{"id":1836,"date":"2023-01-08T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T19:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hannes.enjoys.it\/blog\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2023-01-28T14:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T13:58:24","slug":"using-a-tiardey-usb-single-foot-pedal-pcsensor-footswitch-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hannes.enjoys.it\/blog\/2023\/01\/using-a-tiardey-usb-single-foot-pedal-pcsensor-footswitch-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a Tiardey USB Single Foot Pedal (PCsensor FootSwitch) on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This post’s purpose is to link “Tiardey USB Single Foot Pedal Optical Switch Control One Key Programm Computer Tastatur Maus Game Action HID” to “PCsensor” and the footswitch tool on search engines so others who wonder if the device is easy to use on Linux learn that this is the case. Hope it helps!<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought this https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B09TQFBS3C which came with a chinese\/manual saying “FS2007 User Manual” and also says “FS2007U1SW (mechanical switch)” (mine clicks, so I guess it is not the “FS2007U1IR (silent photoelectric switch)”. The manual links to pcsensor.com for Windows drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plugin the device. dmesg<\/code> should show something like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Sun Jan 8 20:25:05 2023] usb 1-4: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:05 2023] usb 1-4: New USB device found, idVendor=1a86, idProduct=e026, bcdDevice= 0.00
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:05 2023] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:05 2023] usb 1-4: Product: FootSwitch
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:05 2023] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: PCsensor
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] input: PCsensor FootSwitch Keyboard as \/devices\/pci0000:00\/0000:00:14.0\/usb1\/1-4\/1-4:1.0\/0003:1A86:E026.0001\/input\/input19
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] input: PCsensor FootSwitch Mouse as \/devices\/pci0000:00\/0000:00:14.0\/usb1\/1-4\/1-4:1.0\/0003:1A86:E026.0001\/input\/input20
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] input: PCsensor FootSwitch as \/devices\/pci0000:00\/0000:00:14.0\/usb1\/1-4\/1-4:1.0\/0003:1A86:E026.0001\/input\/input21
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] hid-generic 0003:1A86:E026.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [PCsensor FootSwitch] on usb-0000:00:14.0-4\/input0
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] input: PCsensor FootSwitch as \/devices\/pci0000:00\/0000:00:14.0\/usb1\/1-4\/1-4:1.1\/0003:1A86:E026.0002\/input\/input22
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] hid-generic 0003:1A86:E026.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Device [PCsensor FootSwitch] on usb-0000:00:14.0-4\/input1
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:06 2023] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[Sun Jan 8 20:25:10 2023] usb 1-4: reset full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Sweet, so it is just some rebranded PCsensor device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lsusb<\/code> says ID 1a86:e026 QinHeng Electronics FootSwitch<\/code> btw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a great little tool for configuring those on Linux: https:\/\/github.com\/rgerganov\/footswitch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
footswitch -m ctrl -k 1<\/code> will configure it to send Ctrl+1<\/code> when pressed for example. See the readme for usage and more examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can use more than 3 of these devices via this pull request<\/a>. I have four connected via a USB hub 1a40:0101<\/code> (“Terminus Technology Inc. Hub (branded “hama”), https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B08YRZT1RL) and they work just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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