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    IR Frame doesn't rotate

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    • SnilleS Offline
      Snille Module Developer @strawberry 3.141
      last edited by

      @strawberry-3.141 Yes, I read that to, but it may also mean like vertical like a monitor (normal landscape) and horizontal like a table (but still in landscape). :)

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      • AlessandroRaA Offline
        AlessandroRa @Snille
        last edited by

        @Snille Sorry, but I hade a few problems in these weeks, so I didn’t had the chance to fix it…
        I asked the manufacturer (thank you @cowboysdude!) and they did send me a driver, but they’ve sent it with 3 extensions: .pkg, .exe, .apk and I’ve no idea how to open them… I have Debian 8 Jessie, by the way.
        Any suggestions? :anguished:

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        • yawnsY Offline
          yawns Moderator @AlessandroRa
          last edited by

          @AlessandroRa
          Hm, these are drivers for Mac (pkg), Android (apk), Windows (exe)

          Maybe you can extract the pkg file and gather the driver files?

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          • SnilleS Offline
            Snille Module Developer @AlessandroRa
            last edited by Snille

            @AlessandroRa Hi! Unfortunately the manufacturer do not have any drivers for ARM.
            I ended up with using it as a normal “HID” device. I have to rotate the frame manually with this command in SSH: DISPLAY=:0.0 xinput --set-prop "Multi touch Multi touch overlay device" "Coordinate Transformation Matrix" 0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1
            But I cant get it to stick after reboot. So, I have to do it after every boot when everything has started.
            I did not get the xinnput_calibration values to stick either. I’m in Rasbian Jessie Lite.

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            • cowboysdudeC Offline
              cowboysdude Module Developer @Snille
              last edited by

              @Snille said in IR Frame doesn’t rotate:

              @AlessandroRa Hi! Unfortunately the manufacturer do not have any drivers for ARM.
              I ended up with using it as a normal “HID” device. I have to rotate the frame manually with this command in SSH: DISPLAY=:0.0 xinput --set-prop "Multi touch Multi touch overlay device" "Coordinate Transformation Matrix" 0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1
              But I cant get it to stick after reboot. So, I have to do it after every boot when everything has started.
              I did not get the xinnput_calibration values to stick either. I’m in Rasbian Jessie Lite.

              Write it in an .sh file and have it run everytime you boot up ;)

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              • AlessandroRaA Offline
                AlessandroRa @yawns
                last edited by

                @yawns I tried, there’s no way to open it…

                @Snille I’ve installed xinput_calibrator and I’ve just tried to start the mirror with the command you wrote, but it still doesn’t recognise the xinput command… How did you do it?

                @cowboysdude smart move!

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                • SnilleS Offline
                  Snille Module Developer @AlessandroRa
                  last edited by

                  @AlessandroRa Just install xinput sudo apt-get install xinput
                  Then you are good to go. :)
                  @cowboysdude I have to know when to start the actual xinput command, I have tried in the “startup” for LXDE, with CRON and in “openbox”:es “statup”. For some reason I cant get it to “take”. I have not made a .sh file, true. But where / when to execute it? :)

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                  • cowboysdudeC Offline
                    cowboysdude Module Developer @Snille
                    last edited by

                    @Snille

                    Edit the file:

                    sudo crontab -e
                    Add line to file (here a python script):

                    @reboot python3 /home/pi/Desktop/example.py &

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                    • SnilleS Offline
                      Snille Module Developer @cowboysdude
                      last edited by

                      @cowboysdude It worked when added to a sh script! Good call! :) Before I just tested with the xinput command directly in the autostart file, but that did not work. So now instead I just created a script called xin.sh.
                      nano ~/xin.sh
                      Then added
                      DISPLAY=:0.0 xinput --set-prop "Multi touch Multi touch overlay device" "Coordinate Transformation Matrix" 0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1
                      There should actually be 3 spaces between “Multi touch” and “Multi touch overlay device”. For some reason the board removes the extra spaces here.

                      You can actually find the “name” of the device with this command DISPLAY=:0.0 xinput list
                      Shows something like this:

                      ⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
                      ⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
                      ⎜ ↳ Multi touch Multi touch overlay device id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
                      ⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
                      ↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]

                      Depending on what you have connected to your RPi. :)

                      So, after creating the xin.sh I added that to the autostart file for LXDE:
                      Like this:
                      nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE/autostart
                      Added at the end of the file.
                      @/home/pi/xin.sh
                      Restarted and it works. :)

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                      • cowboysdudeC Offline
                        cowboysdude Module Developer @Snille
                        last edited by cowboysdude

                        @Snille Oddly enough you may have accidently solved my problem too! :) I’m getting a 32" IR touch frame… this may work for me as well!! So Thank you! :)

                        What kind of IR touch frame do you have and where did you get it?

                        Thanks!

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                        • SnilleS Offline
                          Snille Module Developer @cowboysdude
                          last edited by

                          @cowboysdude I bought this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32-points-32-Inch-IR-Multi-touch-overlay-kit-without-glass-for-Interactive-Table-Multi-Touch/1195149819.html
                          And I can actually “zoom” the on the mirror (in the electron browser) which means that multitouch works (at least for two points). :)

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                          • cowboysdudeC Offline
                            cowboysdude Module Developer @Snille
                            last edited by cowboysdude

                            @Snille said in IR Frame doesn’t rotate:

                            @cowboysdude I bought this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32-points-32-Inch-IR-Multi-touch-overlay-kit-without-glass-for-Interactive-Table-Multi-Touch/1195149819.html
                            And I can actually “zoom” the on the mirror (in the electron browser) which means that multitouch works (at least for two points). :)

                            That’s AWESOME … Thank you soooooooooo much… That’s the one I am ordering too!! WOW that’s just amazing how things work out…

                            What kind of glass did you get for it?

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                            • SnilleS Offline
                              Snille Module Developer @cowboysdude
                              last edited by

                              @cowboysdude Hehe, I’m still waiting for my mirror. Have not yet tested with any glass, just have it leaned against the monitor right now. :) I hope my work can supply a Pilkington MirrorView mirror, if not that’s what I’m going to buy.

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                              • cowboysdudeC Offline
                                cowboysdude Module Developer
                                last edited by

                                OH that’ll be very cool! I have a 7" touch clock and bathroom mirror already built. This is a 32" ‘command center’ for the house… so no mirror but as I have read I need to use tempered glass so when the frame comes in I’ll take it there and get the glass for it :)

                                How long did it take to get after you ordered it?

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                                • SnilleS Offline
                                  Snille Module Developer @cowboysdude
                                  last edited by

                                  @cowboysdude Actually it was quite fast only 8 days! :)

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                                  • cowboysdudeC Offline
                                    cowboysdude Module Developer @Snille
                                    last edited by

                                    @Snille I’m happy :) Thank you!

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                                    • S Offline
                                      spacevolt
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi guys!

                                      So I am ordering this one soon

                                      https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-32-Infrared-Touch-screen-Frame-with-4-point-Touches-Quick-Response/922495_32752894952.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.F1YMw5

                                      Is it the same frame model as the one you guys got? (just smaller) Can one of you confirm? Excited to add touchscreen to the mirror! Thanks!

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                                      • cowboysdudeC Offline
                                        cowboysdude Module Developer @spacevolt
                                        last edited by

                                        @spacevolt Not sure it’s the same model but it should work the same :) If you’re running raspberry pi [Linux] you’ll only have one point of touch… under windows it’s more but Linux is one. But one should be enough.

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                                        • peemoellerP Offline
                                          peemoeller @cowboysdude
                                          last edited by

                                          @cowboysdude I have the IR frame and xinput installed but not sure where to edit the crontab -e. I am a little new to this, are you able to give me some step by step directions to help rotate my IR touch frame?

                                          Appreciate any help! Thanks :)

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