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This driver provides access to the local Linux host’s Bluetooth adapter using a User Channel HCI socket to the Linux kernel. It is only intended to be used with the native POSIX build of Zephyr. The Bluetooth adapter must be powered off in order for Zephyr to be able to use it.

Direct dependencies¶

BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX && <choice BT_HCI_BUS_TYPE: Bluetooth HCI driver>

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Kconfig definition¶

At <Zephyr>/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig:56

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:32 → <Zephyr>/drivers/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig:16

Menu path: (Top) → Device Drivers → Bluetooth Drivers → Bluetooth HCI driver

config BT_USERCHAN
    bool "HCI User Channel based driver"
    depends on BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX && <choice BT_HCI_BUS_TYPE: Bluetooth HCI driver>
    help
      This driver provides access to the local Linux host's Bluetooth
      adapter using a User Channel HCI socket to the Linux kernel. It
      is only intended to be used with the native POSIX build of Zephyr.
      The Bluetooth adapter must be powered off in order for Zephyr to
      be able to use it.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)