TMorse

Run this code to blink your ThinkPad LED with a hidden mysterious Morse code! ;)
Compatible with python3.9+. No third-party library is required, implemented in pure python.
Make sure that you have required permissions to write to led acpi file descriptor.

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Installation

Installation of tmorse is a little complicated due to need of superuser access.
Recommended way is using pipx. First, install pipx:

sudo apt install pipx

Then install tmorse by using command below:

sudo -HE env "PATH=$PATH" pipx install --python python3.9 tmorse

P.S: TMorse is supported by python3.9+.

Usage

sudo tmorse

→ Insert input manually, and it will blink your LED, which its location is defined by default to be /proc/acpi/ibm/led.

echo "This is a test" | sudo tmorse --stdin

→ Read the data from standard input.

sudo tmorse -c custom_codes.json

→ Encode characters to Morse based on your custom codes, although you should follow the protocol. (e.g. {"م": "--"})

sudo tmorse --on-command 2 --off-command 0 -l "/proc/acpi/ibm/kbdlight" -m 0.7 --default-led-status OFF

→ Show the Morse code by keyboard's backlit blinking.

check sudo tmorse --help for more info.

Contributing

Written by: Mahyar Mahdavi 
   
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License: GNU GPLv3.
Source Code: 
    
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PyPI: 
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Reporting Bugs and PRs are welcomed. :)

Inspired by

This Project is based and inspired by "Ritvars Timermanis" thinkmorse. Take a look at: thinkmorse.

License

GPLv3

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Comments

Blink other Leds,
Hi,

Your tool is awesome, although I have several questions and suggestions:

How to blink Mute, Micmute or other LEDs, which can be triggerd using echo "7 blink" > /proc/acpi/ibm/led

How to make blink the "red dot" on the screen's back with your tool ? I know it implicates to use modprobe ec_sys

It will also be great if the tool can handle the `/sys/class/leds/*/trigger, which triggers any leds according to events, like disk IO, charging, network tx/rx, etc...
help wanted good first issue
opened by ghost 3