Runner Tracker

An app to automatcially track runners and count laps. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy to sense runners and a mobile web app to display the data.

Designed to be run in the field on a RaspberryPi with a Bluetooth 4.0 dongle along with Bluetooth 4.0 tags attached to the runners.

Stack

• Noble for Bluetooth detection
• HAPI back-end with NEDB database
• Angular front-end

Dependencies

1. sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez libbluetooth-dev libudev-dev
2. sudo setcap cap_net_raw+eip $(eval readlink -f which node)

Start

1. npm install
2. set ENVS export STATION_ID=Test
3. npm start