commit f6ff53e7798f0c9b28d11edefa6bc7fa41b58290
parent b7d724ea70d76ae66ac0759f04f1005a291055ab
Author: smeeb <smeeb@web>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 14:52:56 +0200
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/unbrick01.mdwn b/unbrick01.mdwn
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ __*All*__ hardware buttons __*and*__ the touchscreen are working.
* `KEY_VOLUMEDOWN` is mapped to `/dev/input/event1`
* `ABS_X`, `ABS_Y` (touchscreen) etc. is mapped to `/dev/input/event2`
-## Install libpd
+## Install pd and libpd
Make sure the date of the phone is set. Manually works by running `date -s "2026-05-05 10:22:00"`. Change the date/time accordingly.
Or run `apk add chrony && rc-service chronyd start` to a ntp service.
@@ -160,10 +160,31 @@ Add the testing repo to the bottom of the `/etc/apk/repositories` file
@edge https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing
```
-Update apk and install `libpd`.
+Update apk and install `pd` and `libpd`.
```bash
apk update
-apk add libpd-dev@edge libpd@edge
+apk add pure-data@edge libpd-dev@edge libpd@edge
```
+## Python
+
+Installing python so we can run a simple script that sends `evdev` (touch) events over a local socket to pd.
+
+```bash
+apk add build-base linux-headers python3 py3-pip python3-dev
+```
+
+Clone the repo, setup the python environment and run the python script
+
+```bash
+git clone https://git.xpub.nl/ugrnm/unbrick01.git
+cd unbrick01/pd/startup
+python3 -m venv venv
+source ./venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python touch2pd.py
+```
+
+If you touch the touchscreen, you should see `x` and `y` coordinates in the shell. These coordinates are being send on `localhost` to port `1337`
+
