07-30-2023, 03:22 AM | #1 |
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A Wi-Fi remote control page turner for Kobo e-readers
Hi all. I've been working on a wireless remote control for Kobos and just released the first version. In my experience it greatly improves comfort for long reading sessions when paired with a device mount such as this. Downloads are available on GitHub along with more information and installation instructions. I've also attached some screenshots to this post.
Compared to existing solutions it should be easier to set up and have broader device compatibility. I've only tested it on a Glo and Sage, but it should hopefully work with every model since the original Touch. If anyone is interested in testing it I'd be grateful for confirmation that it works. If there are any problems feel free to post here or open an issue on GitHub. The developer forum here has been a great resource so thanks for all the information. |
08-01-2023, 02:12 AM | #2 |
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I love this! Just tried it on my kobo mini (running the latest Glo firmware) and it's working pretty well for page turns. The Remote control page just gives me a single green square.
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Is there a way to set the next/back up again? On my glo I ended up recording 2 swipes instead of just one |
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You can just re-record the next/back on the initial setup page and it will overwrite any existing recording. I should have a new version with debug logging released in the next few days.
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I tried it and it works very well! Thanks! I won't be using it for the moment but I may be using it in the future.
The only problem I found is the kill command fails sometimes when stopping it because there is more than one httpd process spawned. Sent from my 22081212UG using Tapatalk |
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Hmm there should be a check to prevent multiple httpds from spawning. Are you just using the NickelMenu toggle to stop it? I can't reproduce the issue with some brief testing. Which model Kobo are you using?
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The second httpd process is spawned after visiting the web page, just refreshing Sent from my 22081212UG using Tapatalk |
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New version is up! The new troubleshooting page is located at the bottom of the homepage.
If you're able to follow the instructions to generate a log file I'll hopefully be able to figure out the problem. It's possible another change I made will have helped but I think it's unlikely. It might show an error message instead of the green square now too. |
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This is very interesting. I noticed that tylpk1216 has also included an Hardware Implementation - ESP8266 (ESP-12S). Does it replace completely the need of a smartphone to trigger the http requests? Can you kindly provide more information about how to build it? Thanks in advance Last edited by CyberPaul; 08-14-2023 at 07:11 PM. |
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https://github.com/mcer12/Hugo-ESP8266/ This looks simpler but only has one button: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8...-button-clone/ For hardware control, an easier option could be to use a bluetooth remote with the Android app from KoboPageTurner. I tried it with a bluetooth gamepad and it seemed to work well. I couldn't find anything similar that would work with iOS, but there might be something out there. There are also some pre-made smart buttons such as Flic, but I'm not sure how good the latency/battery life would be for something like page turning. |
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