bluetooth/1.0/IBluetoothHci.hal

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package android.hardware.bluetooth@1.0;

import IBluetoothHciCallbacks;

/*
 * The Host Controller Interface (HCI) is the layer defined by the Bluetooth
 * specification between the software that runs on the host and the Bluetooth
 * controller chip. This boundary is the natural choice for a Hardware
 * Abstraction Layer (HAL). Dealing only in HCI packets and events simplifies
 * the stack and abstracts away power management, initialization, and other
 * implementation-specific details related to the hardware.
 */

interface IBluetoothHci {
    /**
     * Initialize the underlying HCI interface.
     *
     * This method should be used to initialize any hardware interfaces
     * required to communicate with the Bluetooth hardware in the
     * device.
     *
     * @param callback implements IBluetoothHciCallbacks which will
     *    receive callbacks when incoming HCI packets are received
     *    from the controller to be sent to the host.
     * @return status result of the initialization
     */
    initialize(IBluetoothHciCallbacks callback) generates (Status status);

    /**
     * Send an HCI command (as specified in the Bluetooth Specification
     * V4.2, Vol 2, Part 5, Section 5.4.1) to the Bluetooth controller.
     * Commands must be executed in order.
     *
     * @param command is the HCI command to be sent
     */
    sendHciCommand(HciPacket command);

    /**
     * Send an HCI ACL data packet (as specified in the Bluetooth Specification
     * V4.2, Vol 2, Part 5, Section 5.4.2) to the Bluetooth controller.
     * Packets must be processed in order.
     * @param data HCI data packet to be sent
     */
    sendAclData(HciPacket data);

    /**
     * Send an SCO data packet (as specified in the Bluetooth Specification
     * V4.2, Vol 2, Part 5, Section 5.4.3) to the Bluetooth controller.
     * Packets must be processed in order.
     * @param data HCI data packet to be sent
     */
    sendScoData(HciPacket data);

    /**
     * Close the HCI interface
     */
    close();
};