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# Flipper Air Mouse
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## Brief
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> "You can turn anything into an air mouse if you're brave enough"
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— Piper, a.k.a. Pez
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Naturally, the quote above applies to [Flipper](https://flipperzero.one/) as well.
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## What?
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The app allows you to turn your Flipper into a USB or Bluetooth air mouse (you do need an extra module, see the Hardware section below)...
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Using it is really simple:
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* Connect the Flipper via a USB cable and pick `USB`, or pick `Bluetooth` and pair it with your PC;
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* Hold the Flipper in your hand with the buttons pointing towards the screen;
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* Wave your Flipper like you don't care to move the cursor;
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* Up button for Left mouse click;
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* Down button for Right mouse click;
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* Center button for Middle mouse click;
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* Left and Right buttons for scrolling;
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* Use calibration menu option if you notice significant drift (place your Flipper onto a level surface, make sure it doesn't move, run this option, wait 2 seconds, done).
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See early prototype [in action](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdxAmmsYfMA).
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## Hardware
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The custom module is using Bosch BMI160 accelerometer/gyroscope chip connected via I2C.
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Take a look into the [schematic](https://github.com/ginkage/FlippAirMouse/tree/main/schematic) folder for Gerber, BOM and CPL files, so you can order directly from JLCPCB.
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Original idea:
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![What I thought it would look like](https://github.com/ginkage/FlippAirMouse/blob/main/schematic/schematic.png)
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Expectation:
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![What EDA though it would look like](https://github.com/ginkage/FlippAirMouse/blob/main/schematic/render.png)
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Reality:
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![What it looks like](https://github.com/ginkage/FlippAirMouse/blob/main/schematic/flipper.jpg)
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## Software
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The code is based on the original Bosch [driver](https://github.com/BoschSensortec/BMI160_driver/) and an orientation tracking implementation from the Google [Cardboard](https://github.com/googlevr/cardboard/tree/master/sdk/sensors) project
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If you're familiar with Flipper applications, start in the [firmware](https://github.com/flipperdevices/flipperzero-firmware) checkout folder and do the following:
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```
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cd applications/plugins
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git clone https://github.com/ginkage/FlippAirMouse
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cd ../..
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./fbt fap_air_mouse
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```
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If you're not familiar with those, just grab a `fap` file from Releases.
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## License
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TL;DR: Use the code however you want, give credit where it's due, no warranty of any kind is provided.
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