LinusCDE / rmWacomToMouse

Using the pen input (wacom) of the reMarkable to move your mouse on a pc.

rmWacomToMouse

DISCLAIMER: PROCEED ON YOUR OWN RISK.

Demonstration here

The linux tablet driver was moved here.

---

Thanks to Evidlos implementation making it a lot easier to use. Please also check out his solution if you're interested in this software.

---

Concept

The basic concept:

• A python script / c program reads the data of the wacom input (codes taken from libremarkable)
• This script provides a server on port 33333 over usb and wifi
• A client script on your pc reads the data from the server and acts accordingly.

This repository contains two components:

• A server (on the reMarkable)
  • Files that start with rm
  • Has both a python as well as a c implementation
• A client (on your computer)
  • Files that start with pc

Setting it up

Server

You can either run the python version, the precompiled c binary or compile it yourself.

The easiest one is using the precompiled c binary.

Using the precompiled c binary

• Download the latest binary called rmServeWacomInput (without any extension) here.
• Copy the binary to your reMarkable using scp, FileZilla, WinSCP or similar software.
• Open a ssh session with the device (Putty can be used on windows).
• Execute the binary with ./rmServeWacomInput
  • If that fails ensure you are in the correct directory or run chmod +x rmServeWacomInput and try running it again

Using the python script

• Copy the rmServeWacomInput.py file to the device using scp, FileZilla, WinSCP or similar software.
• Open a ssh session with the device (Putty can be used on windows).
• Install the entware package manager for the reMarkable
• To use it run export PATH="${PATH}:/opt/bin/:/opt/sbin/" or put that into ~/.bashrc to be permanent
• Run opkg install python3
• Run the script using python3 rmServeWacomInput.py or just ./rmServeWacomInput.py

Client

• Install python 3
• Open a command prompt and run pip3 install pynput. If that fails try without the 3 in pip3.
• Clone/Download this repository
• Go into the directory of this repository using your command prompt
• Ensure the server is already running as described above
• Run one of the files beginning with pc using python3 or python in front
  • e.g. python3 pcWacomToMouseTouchpad.py

Configure

Both scripts can be edited with most text editors (don't use notepad on windows).

Change the values in the config section to appropriate ones.