MyRoute-app & BarButtons - control our app using a bluetooth keyboard

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Steve-Lynch I had the same urge!

[Jure Sirena 0]

@Corjan-Meijerink
Tiger freaks three of us already here

[Nick Carthew]

@Jure-Sirena-0
Make that 4. I can feel an MRA Tiger club beginning to form

[Jörgen]

Back to the topic.

There will be no space between grip and bike button at my bike, so it must be installed on the handlebar.

PS: Where is the V-Strom MRA Group?

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Jörgen Indeed! I’m also opting for mounting on the handlebar.

[RetiredWingMan]

The concept of handlebar controls is interesting but i feel it's much safer to pull before playing with the screen. Even momentary distractions can lead to bad outcomes.

[Ronni]

My focus is using the sat nav with gloves. Even when standing, operation with gloves is difficult. These BT keyboards, no matter which one, make operation and selection much easier. So, having it at the handlebar is absolutely ok for me.

[Pletse]

I'm pro for a bluetooth controller possibility within the app. You should make it so that the user can load dirrent profiles for different controllers, like for the MRA controller or a profile for BWM, or make a custom profile if they want to... That way you're not obligated to create a MRA controller.
Why shouldn't you make a MRA controller? First of all, small quantity production so it will cost a lot to produce and distribute... Also has to be waterproof and then there's the warranty situation...

I'm currently using a waterproof phone but I'm thinking of using a waterproof cellphone holder just to be shure so manupulating the phone with gloves will be hard. A BT controller would be super in combination with the app.

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Pletse we will definitely support more devices and different keymappings. As we speak a WunderLINQ device is sent to us so we can work on the BMW integration shortly!

A MRA controller is something fun on the side. With the possibility of unique features for MRA. We won’t create it ourselves, that’s why we are in touch with BarButtons.

[Maicro]

@Corjan-Meijerink Thank you very much.

In the end, I couldn't wait and bought it.

I got it today. But unfortunately, it is malfunctioning. Button 1 has a clumsy feel to it, it's badly fitted and makes bad contact. When zooming in it instantly zooms in again without pressing it.

I have written to Joost Bijl to see what solution he has and sent him these two videos.

link text

link text

[Maicro]

@Maicro Joost Bijl has already replied to me. That he is sorry and will send me a new unit. Very thoughtful of him. I have already told him that I pay at least the postage or send him the defective unit.

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Maicro happy it’s sorted!

[Nin]

Great to see this happening - what’s the latest? I’d love to be able to use my Thork racing “Adventure Controller”.

Just a view on the Bar Buttons options - they would be fine on road but I think a bit too complex for off road riding. Just a thought.

Nin

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Nin in the next public update we will support WunderLINQ and possibly SilverFox too
Never heard of this type device but if they use similar configurations as the previous listed, it should work

[Mark Hamilton 0]

@Corjan-Meijerink tested the improved Barbuttons support in the app today. Brilliant work guys. So many more operations possible within the app now using the buttons. Selection of routes, starting Nav, adjusting route preferences, changing settings etc. Zoom and map panning works great. Thanks guys.

Only thing I noticed was I couldn’t seem to restart a route using Barbuttons after stopping navigation. Is this possible now or will it be?

Still fantastic without though.

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Mark-Hamilton-0 hahaha yeah, that’s one of the not compatible menus

[Nin]

Thanks @Corjan-Meijerink, I’ll look out for the update and try it out with the controller. Good to know there are options already working though, I might just switch to one of them.

[Eric Minschart]

@Corjan-Meijerink do you have an update when to expect the MRA bar button version?

[Corjan Meijerink]

@Eric-Minschart Not any time soon! It would however still be the same device as the available BarButtons only with some custom branding / different pricing

We are waiting for some new BarButtons prototypes and then might reconsider it.

[Drabslab]

@Corjan-Meijerink

Maybe this is more something for the person behind barbutton to explore, but this user community could come up with some very useful features like a:

• "help, i need fuel now" button leading immediately to the nearest petrol station , and then back to the route

• "zoom to a square of 1 by 1 km and remove anything else from the screen for as long as i keep this button pushed, "

The risk is that we would end up with a 100+ button keyboard but that could be solved by configuration?

In general, tinkering with a keyboard is not a safe option while driving, so to limit the time spent on it I would be interested in complex functions for this barbutton thing that go beyond excecuting basic instructions one by one, and this brings me back to the "speed screen" that I suggested some time ago.