Flic scanner wedge software

Once this has made it into the regular Ubuntu kernel, the acan will be supported out-of-the-box with the usbhid module. Using the "USB Cable - Straight" from Microvision the supplier of the device's original Windows driver and wedge software allows you to use it in keyboard emulation. The Rov codes would not work for me. When you get the cable follow these steps: Select the keyboard function on the inline control on the cable.

For instance in Firefox Ubuntu if you attempt to scan a code into the search box the scanner will enter the first part of the code into the search box but then open the bookmarks side pane and enter the rest into the bookmarks search box. With these steps the scanner is reset to be a simple keyboard device with a carriage return.

Basic enough to work with any basic code recording software. So for instance the code is entered into the Firefox search box followed by the carriage return to take you to the results page of your preferred search engine. This is also true of other programs that only require a carriage return to return results. Keyboard mode is the only mode Microvision says that works with Linux distros.

VCOM mode is only for Windows devices. It is unknown what prevented it from working but I isolated it to a cable malfunction of some sort. The cable is an active device with circuitry inside of an inline cable wart instead of a passive cable. Kernel module serial converter : metro-usb Microvision Flic Scanner Seing as there wasn't any Linux software that supported this scanner using Bluetooth and only one non open source, non free software wedge that supported cabled connections I wrote my own in Perl.

Download and instructions: FlicServ 1. They are not fully waterproof and we do not recommend using them in environments where the button could be fully submerged or sprayed with water for more than 10 minutes. However, touching Flic with wet hands, or just light splashing of water will not affect the button. We have optimized the battery life to last as long as possible. For most use-cases it will last up to one year or more.

Flic also has a replaceable battery. To change the battery, stick your Flic to a flat surface. Gripping the silicon edges, gently screw the upper housing of the Flic counter clockwise. You'll then be able to lift the top off and replace the battery with a regular coin cell battery CR Flic 2 has a much larger CR battery which should last three times longer. This depends a little on the phone or tablet that you are using and on how you set up your Flics.

Generally, you can have up to 10 Flics connected at the same time, say in your home. But then you can have 10 more in your car, and 10 more in your office. If you use other Bluetooth devices such as headsets, speakers or wearables, these connections may decrease the amount of Flics you can use at the same time.

Note that some Android devices restrict the number of Bluetooth devices to 7. The Flic Hub supports up to 63 connected buttons simultaneously. With NFC you always have to have the smartphone in your hand and scan your tags, considering that you scan it right and don't have to rescan it. A lot of people don't find NFC tags easy enough to use them in their everyday life. With Flic on the other hand you can launch your actions with a simple press of a button, as long as the smartphone is somewhere nearby.

The button interface is simple enough for almost everyone. Flic 1 is made of a silicon rubbery coating. Flic 2 is made of durable high-quality soft touch plastics. Each Flic button is registered with a unique ID and we need you to have Internet in this pairing process in other for our back-end to receive the signal and verify that this is a valid Flic button and not other random Bluetooth devices.

This allows us to give you the best experience possible. It will enable you to create links to all your 3rd party services so you can use Flic with those services. This permission is needed for camera and microphone-related actions that you can trigger remotely with Flic.

However, we are changing this setup on Android and we will only ask for permission once you start using such actions. More information can be found in our Developer Portal and Flic for Business page. The Flic Hub is the latest product from Shortcut Labs. It acts as a link between your Flic buttons and your connected devices and services. The Flic Hub app is built into the existing Flic app and is only needed when you want to set up the click, double click and hold functions for each of your Flic buttons.

You can also use the app to manage all your connected buttons and 3rd party service providers. Most of the apps currently supported by Flic will be available on the Hub.

Unfortunately phone specific actions such as send text message or hang up call will not work on the Hub, but if you still want these then connect the Flic to your phone :. Even though it is technically possible, it is not recommended since a Flic can only have one active connection at a time.

It will simply connect to the first device it sees and what happens when you press the Flic will depend on which device is connected at that time, which might be confusing. All you need to do is download the Flic app to your phone, power the Hub with the included micro USB cable and have a Flic button nearby. Once set up your phone is no longer necessary as the Flic will be connected directly to the Hub. If you have followed the in app step by step setup then hopefully everything will be working OK.

If you want to double check then you can always connect to the hub using your phone and open the Flic Hub settings page where you can see the status of WiFi and ethernet.

If you did not change the password, the default password is printed on the back of the Hub. As long as you pair your Flic through the Hub tab then your Flic will be connected directly to the Hub. If you want a Flic to be portable or connected to your phone or used away from your hub then connect it via the standard Flic tab, ensuring a phone to Flic connection. As of now, the Flics will not remember their configurations if you remove them.

However, we are looking into adding this feature in the future. The first time you set up a third party device, you will have to configure it. This means that you will either need to log in to their service or connect their physical hardware to the hub.

Each action will take you through the necessary steps to get the integration up and running. Simply plug the official Flic IR accessory into the Hub and record your IR remotes using the guide in the Flic app to copy the command you want replay.

You can record multiple different commands from all kinds of IR remotes. Just save each with a specific name. First, add a Flic to the Hub. Under each action type click, double click or hold you should see an action called IR blaster. Select this and you will now see the option to select one or more of your previously recorded IR commands.

Sure, you can set these commands to playback sequentially and add delays. This makes it possible to record and playback very complex command chains e. A Flic button double click should 1. Turn on TV, 2. Time delay 5s, 3. Time delay 2s, 5. Turn volume up 15 steps. So now I needed a Linux driver for these fine devices. It took me about 6 hours to conclude that the only software wedge available for the Flic on Linux is closed source payware and only supports tethered connections not BlueTooth.

As a nostalgic guy who dreams of the "good old days, when men where men and wrote their own drivers" I thought; "hey, it's only serial communication, how hard can it be? So I sat down and wrote my own software wedge for the Flic barcode scanner in Perl. It took me all of one night. And now I'm sharing it with you:.