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--- doc:appunti:android:osmand_remote_controller [2020/02/04 10:41] – niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:android:osmand_remote_controller [2020/02/24 16:35] (current) – [Remapping the controller keys (root required)] niccolo
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 ====== Using OsmAnd with a Remote Controller ======
-[{{.:osmand:osmand-remote-controller.jpg?380 |OsmAnd paierd with a Bluetooth remote controller}}]
+{{.:osmand:osmand-remote-controller.jpg?380 |OsmAnd paierd with a Bluetooth remote controller}}
 I'm an early joiner of the **[[https://www.openstreetmap.org|OpenStreetMap]]** project, so I'm a big fan of the **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand|OsmAnd]]** app. It is my preferred choice for **motorbike on-board navigation**.
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 In theory - to remap the functions of our controller - it should be possible to provide a **specific keylayout file** for just this controller: Android's instructions say to simply create a file with the name **Vendor_ffff_Product_0000.kl** (see the vendor and product read from the ''/proc/bus/input/devices'' pseudofile). Unfortunately this does not work, may be because ffff and 0000 are not valid ID values.
-So we have to change the **Generic.kl** file, redefining some ScanCodes and axis (the rest of the file must remain untouched):
+So we have to change the **/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl** file, redefining some ScanCodes and axis (the rest of the file must remain untouched):
 <file>
-key 305 MINUS
+key 304   MINUS
-key 307 PLUS
+key 305   MINUS
+key 307   PLUS
+key 308   PLUS
 axis 0x00 Y
 axis 0x01 invert X
 </file>
-This change have the side effect to remap all the external keyboards that we will connect to our Android device!
+**NOTICE**: I have redefined scancodes **304** and **308** as **duplicates** of 305 and 307. This is because the default action for scancode 304 was **BUTTON_A**, which opens the **Actions menu** in OsmAnd 3.5.5; opening this menu by accident is very annoying because you can close it only using the touchscreen!
+This change - unfortunately - have the side effect to remap all the external gamepads that we will connect to our Android device!
 ===== Key Mapping Test =====
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 ===== Other remote controllers =====
-  * **[[https://daytona-global.com/products/?page=Products_Product&mfrID=13&categID=28&subcategID=80&productID=87352|Daytona Smartphone controller]]** - Sent keypresses to the Android device: Enter, Power, Escape, Home, Joystick.
+  * **[[https://daytona-global.com/products/?page=Products_Product&mfrID=13&categID=28&subcategID=80&productID=87352|Daytona Smartphone controller]]** - Keypresses sent to the Android device: Enter, Power, Escape, Home, Joystick.
   * **[[https://carpe-iter.com/carpe-iter-control/|Carpe Iter Control]]** - Seven programmable keys, with two functions each.