoothSocket = mBluetoothServerSocket.accept();
} catch (IOException e) {
break;
}
// If a connection was accepted
if(mBluetoothSocket != null) {
// transfer the data here
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Socket is created", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();;
try {
// close the connection to stop to listen any connection now
mBluetoothSocket.close();
} catch(IOException e) { }
}
}
}
}
Here my program stuck
mBluetoothServerSocket = mBluetoothAdapter.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord("BT_SERVER", UUID.fromString("a60f35f0-b93a-11de-8a39-08002009c666"));
I could not catch why it getting stuck at this point, Any idea to you for this ?

From your question it is unclear whether your application is a client or server or both. For writing bluetooth client-server applications, android phone at any instance plays a single role of server or a client. If your phone is server, then you need to listen for connections from other bluetooth devices using method listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord(). Then use accept() to complete the connection.
In case android phone acts as client, it will initiate a bluetooth connection to other devices. For such scenario, your broadcast receiver is needed. We need to scan for available bluetooth devices with startDiscovery() method. Your broadcast receiver's onReceive() is called when a new bluetooth device is found. To connect to this found device, call createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord() with desired UUID.
Hope this helps.

This may be obvious but did you instantiate your BluetoothAdapter? Accept Thread uses the adapter without intializing it.
myBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();

While listening, set the discovery name to a specific value then used listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord method in broadcast receiver.
private class AcceptTask extends AsyncTask<UUID,Void,BluetoothSocket> {
#Override
protected BluetoothSocket doInBackground(UUID... params) {
String name = mBtAdapter.getName();
try {
//While listening, set the discovery name to a specific value
mBtAdapter.setName(SEARCH_NAME);
BluetoothServerSocket socket = mBtAdapter.listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord("BluetoothRecipe", params[0]);
BluetoothSocket connected = socket.accept();
//Reset the BT adapter name
mBtAdapter.setName(name);
return connected;
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
mBtAdapter.setName(name);
return null;
}
}
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(BluetoothSocket socket) {
if(socket == null) {
return;
}
mBtSocket = socket;
ConnectedTask task = new ConnectedTask();
task.execute(mBtSocket);
}
}
// End

android bluetooth can't connect

I've been having this problem for a while and haven't been able to figure it out.
I have a android application that puts all paired devices in a listview. When you click one of the list items, it will initiate a request to connect to that bluetooth device.
I can get the list of devices with their addresses no problem.
The problem is that once I try to connect I get an IOException on socket.connect();
The error message is as follows:
"connect read failed, socket might closed or timeout, read ret: -1"
Here is my code. ANY suggestions would be appreciated. I'm pretty stuck on this.
fyi: the "onEvent" methods is a library that simplifies callbacks...that part works.
When the user clicks on a list items this method is called "public void onEvent(EventMessage.DeviceSelected event)"
public class EcoDashActivity extends BaseActivity {
public static final UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB");
private BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
private int REQUEST_ENABLE_BT = 100;
private ArrayList<BluetoothDevice> mDevicesList;
private BluetoothDeviceDialog mDialog;
private ProgressDialog progressBar;
private int progressBarStatus = 0;
private Handler progressBarHandler = new Handler();
#Override
public void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mDevicesList = new ArrayList<BluetoothDevice>();
// Register the BroadcastReceiver
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND);
registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter);
setupBluetooth();
}
private void setupBluetooth() {
mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
// Device does not support Bluetooth
Toast.makeText(this, "Device does not support Bluetooth", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, REQUEST_ENABLE_BT);
} else {
searchForPairedDevices();
mDialog = new BluetoothDeviceDialog(this, mDevicesList);
mDialog.show(getFragmentManager(), "");
}
}
private void searchForPairedDevices() {
Set<BluetoothDevice> pairedDevices = mBluetoothAdapter.getBondedDevices();
// If there are paired devices
if (pairedDevices.size() > 0) {
// Loop through paired devices
for (BluetoothDevice device : pairedDevices) {
// Add the name and address to an array adapter to show in a ListView
mDevices.add(device.getName() + "\n" + device.getAddress());
mDevicesList.add(device);
}
}
}
private final BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
// When discovery finds a device
if (BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND.equals(action)) {
// Get the BluetoothDevice object from the Intent
BluetoothDevice device = intent.getParcelableExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
// Add the name and address to an array adapter to show in a ListView
mDevicesList.add(device);
}
}
};
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
unregisterReceiver(mReceiver);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == REQUEST_ENABLE_BT) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Toast.makeText(this, "BT turned on!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
searchForPairedDevices();
mDialog = new BluetoothDeviceDialog(this, mDevicesList);
mDialog.show(getFragmentManager(), "");
}
}
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
}
public void onEvent(EventMessage.DeviceSelected event) {
mDialog.dismiss();
BluetoothDevice device = event.getDevice();
ConnectThread connectThread = new ConnectThread(device);
connectThread.start();
}
public class ConnectThread extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private final BluetoothDevice mmDevice;
public ConnectThread(BluetoothDevice device) {
// Use a temporary object that is later assigned to mmSocket,
// because mmSocket is final
BluetoothSocket tmp = null;
mmDevice = device;
// Get a BluetoothSocket to connect with the given BluetoothDevice
try {
// MY_UUID is the app's UUID string, also used by the server code
tmp = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
} catch (IOException e) { }
mmSocket = tmp;
}
public void run() {
setName("ConnectThread");
// Cancel discovery because it will slow down the connection
mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery();
try {
// Connect the device through the socket. This will block
// until it succeeds or throws an exception
Log.d("kent", "trying to connect to device");
mmSocket.connect();
Log.d("kent", "Connected!");
} catch (IOException connectException) {
// Unable to connect; close the socket and get out
try {
Log.d("kent", "failed to connect");
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException closeException) { }
return;
}
Log.d("kent", "Connected!");
}
/** Will cancel an in-progress connection, and close the socket */
public void cancel() {
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
}
Here is my logcat. Pretty short.
07-22 10:37:05.129: DEBUG/kent(17512): trying to connect to device
07-22 10:37:05.129: WARN/BluetoothAdapter(17512): getBluetoothService() called with no BluetoothManagerCallback
07-22 10:37:05.129: DEBUG/BluetoothSocket(17512): connect(), SocketState: INIT, mPfd: {ParcelFileDescriptor: FileDescriptor[98]}
07-22 10:37:40.757: DEBUG/dalvikvm(17512): GC_CONCURRENT freed 6157K, 9% free 62793K/68972K, paused 7ms+7ms, total 72ms
07-22 10:38:06.975: DEBUG/kent(17512): failed to connect
07-22 10:38:06.975: DEBUG/kent(17512): read failed, socket might closed or timeout, read ret: -1
That last line is in the "Catch" section of a try/catch...I'm just logging the error message.
Please note, there is about a 20 second gap between "trying to connect to device" and "failed to connect"

The jelly bean bluetooth stack is markedly different from the other versions.
This might help: http://wiresareobsolete.com/wordpress/2010/11/android-bluetooth-rfcomm/
In gist:
The UUID is a value that must point to a published service on your embedded device, it is not just randomly generated. The RFCOMM SPP connection you want to access has a specific UUID that it publishes to identify that service, and when you create a socket it must match the same UUID.
If you are targeting 4.0.3 device and above , use fetchUuidsWithSdp() and getUuids() to find all the published services and their associated UUID values. For backward compatibility read the article

I got the same error message after connecting the socket a second time. I simply checked if the socket is already connected.
if(!mmSocket.isConnected())
mmSocket.connect();
I was testing on Android 4.4.2 (Moto G).

unable to connect to bluetooth socket on android

I am trying to sent message from android client to Mac OS X over bluetooth.
I am using bluecove 2.0.1 Java bluetooth library on Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Code for Server:
public class EchoServer2 {
private static final String UUID_STRING = "00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB"; // 32 hex digits
private static final String SERVICE_NAME = "echoserver";
private LocalDevice mLocalDevice;
public EchoServer2() {
try {
mLocalDevice = LocalDevice.getLocalDevice();
} catch(IOException e) {
System.err.print("Error connection to bluetooth");
}
}
public void start() throws IOException {
StreamConnectionNotifier connectionNotifier =
(StreamConnectionNotifier) Connector.open(
"btspp://localhost:" + UUID_STRING +
";name=" + SERVICE_NAME + ";authenticate=false");
System.out.println("Bluetooth Address: " + mLocalDevice.getBluetoothAddress());
System.out.println("Waiting for a connection...");
StreamConnection streamConnection = connectionNotifier.acceptAndOpen();
System.out.println("Found a new device.");
RemoteDevice device = RemoteDevice.getRemoteDevice(streamConnection);
System.out.println("New Device connected: " + device.getFriendlyName(false).toString());
DataInputStream is = streamConnection.openDataInputStream();
byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
int r;
while((r = is.read(bytes)) > 0) {
System.out.println(new String(bytes, 0, r));
}
}
}
Code for Android client:
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "MainActivity";
EditText editText;
TextView textView;
String send_msg;
String rcv_msg;
private static final UUID MY_UUID = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB"); // 32 hex digits
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Log.d(TAG, "onCreate");
editText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_msg);
textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.rcv_msg);
BluetoothAdapter adapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if(adapter == null) {
textView.append("Bluetooth NOT Supported!");
return;
}
// Request user to turn ON Bluetooth
if(!adapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent intent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(intent, RESULT_OK);
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
public void onClick(View view) {
Log.d(TAG, "onClick");
new SendMessageToServer().execute(send_msg);
}
private class SendMessageToServer extends AsyncTask<String, Void, String> {
#Override
protected String doInBackground(String... msg) {
Log.d(TAG, "doInBackground");
BluetoothSocket clientSocket = null;
BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
mBluetoothAdapter.enable();
// Client knows the server MAC address
BluetoothDevice mmDevice = mBluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice("00:25:00:C3:1C:FE");
Log.d(TAG, "got hold of remote device");
Log.d(TAG, "remote device: " + mmDevice.getName().toString());
try {
// UUID string same used by server
clientSocket = mmDevice.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(MY_UUID);
Log.d(TAG, "bluetooth socket created");
mBluetoothAdapter.cancelDiscovery(); // Cancel, discovery slows connection
clientSocket.connect();
Log.d(TAG, "connected to server");
DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(clientSocket.getInputStream());
DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream());
out.writeUTF(msg[0]); // Send message to server
Log.d(TAG, "Message Successfully sent to server");
return in.readUTF(); // Read response from server
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error creating bluetooth socket");
Log.d(TAG, e.getMessage());
return "";
}
}
#Override
protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
Log.d(TAG, "onPostExecute");
rcv_msg = result;
textView.setText(rcv_msg);
}
}
}
I am not able to connect to server even though the UUID are same both for client and server.
Android throws an exception: Service Discovery failed.
However I am able to print the name of remote device (client) on the server. Hence acceptAndOpen() is unable to accept the socket connection.
Please help me in understanding as to why I am unable to clientSocket.connect(); on android ?

Im gonna take a guess and say it has something to do with the UUID numbers you used. They depend solely on the type of device you use. So make sure you look those up and that they are correct for the android device. When i was doing android this stumped me for a long time.
UUID is not something you set.
Here is a link
How can I get the UUID of my Android phone in an application?
Or this
Android - Get Bluetooth UUID for this device
If that is not it.
Did discovery fail on both ends? can you see the device on either end? Which side can you print the name?
You might want to take a look at google's bluetooth sample program. And use that to get you started.

Android bluetooth application process killed

I'm very new with programming for android. I have two classes : main and btmanager. When i try to test my app on phone, all I get is a information that procees was killed. What am I doing wrong ?
Code implementation :
Main class :
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
BluetoothAdapter bluetooth = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
Btmanager manager;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (bluetooth == null)
{
Toast.makeText(this, "Bluetooth is not enabled on this device", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
System.exit(0);
}
}
#Override
public void onStart()
{
super.onStart();
if (!bluetooth.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, 2);
}
manager.run();
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
return true;
}
public void closeApp (View view)
{
System.exit(0);
}
}
Btmanager class :
public class Btmanager extends Thread {
private final BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
private final BluetoothDevice mmDevice;
public static final UUID myUUID = UUID.fromString("0x1101");
BluetoothAdapter bluetooth = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
public Btmanager(BluetoothDevice device) {
// Use a temporary object that is later assigned to mmSocket,
// because mmSocket is final
BluetoothSocket tmp = null;
mmDevice = device;
// Get a BluetoothSocket to connect with the given BluetoothDevice
try {
// MY_UUID is the app's UUID string, also used by the server code
tmp = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(myUUID);
} catch (IOException e) { }
mmSocket = tmp;
}
public void run() {
// Cancel discovery because it will slow down the connection
bluetooth.cancelDiscovery();
try {
// Connect the device through the socket. This will block
// until it succeeds or throws an exception
mmSocket.connect();
} catch (IOException connectException) {
// Unable to connect; close the socket and get out
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException closeException) { }
return;
}
}
/** Will cancel an in-progress connection, and close the socket */
public void cancel() {
try {
mmSocket.close();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}

2 problems I see in your code:
You don't instantiate the Btmanager object, it is still null when you call run. (Will cause a NullPointerException - your app will crash).
You call the run method instead of the start method of the Btmanager. If you want the code in the run method to run in a new thread, you have to call start. Calling run will cause it to run in the same thread. This blocks your UI thread which may cause your app to crash, if it blocks for too long.

For test purporses, I don't use BTmanager class - in onStart() method I add new thread with connection implentation, but still without any results - app crash.
public void onStart()
{
super.onStart();
if (!bluetooth.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBtIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBtIntent, 2);
}
new Thread(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
try {
//Create a Socket connection: need the server's UUID number of registered
socket = device.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(myUUID);
socket.connect();
Log.d("EF-BTBee", "Connectted");
}
catch (IOException e)
{
Log.e("EF-BTBee", "Error : ", e);
}
}
}).start();
}