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Old 11-14-2024, 03:54 PM   #206
WaveEquation
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Hello people, I'm wondering if there is a software similar to evtest for Mac to capture keycodes from a cheap bluetooth page turner device. (Got from Aliexpress. Image below.)

I go this device out of curiosity and with my config (based on educated guess) all the buttons just turn the page back. Without evtest I'm at a disadvantage here.

Things I've tested and confirmed working:
1. The bt remote works on my mac and Android phone flawlessly
2. My BT mouse works perfectly on my Kobo

Interestingly, I did see a post on this thread that led me to a blog post with the exact device as mine but it's a couple years old and the config no longer works.

The device appears as "Beauty-R1". I have a raspberrypi but I could never get the BT device connect with it. (Connection drops soon after it's paired.) So I want to give it one more shot before I buy a 8bitdo Micro.

My current config (which turns the page back for all the buttons)

Quote:
nextPage EV_KEY BTN_RIGHT 1
prevPage EV_KEY BTN_LEFT 1
Config from the blog post that worked for the author:
Quote:
nextPage EV_ABS ABS_X 512
prevPage EV_ABS ABS_X 3328
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I'm not well versed with the BT lore in Kobo parlance, but is there any hope for me?

Last edited by issybird; 11-16-2024 at 08:08 AM. Reason: Oversize image attached as thumbnail. Please read the guidelines for limits on image size.
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