Custom Component: TouchPad Control

Playing around with the Canvas I have implemented a TouchPad like Control. xValueProperty and yValueProperty are provided in a range from 0.0…1.0 respectively -1.0..1.0. Thus this control can be used like an “Input-Device”, e.g. a Joystick (use two of them to operate a Quadrocopter ;-)) or a PitchControl (like the FX control of “DM1 –… Continue Reading Custom Component: TouchPad Control

JavaFX on Raspberry Pi: GPIO Controller (Part1)

I have started a new leisure time project with my Raspberry Pi. Target: control the outside lighting around my house (yes, magic words these days: HOME AUTOMATION). But let’s see how far I will get ;-). Until now I created a very simple JavaFX UI to control and test the 8 GPIO-out pin states: But… Continue Reading JavaFX on Raspberry Pi: GPIO Controller (Part1)

JavaFX on Raspberry Pi: runfxapp v1.1

I have updated my runfxapp skript: Feel free to load it: runfxapp 1.1 Please find installation instructions and usage hints in my previous post. #!/bin/bash # ############################################################# # # Script: runfxapp # # Start JavaFX apps more conveniently. # # (c) copyright 2013 Jens Deters, mail@jensd.de, www.jensd.de # ############################################################# JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0 JAVA_MAIN=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java LIBS=/opt/pi4j/lib/*:/opt/lib/* SCRIPT=$0 EXIT_SUCCESS=0 EXIT_FAILURE=1… Continue Reading JavaFX on Raspberry Pi: runfxapp v1.1