Can't discover service, and then 'org.bluez.Error.Failed' after a minute

[mohse-n]

I'm using RPi 4 (with node 14.9.0, BlueZ 5.50). I can discover the device, but not the service.

require('dotenv').config()

const { createBluetooth } = require('.')
const { TEST_DEVICE, TEST_SERVICE, TEST_CHARACTERISTIC, TEST_NOTIFY_SERVICE, TEST_NOTIFY_CHARACTERISTIC } = process.env

async function main () {
  const { bluetooth, destroy } = createBluetooth()

  // get bluetooth adapter
  const adapter = await bluetooth.defaultAdapter()
  await adapter.startDiscovery()
  console.log('discovering')

  // get device and connect
  const device = await adapter.waitDevice('D4:CA:6E:F1:84:BE')
  console.log('got device', await device.getAddress(), await device.getName())
  await device.connect()
  console.log('connected')

  const gattServer = await device.gatt()

  // read write characteristic
  const service1 = await gattServer.getPrimaryService('15172000-4947-11e9-8646-d663bd873d93')
  console.log('got primary service.')
  const characteristic1 = await service1.getCharacteristic('15172001-4947-11e9-8646-d663bd873d93')
  console.log('got control characteristic.')
  //await characteristic1.writeValue(Buffer.from('Hello world'))
  const buffer = await characteristic1.readValue()
  console.log('read', buffer, buffer.toString())

}

main()
  .then(console.log)
  .catch(console.error)

Console output

discovering
got device D4:CA:6E:F1:84:BE Xsens DOT
DBusError: Software caused connection abort
    at _methodReturnHandlers.<computed> (/home/pi/node-ble-master/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:339:27)
    at handleMessage (/home/pi/node-ble-master/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:98:11)
    at EventEmitter.<anonymous> (/home/pi/node-ble-master/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:147:9)
    at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:314:20)
    at /home/pi/node-ble-master/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/connection.js:112:14
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/pi/node-ble-master/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/message.js:63:9)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:314:20)
    at emitReadable_ (_stream_readable.js:563:12)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:79:21) {
  type: 'org.bluez.Error.Failed',
  text: 'Software caused connection abort',
  reply: Message {
    type: 3,
    _sent: false,
    _serial: 1494,
    path: undefined,
    interface: undefined,
    member: undefined,
    errorName: 'org.bluez.Error.Failed',
    replySerial: 13,
    destination: ':1.68',
    sender: ':1.22',
    signature: 's',
    body: [ 'Software caused connection abort' ],
    flags: 1
  }
}

[chenkaiC4]

@mohse-n have your solved the problem, i catch the same case.

[chenkaiC4]

i am use ubuntu18.04. when i connect to device,it never give a correct response, but a “Software caused connection abort”

[titaniumwhite]

Same here, "Software caused connection abort" when trying to connect to the device. I run on Ubuntu 18.04 as well.

[mohse-n]

I was using Raspberry Pi 3 and 4. Upgrading to the latest version of Raspbian (Raspberry Pi OS) solved the problem for me.

[ManDon5]

I got the same problem. I am using node-ble inside a homebridge plugin. My Raspberry Pi Zero W is running the latest Raspberry Pi OS and node.

Any ideas how to fix it?

[chrvadala]

In order to debug the issue, I suggest you the following lines:

$  bluetoothctl
> connect DC:A6:32:3F:7B:7A
> menu gatt
> list-attributes

Does bluetoothctl list the expected services?

[ManDon5]

Thank you for your quick respond. I think that was a mistake of mine. I will check it at the weekend and get back in touch here.

[ManDon5]

I checked my implementation. I am getting the following error after a few seconds if the peripheral is not reachable:

DBusError: Software caused connection abort

Is it possible to search/wait for the peripheral till it is available?
I want to integrated node-ble inside my homebridge plugin and it should search for peripherals in an endless loop if it is not reachable.

If my peripheral is reachable everything runs fine.

[rick-loz]

Hello! I get the same error. It connects to the device and can display my phone's name, but when I try device.connect() it throws that error after a bit. I'm running it from a RPi 4 using Raspbian.

Also, I can connect to my device using bluetoothctl, but nothing is listed when I use the list-attributes command.

Has anyone found a solution?

[dave190265]

In order to debug the issue, I suggest you the following lines:

$  bluetoothctl
> connect DC:A6:32:3F:7B:7A
> menu gatt
> list-attributes

Does bluetoothctl list the expected services?

I get the same problem. I'm running in a Docker Image on a RPi4.

I can ssh into the docker image and when I try #13 (comment) I get the following :

[bluetooth]#
[CHG] Device 7B:41:00:00:04:98 ManufacturerData Value: 0x00
[bluetooth]#
[CHG] Device 7B:41:00:00:04:98 ManufacturerData Value: 0x00
[bluetooth]# connect 7B:41:00:00:04:98
Attempting to connect to 7B:41:00:00:04:98
[bluetooth]#
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed
[bluetooth]#

In my code, I can get the device, and getAddress and getName work as expected, but when I attempt to connect, I get :

*** BLE devices: [ '7B:41:00:00:04:98', 'DC:0D:30:01:14:C3' ]
got device 7B:41:00:00:04:98 ThermoBeacon false
(node:32) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: DBusError: Software caused connection abort
at methodReturnHandlers.(anonymous function) (/srv/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:343:27)
at handleMessage (/srv/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:101:11)
at EventEmitter.MessageBus.conn.on (/srv/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/bus.js:151:9)
at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:198:13)
at /srv/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/connection.js:116:14
at Socket. (/srv/node_modules/dbus-next/lib/message.js:63:9)
at Socket.emit (events.js:198:13)
[Logs] [4/10/2021, 1:23:47 PM] [smart-hub] at emitReadable (_stream_readable.js:555:12)
[Logs] [4/10/2021, 1:23:47 PM] [smart-hub] at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:63:19)