bluetooth controller aliexpress

[Bouke Ent]

i am looking for a controller but i am not able to buy expensive controller like silver fox.
my budget is low so maybe there is a item on aliexpress that works.

if you know please let me know.

Bouke

[Jörgen]

If you know how to use a soldering iron, a do-it-yourself construction might be an option. Have a look for BarButtons and/or Motobuttons.

[Kenny 1]

The topic of controllers is something i have recently been looking into myself. There are some YouTuber's who have pretty good experiences with the budget controllers. I was very tempted for the low investment of 15 euros but after investigating further, had a change of mind. This one in particular caught my attention and is a good demo. https://youtu.be/Xnb5I7xKenI?si=4tSeusGI7tVs4dld

[Bouke Ent]

@Kenny-1 thanks for link. i will look at it.

[Bouke Ent]

@Jörgen i am not so good with electric soldering. i will look a little more on youtube and maybe i can find an instruction. but if there is on aliexpress an item that is plug and play it would also be nice. i will search more.

[richtea999]

@Bouke-Ent Just be sure to pick a waterproof one, as that video suggests!

This one seems to have OK-ish reviews:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TUNAI-Button-Media-Remote-Control-Black/dp/B07JQ8Q6X6

(I'm not endorsing it, I'm just saying it has more than 5 reviews, and they aren't all 1 star. )

Those Bluetooth media controllers are so common that maybe MRA could create a mapping within the app since the buttons are pretty standard (+/- is up/down, rewind/fast forward is left/right, etc).
Then you wouldn't need the Key Mapper app either.

[Nico 10]

Topic-kick...

I have an alie BT controller, buttonmapper app on the phone. Mapped the prev-next buttons to - and +.
They do work as expected in here: https://jaxeadv.com/barbuttons/keypress-tester/

They also work perfectly in Osmand.

I cannot get them to work in the mra nav app. I have tried all input settings but none seem to work.
Any ideas??

[Jörgen]

@Nico-10 Hi, I tried for testing a normal BT keyboard and this works for MRA, when you type (or use) the up, down, left and right button, the plus and minus for zoom, C center and all others.
Try your controller with a note app and see what letter is typed.

[Nico 10]

@Jörgen Yes, it worked in a notepad app like expected. What input did you choose in the MRA app?

Well, I do have it working now. I mapped the keys like in the table for the Carpe Iter BMW control and also choose that is input in the MRA app and now it works!

[Jörgen]

@Nico-10 I use the BarButtons.

Have a look under Support and search for Bluetooth controller, here you can find any information which setting is used.

https://www.myrouteapp.com/support