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Hardware Buttons
#1
Hello!
I am in the process in building a small control unit with an integrated monitor. To be used outside in the cockpit. 
Since I do not like to use touchscreens on a boat, I want to use multiple physical buttons for the the basic functions. 
Did anyone here already build something along these lines?
Thanks and a wonderful holiday time!
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#2
Hi,
yes. I have done this with a keypad like this:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/3x4-Matrix-Exten...SwjMtcSb0P

Here you find uinput:
https://github.com/tuomasjjrasanen/python-uinput
to emulate key´s via GPIO.

Attached the Code for a pi... 


   


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#3
Great Thank you. 
I will do research.

Seeing your picture: 
How did you configure OpenCPN UI to look so clean with the buttons all nicely in the top?

Thanks!
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#4
You can swipe the button bar to the top? Or what do you mean? The clear uI you can handle with the resolution of the pi...
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#5
(2019-12-27, 05:35 PM)glowntiger Wrote: You can swipe the button bar to the top? Or what do you mean? The clear uI you can handle with the resolution of the pi...

I meant the translucent icons on top of the map. My menu is opaque. Havent found a setting to change it yet.
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#6
What ocpn Version do you use?
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#7
Hello and a good new year to you.
I am using version 5.0.0 of OpenCPN with the OpenPlotter 2 beta.
On my non raspbi computer ( MacOS ) I use 5.0.1
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#8
Hello,
now that i am getin back to finisheing the configuration of my system I was wondering again how to get the buttons to be translucent.
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