Ron, Did you tried a Bluetooth joystick ?

Ron,

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/8BITDO-Wireless-Controller-Android-Windows/dp/B0156IC8M8

It's very easy to setup on Raspberry PI zero, and when i need on windows i run a client / server script.

I successful paired with my Windows 10. It works so no need for a raspberry pi zero

I can create a plugin.

There are a lot cheap versions, maybe they will work or not, the above model i know it works.

Hi @ptp,

Thanks for the option. I appreciate your interest. I decided to re-program the script using a command to turn it on and off. It will work for the presentation. Antonn interrupts conversations, so I needed to pause the speech recognition when people are talking.

I use a wireless mouse hooked up to the Latte Panda. That's why I wanted to try to use the mouse buttons as switches.

I have a wireless remote keychain somewhere. (Misplaced it again, LOL). Once I find it I will hook it up to two inputs and the problem will be solved.

Thanks to All that contributed advice.

"I have a wireless remote keychain somewhere. (Misplaced it again, LOL). Once I find it I will hook it up to two inputs and the problem will be solved. "

I was going to recommend one of these. I have one sitting around somewhere too, but the one I have is no longer for sale (although if the battery will still charge, I could probably part with it. I have moved to using my smartwatch for remote control).

Alan

How you hook up the wireless remote keychain ?

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How you hook up the wireless remote keychain ?

Mine is a little Bluetooth joystick (actually, just drives the arrow keys and 4 buttons that emulate keystrokes, so it is really a keyboard not a joystick) but would be perfect for this use case.

This is the device I have. No longer available, and rightfully so if you read the review in the second link.

https://www.amazon.com/Impulse-Universal-Controller-Smartphones-Computers/dp/B00GOKV98M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523366744&sr=8-2&keywords=impulse+controller

https://www.androidpolice.com/2013/08/30/impulse-bluetooth-controller-review-a-terrible-product-and-a-cautionary-kickstarter-tale/

So, horrible for what it was designed for, but as a basic pocket size robot controller, actually worked OK. Given that it has a rechargeable, not a replaceable battery, I suspect mine is long dead. Haven't touched it in well over a year.

Alan

How you map the arrow keys / keystrokes to ARC actions ?

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How you map the arrow keys / keystrokes to ARC actions ?

Arrow keys just work like keyboard arrow keys, so drive a movement panel. Other keys mapped to specific keystrokes and so mapped to the keyboard control where I assign script actions to different keys. Only issue is the key control needs focus to accept key commands, so I used remote mouse plugin to give it focus as part of my init script.

Alan