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    • lu
      lu last edited by

      I bump this old topic to say that i can now use my first flic from the first kickstarter compaign with a rpi3.
      I use node-red-contrib-flic-buttons and with this i can very easily interact with my domoticz installation.
      It's very simple to use and it's work very good!

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      • Sawtaytoes
        Sawtaytoes last edited by

        I was thinking about how the newer Flic buttons allow for firmware updates. Since I'm assuming these would normally be done through the Android or iOS app, how would we handle these if we've got our buttons paired with a bunch of Raspberry Pis?

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        • aconrad2
          aconrad2 @Emil last edited by

          @Emil Hi, thanks you for your answer. So how does it works with the Linux SDK ? I suppose only "Single click" event comes from the button, isn't it ?

          thanks you,

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          • Sawtaytoes
            Sawtaytoes @hafager last edited by

            @hafager @aytekcan The Linux SDK project is ready to go with the Raspberry Pi 3. The repo on GitHub's been getting updates even this year and I submitted an issue I was having and got a response within an hour.

            From my own experience testing it last night, it works with websockets using Node.js. There are a bunch of Python files in there, and I assume those are working too!

            I was running Ubuntu Server 16.04 on my Raspberry Pi 3 until I found that it has issues with Bluetooth drivers. After flashing the latest Raspbian JESSIE Lite, I had no further issues. Bluez is not required with the newer SDK.

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            • Emil
              Emil FlicTeam @aconrad2 last edited by

              @aconrad2 Hi. You can use Flic Single just like any other Flic with the Linux SDK.

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              • aconrad2
                aconrad2 last edited by

                Hi everybody,

                I'm a new user of Flic buttons.

                I'm using a Rapsberry PI 3 with internal bluetooth controler for other bluetooth items (Xiaomi Mi Flora) and a dedicated USB Bluetooth controler for the Flic service, and a Node-Red flow. It works fine for my only one button 🙂

                I'd like to use some other buttons but... do you know if the Single Flic can be use with the Linux SDK ? Can the action be selected as I want with the Node-Red flow like a standard Flic Button.

                If I correctly understand the Single Flic button have only "Single Clic" event, not "Double clic" and hold on event.

                Thanks for you answer,
                Have a good day.

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                • aytekcan
                  aytekcan last edited by

                  Hi All,

                  Is there any updates on this project?

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                  • hafager
                    hafager last edited by

                    Hi,
                    Same as @alex, I am curious as to what state the flic - rpi environment is in today.
                    Is it easy to set up, or easy to work with using linux bluetooth api or abstractions of it through Python or similar? Is it possible at all without being online?
                    Coding skills is not an issue.

                    Thanks!

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                    • alex
                      alex last edited by

                      Hi there,
                      Is there any update on the ability to connect flics to a raspberry pi.
                      it would open up a world of options for home automation.
                      hopefully with some good step-by-step guides for us with limited code skills 🙂

                      Thanks

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                      • anton
                        anton FlicTeam @Anshur last edited by

                        @Anshur said in Flic for pi3..:

                        @Emil Hi,

                        I've been trying to make some sort of flic-to-LIFX bridge on my RPi 3, but my very basic coding skills seem to be insufficient.....

                        So I was wondering if you were planning on porting a more beginner friendly flic app to Linux at any point in the future ?

                        Thanks in any case.

                        Hello,

                        Yes, in fact we are currently working on a stand-alone application for linux where a lot of the functionality will be ported over from the mobile apps (LIFX included). I can not comment on a release date yet, but it is definitely a priority for us, so expect some news about it in the (not to distance) future 🙂

                        /A

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                        • Anshur
                          Anshur @Emil last edited by

                          @Emil Hi,

                          I've been trying to make some sort of flic-to-LIFX bridge on my RPi 3, but my very basic coding skills seem to be insufficient.....

                          So I was wondering if you were planning on porting a more beginner friendly flic app to Linux at any point in the future ?

                          Thanks in any case.

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                          • Emil
                            Emil FlicTeam last edited by

                            Hi.

                            We have just released a new Linux SDK that should work great on RPi 3!
                            Check it out at https://github.com/50ButtonsEach/fliclib-linux-hci

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                            • Anshur
                              Anshur last edited by

                              I would love if anybody would create a step by step tutorial for setting up flic on a raspberry pi 3.

                              I'm not much of a coder, but I did purchase de RP3 in roder to turn it into a flic HUB for my LIFX (as the iOS app seems to have trouble reconnecting without relaunching the app after being away).

                              Anyway, keep up the good work : )

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                              • fabian
                                fabian FlicTeam last edited by

                                Hi

                                I am the developer of the Linux SDK so I'll keep a look in this thread at regular intervals.

                                A quick status update: Since I released the SDK in January I have not had nearly as much time as I expected to work with the SDK. I am thus very grateful that developers continue to report bugs and beta test the library. Instead we have been working with some very exciting improvements of Flic, some of which was released yesterday (The 2.0 release). As soon as this is also completed on Android I'll have more time to work with the SDK. Hopefully the new improvements will also be available on Linux.

                                Regarding your request: we do indeed aim to make RPi3 the main platform. I recently tested it with the latest release and was able to connect 10 buttons without failure for several days. It's a good idea to try and lower the entry level even more, maybe by providing a installation script for Raspbian.

                                Cheers, Fabian

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