Bluebutton

Simple daemon that allows you to execute action when bluetooth button shutter pressed. So you can control your PC by low energy button device and few scripts.

Usage

$ bluebutton -d="Shutter3" # sudo as necessary

With config

$ cat /home/.config/bluebutton
keyup=echo UP
keydown=echo down; echo DOWN
longup=echo LONG UP
longdown=echo LONG DOWN

$ bluebutton -d="Shutter3" -c /home/.config/bluebutton # sudo as necessary

Installation

REQUIREMENTS

• Ruby >= 2.0

• Kernel config

• BlueZ

Install the gem:

$ gem install bluebutton # sudo as necessary

Bluetooth button manual installation

You must setup bluetooth stack manually.

• Start scanning mode:

$ bluetoothctl
[bluetooth]$ power on
[bluetooth]$ scan on

• Enable Buetooth Button and wait while it will be found:

[NEW] Device FF:FF:1D:14:79:80 AB Shutter3

• Now you can pair Bluetooth Button and trust to it:

[bluetooth]$ pair FF:FF:1D:14:79:80
[CHG] Device FF:FF:1D:14:79:80 Paired: yes
Pairing successful
[AB Shutter3            ]$ trust FF:FF:1D:14:79:80
[CHG] Device FF:FF:1D:14:79:80 Trusted: yes
[AB Shutter3            ]$ quit