Right now we are focused on Windows AAC Software. For iOS or Android, a developer needs to support relaykeys for it to work.
Most AAC software has a way of connecting to an external application. Some call this "Run Programme or something similar. As long as RelayKeys is installed and the correct hardware is connected you can then call the installed command line application - with the correct syntax.
Take a look at the guides for your software.
The key application you want to access is the relaykeys-cli-win.exe found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Ace Centre\RelayKeys
\ For a full list of commands you can send see here.
If you pass the --notify flag to the cli application you will get notifications about the devices you are connected to and the status of the device. See here for more information
There is no documented way for third parties integrating their software into commercial AAC software for example integrated notifications. So we have to make use of the operating system notification system. The difficulty on Windows is that by default full screen apps do not see notifications. So to make this work we recommend three alterations to your notifications.
Turn Focus Assist off.
Turn off the setting "When I'm using an app in full screen mode"
And next - because AAC users wont typically be able to dismiss notifications change the time that they appear for. To do this follow the steps here.
Before you look at using RelayKeys with Snap have you considered ? Its available for TD software and is good! There are some snags - its not multi device compatible and does require the dongle being plugged in.
You need to edit your snap pageset - and create a "General" button - then you can add an action to a button. The action
Communicator 5 is a AAC software for Tobii Dynavox communication aids . Follow the steps below to add commands to your pageset
Pageset quick start. Want a headstart? Download the Pageset here. It has all the commands you should need. Just import, add the pageset to your Home Page and adapt
This is the best way to enter longer texts and allows you to use the communication aid's prediction and phrase banks etc. Use the "Copy" command followed the Run Program command to run relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the paste argument
This is useful for making a keyboard-like page with individual letters and other keys that send one keystroke at a time. Use the Run Program command to run relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the keypress:LETTER argument (where letter is the key you want to send)
For special commands and shortcuts such as control-C, alt-F4 etc use the Run Program command to run relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the keypress:KEYNAME,MODIFIER argument (where keyname is the key you want to send)
Use the Run Program command to run relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the mousemove:X,Y argument (where X,Y is the distance you want to move the mouse), or the mousebutton:BUTTON,ACTION argument (where BUTTON is the button to use, and ACTION is click or doubleclick etc.)
Use the Run Program command to run relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the ble-cmd:reconnect, ble-cmd:switch, or ble-cmd:devname --notify commands
Before you think about using RelayKeys for MindExpress have you tried using ? Its built into MindExpress. It works well - but does rely on a network/TCP connection to the secondary devices - which also need to run the software.
The Grid 3 is a commonly used piece of software for AAC. Follow the steps below to add commands to your gridset
Gridset quick start Want a headstart? Download a Gridset here. It has all the commands you should need. (You'll need to download the raw file) Just copy/paste and adapt
Use the relaykeys-cli-win.exe with the keypress:LETTER argument (where letter is the key you want to send)
Use the "Copy" command followed by the relaykeys-cli-win.exe paste argument
