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--- blocks:app-note:flic [2024-03-22 13:22]
mattias [Use Flic wireless buttons as a triggers in Blocks]
+++ blocks:app-note:flic [2024-03-22 14:03] (current)
mattias [Configure the button action]
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 =====Use Flic2 wireless buttons as a triggers in Blocks=====
-This application note is technical but gives anexample on how to use the example user script SimpleHttpInput to make something happen in a Blocks system from the push of a Flic button.
+This application note is technical but gives an example on how to use the example user script SimpleHttpInput to make something happen in a Blocks system from the push of a wireless button.
+====Requirements====
+Flic2 button is the only hardware required.
+{{:blocks:app-note:flic:flibutton.png?200|}}
+Flic Hub LR with a ehternet connection is recommended for any real application but optional for testing.
+{{:blocks:app-note:flic:flic.png?400|}}
 ====The devices====
-The Flic2 buttons is communication over BLE (bluetooth low energy) with a mobile device or with a Flic hub.
-A button can trigger three different commands depending of if it is a Push, a long Push and Hold or a Double Push.
+The Flic2 buttons is a Swedish crowdfunded project by [[https://flic.io|Shortcut Labs AB]].
+ The buttons communicate over BLE (bluetooth low energy) using a mobile device or a Flic hub as the reciever.
+A button can trigger three different commands depending on if it is a Push, a long Push and Hold or a Double Push.
 ====Setup====
-In short, one must download the Flic app from app-store or play-store and follow the vendors instruction to connect the buttons to the app or add a hub.
+Download the Flic app from app-store or play-store and follow the vendors instructions to connect the buttons to the app or add a hub.
 ====Setup in Blocks====
 Copy the example script SimpleHttpInput.js file from /script/user-archive to /script/user (found in your blocks root directory) to make it active and available for the Blocks server. Restart the server.
-====Configure the Flic buttons action====
+====Configure the button action====
 Follow the vendors documentation to find how to add hub actions to the button in the Flic application.
 Select the Internet Request action.
 Set the method to GET.
-Enter your server details in the URL like in the exampel below:
+Enter your server details in the URL in this format:
 <code>
-http://<SERVER><:PORT-IF-REQUIRED>/rest/script/invoke/SimpleHttpInput/message/<YOUR-MESSAGE>
+http(s)://<SERVER><:PORT-IF-REQUIRED>/rest/script/invoke/SimpleHttpInput/message/<YOUR-MESSAGE>
 </code>
 Example:
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 =====Trigger a task====
-The user script exposes the lastMessage in blocks. If a message is received the property's value will briefly contain the message.
+The user script exposes the //lastMessage//  property in blocks. If a message is received the property's value will briefly contain the message.
 Add a task and use the lastMessage property as a trigger like in the example screen shot.
-We can also use some if statement to perform different actions depending on what message was recieved.
+We can also use some if statement to perform different actions depending on what message was received.
 {{:blocks:app-note:flic:flictask.png?800|}}