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+# Based on https://github.com/hbldh/bleak/blob/develop/examples/service_explorer.py
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+
+from bleak import BleakClient, BleakScanner
+from bleak.uuids import normalize_uuid_str
+
+from pyftms import get_client, FtmsEvents, MachineType
+from pyftms.client import const
+
+def on_event(event: FtmsEvents):
+    print(f"event received: {event}")
+
+
+def on_disconnect():
+    print("machine disconnected")
+
+
+async def run(args: argparse.Namespace):
+    """Finds an FTMS device by address and sets up a client without advertisement data."""
+    device = await BleakScanner.find_device_by_address(args.address)
+    if device is None:
+        print(f"could not find device with address {args.address}")
+        return
+
+    machine_type = None
+
+    async with BleakClient(
+        device,
+        services=[normalize_uuid_str(const.FTMS_UUID)],
+    ) as client:
+        for service in client.services:
+            for char in service.characteristics:
+                if char.uuid == normalize_uuid_str(const.TREADMILL_DATA_UUID):
+                    machine_type = MachineType.TREADMILL
+                elif char.uuid == normalize_uuid_str(const.CROSS_TRAINER_DATA_UUID):
+                    machine_type = MachineType.CROSS_TRAINER
+                elif char.uuid == normalize_uuid_str(const.ROWER_DATA_UUID):
+                    machine_type = MachineType.ROWER
+                elif char.uuid == normalize_uuid_str(const.INDOOR_BIKE_DATA_UUID):
+                    machine_type = MachineType.INDOOR_BIKE
+
+    if machine_type is None:
+        print("could not determine machine type")
+        return
+
+    async with get_client(
+        ble_device=device,
+        adv_or_type=machine_type,
+        on_ftms_event=on_event,
+        on_disconnect=on_disconnect,
+    ) as c:
+        print(f"machine name is {c.name}")
+        print(f"machine type is {c.machine_type.name}")
+        print(f"machine supported properties are {c.supported_properties}")
+        print(f"machine supported settings are {c.supported_settings}")
+
+        # Interact with the client here
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--address",
+        metavar="<address>",
+        help="the address of the bluetooth device to connect to",
+        required=True,
+    )
+
+    asyncio.run(run(parser.parse_args()))