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| == Puck.js-based One Button Tracker == | | == Puck.js-based One Button Tracker == |
− | The [https://www.puck-js.com/ Puck.js] is a small bluetooth enabled beacon which also includes an accelerometer, temperature sensor and light sensor as well as a button. It can be programmed via JavaScript. [[User:Gedankenstuecke|Gedankenstuecke]] made a website which allows to [https://tzovar.as/one-button-tracker/ turn a standard Puck.js into a One Button Tracker]. | + | The [https://www.puck-js.com/ Puck.js] is a small bluetooth enabled beacon which also includes an accelerometer, temperature sensor and light sensor as well as a button. It can be programmed via JavaScript. [[User:Gedankenstuecke|Gedankenstuecke]] made a website which allows to [https://tzovar.as/one-button-tracker/ turn a standard Puck.js into a One Button Tracker]. |
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| The [[Flic button|Flic buttons]] are commercially available, closed-source smart buttons that can be used for a range of tasks<ref>https://flic.io/</ref> and that has three distinct button presses that can be mapped to functions: short press, long press, double-press. The main focus of the manufacturer seems to be on "smart homes", the buttons can also be connected to a phone via bluetooth and button presses can trigger actions on the phone. | | The [[Flic button|Flic buttons]] are commercially available, closed-source smart buttons that can be used for a range of tasks<ref>https://flic.io/</ref> and that has three distinct button presses that can be mapped to functions: short press, long press, double-press. The main focus of the manufacturer seems to be on "smart homes", the buttons can also be connected to a phone via bluetooth and button presses can trigger actions on the phone. |
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− | Through [[Apps for automation and integration|automation services like IFTTT]], a Flic button can be used to write button presses to a Google Sheet<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedSelf/comments/vu74jo/comment/ifc9eul/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>. The Flic button requires to have a Bluetooth connection to the phone for this approach to work. | + | Through [[Apps for automation and integration|automation services like IFTTT]], a Flic button can be used to write button presses to a Google Sheet<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedSelf/comments/vu74jo/comment/ifc9eul/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref>. The Flic button requires to have a Bluetooth connection to a phone that is connected to the internet for this approach to work. |
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| + | === Setup === |
| + | To use a Flic as a one-button tracker one needs to |
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| + | # connect the Flic button to the phone through the Flic app |
| + | # connect the Flic app to IFTTT through the "Provider" menu |
| + | # select the "Trigger IFTTT applet" action for each of the button press-types that one wants to record |
| + | # go to IFTTT and select Flic as the trigger input, chose the button you want to use and which types of button presses you want to connect |
| + | # on IFTTT select "Google Sheets" as the output, select a name for the sheet you want the data to be stored in as well as the columns you want the sheet to have |
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| + | As the Flic might be accidentally pressed when carried in a pocket etc, it might be useful to only use the 'double click' for doing real data recordings. |
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| == References == | | == References == |