README update for the BleuIO version of uxplay-beacon.py

README.html

@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ Bonjour/Rendezvous DNS-SD service discovery). <strong>This can be used
 on networks that do not allow the user to run a DNS_SD service.</strong>
 The user must run a Bluetooth LE “beacon”, (a USB 4.0 or later “dongle”
 can be used). The beacon is managed by a Python3 script
-<code>uxplay-beacon.py</code> (available in two versions, a BlueZ/DBus
-version for Linux/*BSD, and a winrt version for Windows). The beacon
-runs independently of UxPlay: while UxPlay is running, it regularly
-broadcasts a Bluetooth LE (“Low Energy”) 46 byte legacy-type
-advertisement informing nearby iOS/macOS devices of the local IPv4
-network address of the UxPlay server, and which TCP port to contact
-UxPlay on. Instructions are <a href="#bluetooth-le-beacon-setup">given
-below</a>.</p></li>
+<code>uxplay-beacon.py</code> (available in three versions, a BlueZ/DBus
+version for Linux/*BSD, a winrt version for Windows, and a version for
+the BlueIO usb-serial dongle (which has its own BlueTooth-LE stack
+independent of that of the host system) that runs on all systems
+including macOS). The beacon runs independently of UxPlay: while UxPlay
+is running, it regularly broadcasts a Bluetooth LE (“Low Energy”) 46
+byte legacy-type advertisement informing nearby iOS/macOS devices of the
+local IPv4 network address of the UxPlay server, and which TCP port to
+contact UxPlay on. Instructions are <a
+href="#bluetooth-le-beacon-setup">given below</a>.</p></li>
 <li><p>option <code>-vrtp &lt;rest-of-pipeline&gt;</code> bypasses
 rendering by UxPlay, and instead transmits rtp packets of decrypted h264
 or h265 video to an external renderer (e.g. OBS Studio) at an address
@@ -933,11 +935,12 @@ This should install the Bonjour SDK as
 <code>C:\Program Files\Bonjour SDK</code>.</li>
 </ol>
 <ul>
-<li><strong>NEW: while you still need to install the Bonjour SDK to
-build UxPlay, there is now an alternative method for Service Discovery
-using a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon. A Windows-based python script
-for running the beacon is available for this.</strong> See <a
-href="#bluetooth-le-beacon-setup">instructions below</a>.</li>
+<li>**NEW: while you still need to install the Bonjour SDK to build
+UxPlay, there is now an alternative method for Service Discovery using a
+Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon. (Dfferent) Python3 scripts for
+running the beacon is on Linux/BSD*, Windows and macOS available for
+this.** See <a href="#bluetooth-le-beacon-setup">instructions
+below</a>.</li>
 </ul>
 <ol start="2" type="1">
 <li><p>(This is for 64-bit Windows; a build for 32-bit Windows should be
@@ -1584,7 +1587,7 @@ default choice of BLE data file (<code>~/.uxplay.ble</code>) that is
 monitored by the beacon script. This also requires that uxplay is run
 with option “<code>uxplay -ble &lt;BLE data file&gt;</code>”.</p></li>
 </ul>
-<p>The BlueZ/Dbus version has thee more options not offered by the
+<p>The BlueZ/Dbus version has three more options not offered by the
 Windows version (the Windows operating system chooses their values):</p>
 <ul>
 <li><p><code>--AdvMin x</code>, <code>--AdvMax y</code>. These controls
@@ -1604,6 +1607,12 @@ instance of UxPlay must also have its own MAC address and ports).
 not been tested, and this option might not be useful or
 needed.</em></p></li>
 </ul>
+<p><strong>NEW</strong> While the native macOS BlueTooth-LE does not
+allow users to send “manufacturer-specific” advertisements like the
+uxplay service discovery announcement, this can be achieved using the
+BleuIO dongle, which is a usb-serial device with its own full
+BlueTooth-LE implementation (the bleuio version of uxplay-beacon.py is
+installed in macOS systems, but works on all operating systems).</p>
 <p>If you wish to test Bluetooth LE Service Discovery on Linux/*BSD, you
 can disable DNS_SD Service discovery by the avahi-daemon with</p>
 <pre><code>$ sudo systemctl mask avahi-daemon.socket