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Connect a Footswitch
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When working, it is always better to have your two hands available.
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Using Odoo’s *IoT Box* and a footswitch will allow it.
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In fact, you will be able to go from one screen to another by using your
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foot and the footswitch. Really convenient, it can be configured in a
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few steps.
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Connection
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Connecting the footswitch to the *IoT Box* is easy, you just have to
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combine the two by cable.
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.. note::
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In some cases, a serial to USB adapter may be needed.
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If your footswitch is a `supported
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one <https://www.odoo.com/page/iot-hardware>`__, there is no need to
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set up anything since it will be automatically detected when connected.
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.. image:: media/footswitch_01.png
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:align: center
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If it is not a supported one, you may need to restart the box and
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download your footswitch’s drivers from the box. To do so, go to the
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*IoT Box Home Page* and click on *drivers list*. Then, click on load
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drivers.
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.. image:: media/footswitch_02.png
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:align: center
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Link a Footswitch to a Workcenter
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To link the footswitch to an action, it needs to be configured on a
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workcenter. Go to the workcenter you want to use the footswitch in and
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add the device in the *IoT Triggers* tab. Then, you can link it to an
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action and also add a key to trigger it.
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.. image:: media/footswitch_03.png
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:align: center
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Note that the one that is first in the list will be chosen. So, the
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order matters! In the picture above, using the footswitch will, for
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example, automatically skip the current part of the process you work on.
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.. note::
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When you are on the work order screen, a status button indicates if you
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are correctly connected to the footswitch. |