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tweak MakeyMakey to add rules for USB access on Debian

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Dave C-J 2014-07-18 09:40:59 +01:00
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SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1b4f", ATTR{idProduct}=="2b74", MODE="0666"

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- libudev-dev (Linux only)
- libusb-1.0-0-dev (Ubuntu versions missing libusb.h only)
As this uses the raw HID strea mit often requires you to run Node-RED as root, unless you have correct priviliges.
Usage
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Known Issues
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Every now and then something causes the MakeyMakey HID to become detached (lose focus) from this app and re-attach to another (the in focus) app... whereupon the emulated keys will end up in the wrong window... - Any ideas on how to stop this would be greatly appreciated - but I suspect it's a fundamental issue with the MakeyMakey pretending to be a HID.
1) Every now and then something causes the MakeyMakey HID to become detached (lose focus) from this app and re-attach to another (the in focus) app... whereupon the emulated keys will end up in the wrong window... - Any ideas on how to stop this would be greatly appreciated - but I suspect it's a fundamental issue with the MakeyMakey pretending to be a HID.
2) Default usage is such that you have to run as root. On Debian based systems you can copy the file 82-makey.rules to the /etc/udev/rules.d folder - this should let anyone then access the MakeyMakey .