Non touchcreen control in kiosk mode

Ahwinz · 23 July 2023 01:13

Is there a way to control the app in kiosk mode with a mouse, touchpad, etc? Installing the setup in my factory head unit via composite av input so I don’t think my touchscreen would work. (2013 suburban)

rhys_m · 23 July 2023 07:25

Mouse control should work fine, have you tested and found it to be an issue?

Keyboard control also works, see here for list of shortcuts

github.com

rhysmorgan134/react-carplay/blob/main/electron/bindings.json

{
  "n": "next",
  "m": "siri",
  "v": "prev",
  "Up": "back",
  "Down": "down",
  "Left": "left",
  "Right": "right",
  "Space": "selectDown",
  "h": "home",
  "q": "wifi",
  "w": "wifiOk",
  "e": "auto"
}

It is in the plan to make these configurable via the UI.

I use this same set up for volume control with the jag, you can use certain Arduinos to emulate a keyboard

github.com

rhysmorgan134/jaguar-xf-canbus-app/blob/carplay/SWC/arduinoCode/jagSWC.ino

// By: Rutger de Graaf
// 06-10-2018
 
#include "Keyboard.h"
 
// buttons[i][0] = minTrigger,
// buttons[i][1] = maxTrigger,
// buttons[i][2] = funcType(1=pinOut or 2=Usb),
// buttons[i][3] = funcValue(pinout or ascii),
const int buttons[][4] = {
  {290, 440, 2, 77}, //phone    905 m
  {200, 280, 2, 66}, //source   810 b
  {111, 160, 2, 86}, //down     685 v
  {60, 110, 2, 78}, //up       530 n
  {20, 55, 2, 43},  //vol_u    +  
  {-5, 15, 2, 45},   //vol_d    -  
};
const int analogInPin = A0;  // Analog input pin that the stepped resistor circuit is attached to
 
int x = 0;                //value read from the pot

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Frits · 14 January 2024 15:03

May be good to know: the main issue in kiosk mode is that the application cannot be stopped after 2-3 sec using the mouse, without first connecting an iPhone and click out of CarPlay once displayed.

The solution is simple: CTRL-Q is a simple key command to terminate/close the CarPlay app.