This script allows you to switch channels of your Logitech keyboard and mouse automatically whenever the mouse goes over a specific part of the screen, which is configurable.
You need to change Receiver Slot and ID accordingly in above settings. 0x10 at header, const/magic number and paddings are constant. Target channel is calculating according to if mouse go Target 1 region it is passing 0 and switching to 1. if mouse go Target 2 region it is passing 1 and switching to channel 2. If mouse go Target 3 region it is passing 2 and switching to 3rd channel.
| Device | Header | Receiver Slot | ID | Const/Magic Number | Target Channel | Padding | Padding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard | 0x10 | 0x01 | 0x09 | 0x1c | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 |
| Mouse | 0x10 | 0x02 | 0x0c | 0x1c | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 |
For running application in linux you need to grant execution permission and run with sudo. Otherwise application cannot connect to hidapi
chmod +x logitech_channel_switcher-linux
For running application
sudo ./logitech_channel_switcher-linux
For preventing sleep of computer whenever you are focused another computer it can move your mouse in every 10 second. If it detect user movement it will give up moving until user is not moving for 10 second.
For linux users they need to install xclip, xsel, wayland or termux. Details can be found here
sudo apt-get install xclip
Whenever you enabled server in one computer it will create server you can check ip and port from there and from another computer you can click connect server and enter ip and port in this format 192.168.50.50:55555.
For running the code from source code follow below commands.
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3.9 src/main.py
Install pypiwin32 package before running
pip install pypiwin32
Linux needs sudo priveledges to run application. you can run with sudo ./linux_channel_switcher
MacOSx needs input tracking privileges whenever you activate from system tray icon and go to edge of screen which is set at settings it needs to ask automatically
Windows can run exe file directly
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --add-data "static/icon:static/icon" --add-data "static/hidapitester:static/hidapitester" --add-data "static/uniclip:static/uniclip" --icon static/icon/icon.icns --name logitech_channel_switcher src/main.py
python -m PyInstaller --onefile --windowed --add-data "static/icon;static/icon" --add-data "static/hidapitester;static/hidapitester" --add-data "static/uniclip;static/uniclip" --icon static/icon/icon.ico --name logitech_channel_switcher src/main.py
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.