diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2f56242c2a1..2be48119b3e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,47 +1,52 @@ # Quac! Remote -## QUick ACtion Remote Control for Flipperzero -This app allows you to organize previously recorded signals, of any type*, so that you can quickly and easily play them back. No more needing to recall whether that door is Sub-GHz or RFID! Just navigate to that action in **Quac** and press OK to send! -The app does not provide any recording functionality - you must use the existing Flipperzero apps to create the saved files for your action/device. Additionally, you must manage the folder structure manually on your SD card. +## Quick Action Remote Control for Flipperzero -``` -* Only Sub-Ghz (.sub), RFID (.rfid), and Infrared (.ir) files are supported at this time. NFC support coming soon. -``` +This app allows you to organize previously recorded signals, of any type*, so that you can quickly and easily play them back. No more needing to recall whether that door is Sub-GHz or RFID! Just navigate to that action in **Quac!** and press OK to send! + +The app does not provide any recording functionality - you must use the existing Flipperzero apps to create the saved files for your action/device. Quac! provides some basic functionality to manage your files. Or, you can manage the folder structure manually on your SD card. + +> Only Sub-Ghz (.sub), RFID (.rfid), and Infrared (.ir) files are supported at this time. NFC support coming soon. ## Features -* [Playback of rfid, sub-ghz, (and soon IR) signals](README.md#signal-playback) + +* [Playback of rfid, sub-ghz, IR signals](README.md#signal-playback) * [Easy navigation](README.md#navigation--controls) * [Flexible signal organization](README.md#signal-organization) - utilizing the SDcard filesystem -* [In-app file operations](README.md#action-settings) +* [In-app file management](README.md#action-settings) - rename, delete, import * [Playlist support](README.md#playlists) * [Flexible naming/sorting, hidden file/folder support](README.md#sorting-and-naming) * [Customizable UI](README.md#application-settings) ## Screenshots -![](screenshots/screenshot_1.png) -![](screenshots/screenshot_3.png) -![](screenshots/screenshot_4_90.png) +![top-level view](screenshots/screenshot_1.png) +![group view](screenshots/screenshot_3.png) +![vertical layout](screenshots/screenshot_4_90.png) ## Navigation / Controls -- Pressing `OK` on a folder label will open/navigate to that folder and display it's contents. -- Pressing `OK` on an action (indicated as a label surrounded by a border) will transmit that signal. -- Pressing `Back` will take you up one folder -- Pressing `Up` and `Down` will, you know, select things up and down... -- Long pressing `Right` will open that item's settings: Rename, Delete, Import Here, Create Group + +* Pressing `OK` on a folder label will open/navigate to that folder and display it's contents +* Pressing `OK` on a signal will transmit that signal +* Pressing `Back` will take you up one folder +* Pressing `Up` and `Down` will, you know, select things up and down... +* Long pressing `Right` will open that item's settings: Rename, Delete, Import Here, Create Group ## Signal playback -The signal files are played back as recorded. During playback/transmit, the LED light will flash blue until the action is complete. For RFID signals, they are continuously played back for 3 seconds. + +The signal files are played back as recorded. During playback/transmit, the LED light will flash blue until the action is complete. For RFID signals, they are continuously played back for 2.5 seconds, by default. This can be changed in [application Settings](README.md#application-settings). ## Signal Organization -The key to organizing your Quac interface is to organize your `/ext/apps_data/quac` folder structure. The UI is derived directly from the filesystem structure. Every individual file/signal is assigned a button. This is an "action". And every folder/directory is a logical group of more files/folders. Selecting a group in the UI will show you the contents of that folder. There is no limit on the number of actions or folders - nest as deep as you want! -You can organize your files by device type, or by function. For example, you may have a folder of "TV" actions, which correspond to Channel Up, Channel Down, Volume Up, Volume Down, etc. Or you may have a "Work Access" folder, which contains files/actions that correspond to Parking Gate, Garage Door, Lobby Entrance. +The key to organizing your Quac! interface is to organize your `/ext/apps_data/quac` folder structure. The UI is derived directly from the filesystem structure. Every individual file/signal is given a label on screen. And every folder/directory is a logical group of more files/folders. Selecting a group in the UI will show you the contents of that folder. There is no limit on the number of actions or folders - nest as deep as you want! -The files in a folder can be of mixed types. **This is Quac's main strength!** So continuing with the "Work Access" example, the Parking Gate can be Sub-Ghz and the Garage Door can be RFID. +You can organize your files by device type, or by function. For example, you may have a folder of "TV" actions, which correspond to Channel Up, Channel Down, Volume Up, Volume Down, etc. Or you may have a "Work Access" folder, which contains files/actions that correspond to Parking Gate, Garage Door, Lobby Entrance. + +The files in a folder can be of mixed types. **This is Quac!'s main strength!** So continuing with the "Work Access" example, the Parking Gate can be Sub-Ghz and the Garage Door can be RFID. Here's an example file layout for the screenshots above: -``` + +```text /ext/apps_data/quac /00_Work 00_ParkingGate.sub @@ -55,45 +60,63 @@ Here's an example file layout for the screenshots above: ``` ## Action Settings + Long pressing the `Right` button will launch a settings menu for the currently selected action. This provides the following options: -- Rename: Allows you to rename the selected item. Useful for changing sorting order. The file extension is preserved on signal files. **Note: folder renaming is broken right now** -- Delete: Deletes files and folders - folders must be empty -- Import Here: Launches file browser to let you select a signal file from anywhere on the SDcard and then copies it to the current folder. -- Create Group: Prompts for the name of a new folder that will be created at that point in the folder structure. + +* Rename: Allows you to rename the selected item. Useful for changing sorting order. The file extension is preserved on signal files. **Note: folder renaming is broken right now** +* Delete: Deletes files and folders - folders must be empty +* Import Here: Launches file browser to let you select a signal file from anywhere on the SDcard and then copies it to the current folder. +* Create Group: Prompts for the name of a new folder that will be created at that point in the folder structure. ## Playlists -You can chain multiple signal playback actions together by creating a playlist. Simply create a text file which contains a list of paths to the signals you wish to transmit - they will be played sequentially. Playlist names show up as clickable button, like all other individual signals/actions. Playlist files feature the following: + +You can chain multiple signal playback actions together by creating a playlist. Simply create a text file, with extension `.qpl`, which contains a list of paths to the signals you wish to transmit - they will be played sequentially. Playlist names show up as clickable action, like all other individual signals/actions. Playlist files feature the following: + * Comments: lines that start with a `#` are ignored * `pause ` on a line will pause the playback by the specified millisecond duration -* Signal file names can be fully specified or local to the current directory +* Signal file names can be absolute (full path) or relative to the current directory +* RFID files can have an optional duration specified. Simply add a space, followed by a millisecond duration. This duration will override the Quac! Settings value, just for this one signal. -Errors found in the playlist will halt playback and vibrate the F0. Blank lines are ignored. +Errors found in the playlist will halt playback and vibrate the Flipper. Blank lines are ignored. Here's an example playlist called `/ext/apps_data/quac/arrive_home.qpl`: -``` + +```text # Home arrival playlist + .exterior_light_on.sub .side_door_unlock.sub + pause 2500 + /ext/apps_data/quac/03_Stereo/00_On.sub /ext/apps_data/quac/06_Lights/Disco_Ball.sub + +Lava_Lamp.rfid 4000 ``` -The first two `.sub` files live in the `/ext/apps_data/quac` folder, which is where `arrive_home.qpl` is located, and will not show up in any UI screen since they are hidden (start with a `.`). Next, we pause the playlist for 2.5 sec. The last two files live elsewhere, but can still be referenced by the playlist. + +The first two `.sub` files live in the `/ext/apps_data/quac` folder, which is where `arrive_home.qpl` is located, and will not show up in any UI screen since they are hidden (start with a `.`). Next, we pause the playlist for 2.5 sec. The next two files live elsewhere, but can still be referenced by the playlist. Lastly, the RFID signal is transmitted for 4000ms, instead of the duration listed in Quac! Settings. ## Sorting and Naming -The list view UI is based on the sorted file and folder order. This is enforced by sorting the actual filenames. When there are cases where you need to force a specific order, you can prepend the file and folder names with `XX_` where `X` is a digit between 0-9. This will let you place an action called `On` before `Off`, even though when sorted alphabeticaly, `Off` would come before `On`. Therefore, you would name your files `00_On.rfid` and `01_Off.rfid`. When the files and folders are rendered for display, any `XX_` prefix will be stripped. All underscores will be replaced with spaces. Extensions will be stripped. Casing is preserved. Additionally, all files and folders that begin with a `.` will be ignored when drawing the UI. However, they can still be referenced in playlists. This keeps the UI unclutterd. + +The list view UI is based on the sorted file and folder order. This is enforced by sorting the actual filenames. When there are cases where you need to force a specific order, you can prepend the file and folder names with `XX_` where `X` is a digit between 0-9. This will let you place an action called `On` before `Off`, even though when sorted alphabeticaly, `Off` would come before `On`. Therefore, you would name your files `00_On.rfid` and `01_Off.rfid`. But that looks ugly! When the files and folders are rendered for display, any `XX_` prefix will be stripped. All underscores will be replaced with spaces. Extensions will be stripped. Casing is preserved. Additionally, all files and folders that begin with a `.` will be ignored when drawing the UI - these are "hidden" files. However, they can still be referenced in playlists. This keeps the UI uncluttered. ## Application Settings + ![Settings menu](screenshots/screenshot_2.png) The settings menu will appear as the last item when you are viewing the "root" directory. Within the settings you can control: -- Layout: Switch between Horizontal and Vertical layout -- Show Icons: Toggles display of all icons -- Show Headers: Toggles display of header/folder text at the top, giving you room for one more item on screen! -- RFID Duration: Changes the length of time a RFID signal is transmitted. Can be overridden, per `.rfid` file in a Playlist -## On deck... -- Sub-GHz External Antenna support +* Layout: Switch between Horizontal and Vertical layout +* Show Icons: Toggles display of all icons +* Show Headers: Toggles display of header/folder text at the top, giving you room for one more item on screen! +* RFID Duration: Changes the length of time a RFID signal is transmitted. Within playlists, this can be overridden per `.rfid` file. +* SubGhz Ext Ant: Whether to try using the external antenna for sub-ghz signals. If this is "Enabled" but no external antenna is attached, or the external antenna can't be accessed, Quac! will fall back to using the internal antenna. + +## On deck + +* suggestions?? ## Building / Install + This app is currently built with `ufbt`, intended for the stock firmware. I have not tested this on other firmwares. The `.fap` file can be found in the Releases section on the right.