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+import asyncio
+import logging
+import time
+
+import spheropy
+from spheropy.spheropy import _ClientCommandPacket, _DEVICE_ID_CORE
+
+
+class BLEInterfaceGattool(spheropy.BleInterface):
+    def _find_adapter(self):
+        adapter = spheropy.pygatt.GATTToolBackend()
+        adapter.start()
+        adapter_type = spheropy.BleInterface.BleAdapterType.PYGATT
+
+        self._adapter = adapter
+        self._adapter_type = adapter_type
+
+        return True
+
+
+class _SpheroImproved(spheropy.Sphero):
+    async def connect(self, search_name=None, address=None, port=None, bluetooth_interface=None, use_ble=False,
+                      num_retry_attempts=1):
+        gattool = BLEInterfaceGattool(search_name)
+        return await super().connect(search_name, address, port, gattool, use_ble, num_retry_attempts)
+
+    async def sleep(self, sleeptime, reset_inactivity_timeout=True, response_timeout_in_seconds=None):
+        # port from https://github.com/jchadwhite/SpheroBB8-python/blob/master/BB8_driver.py#L394
+        command = _ClientCommandPacket(device_id=_DEVICE_ID_CORE,
+                                       command_id=0x22,
+                                       sequence_number=self._get_and_increment_command_sequence_number(),
+                                       data=[(sleeptime >> 8), (sleeptime & 0xff), 0],
+                                       wait_for_response=True,
+                                       reset_inactivity_timeout=reset_inactivity_timeout)
+
+        return await self._send_command(command, response_timeout_in_seconds)
+
+
+class BB8(object):
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        # marry sync with async https://www.aeracode.org/2018/02/19/python-async-simplified/
+        self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(self._loop)
+
+        print("Started waking up BB-8...")
+        self._sphero = _SpheroImproved()
+        self._loop.run_until_complete(self._sphero.connect(num_retry_attempts=3, use_ble=True, search_name=name))
+        self.set_color(0, 0xFF, 0)
+        print("BB-8 is ready for commands")
+
+    def sleep(self):
+        self._loop.run_until_complete(self._sphero.sleep(0))
+
+    def set_color(self, red, green, blue):
+        self._loop.run_until_complete(self._sphero.set_rgb_led(red, green, blue))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+    bb8 = BB8("BB-CC13")
+    bb8.set_color(0xFF, 0x00, 0xFF)
+    time.sleep(2)
+    bb8.sleep()