inital changes

Specific changes for the Nanote-Next UMPC
it dosent have an ambient brightness sensor

AutomaticBrightness.sh

@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#How much light change must be seen by the sensor before it will act
+#How much light change must be seen by the sensor befor it will act
 LightChange=10
 
 #How often it check the sensor
 SensorDelay=1
 
-# Scale sensor to display brightness range
+# Scale sesor to displas brightness range
 # NOW WITH FLOAT SUPPORT
 SensorToDisplayScale=1
 
-# 12 steps is the most similar on a Macbook 2017 running Arch compared to MacOS
-LevelSteps=12
-# Plays the 12 step effectively at 30 FPS 32ms
-AnimationDelay=0.032
+#This should match your refesh rate other wise it will either change the back light more times than needed or too few for a smooth animation
+LevelSteps=31
+# The is should match the LevelSteps but in the acual time each event should take to see
+AnimationDelay=0.016
 
 
 # Read the variable names
-MinimumBrightness=001
+MinimumBrightness=050
 
 
 
-# 2 : Default | 1 : Add Offset | 0 : Subtract Offset, Recommended not to change
+# 2 : Default | 1 : Add Offset | 0 : Subtract Offset, Recomended not to change
 op=2
 
 
-# Only look for flags -i or -d with an additional value
+# Only look for flags -i or -d with an aditional value
 # AutomaticBrightness.sh -i 100
 while getopts i:d: flag
 do
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-# Verify offset file exists and if so read it
+# Verigy offset file exsits and if so read it
 if [[ -f /dev/shm/AB.offset ]]
 then
   OffSet=$(cat /dev/shm/AB.offset)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 #if no offset or its less than 0 make 0
 OffSet=$((OffSet < 0 ? 0 : OffSet))
 
-# relatively change number in Offset file and write it
+# relativly change number in Offset file and write it
 if [[ $op -lt 2 ]]
 then
   if [[ $op -eq 1 ]]
@@ -84,11 +84,18 @@ MaxScreenBrightness=$(find -L /sys/class/backlight -maxdepth 2 -name "max_bright
 BLightPath=$(find -L /sys/class/backlight -maxdepth 2 -name "brightness" 2>/dev/null | grep "brightness")
 
 # Set path to current luminance sensor
-LSensorPath=$(find -L /sys/bus/iio/devices -maxdepth 2  -name "in_illuminance_raw" 2>/dev/null | grep "in_illuminance_raw")
 
 
 #Set the current light value so we have something to compare to
-OldLight=$(cat $LSensorPath)
+if [[ -f /dev/shm/AB.offset ]]
+then
+    OffSet=$(cat /dev/shm/AB.offset)
+else
+    OffSet=0
+    $(echo $OffSet > /dev/shm/AB.offset)
+    $(chmod 666 /dev/shm/AB.offset)
+fi
+OldLight=$(($OffSet))
 
 while true
 do
@@ -101,9 +108,8 @@ do
       $(chmod 666 /dev/shm/AB.offset)
     fi
 
-		Light=$(cat $LSensorPath)
     ## apply offset to current light value
-    Light=$((Light + OffSet))
+    Light=$((OffSet))
 
     # Set allowed range for light 
     
@@ -117,15 +123,15 @@ do
 
 		  CurrentBrightness=$(cat $BLightPath)
 
-      # Add MinimumBrightness here to not effect comparison but the outcome
-      Light=$(LC_NUMERIC=C printf "%.0f" $(echo "scale=2; $Light +  (  ($MaxScreenBrightness  * ( $MinimumBrightness / 100 )) / $SensorToDisplayScale )  " | bc ))
+      # Add MinimumBrighness here to not effect comparison but the outcome
+		  Light=$(( $Light + $MinimumBrightness ))
       
-      # Generate a TempLight value for the screen to be set to
+      # Gernate a TempLight value for the screen to be set to
       # Float math thanks Matthias_Wachter 
-      TempLight=$(LC_NUMERIC=C printf "%.0f" $(echo "scale=2; $Light * $SensorToDisplayScale" | bc))
+      TempLight=$(LANG=C printf "%.0f" $(echo "scale=2; $Light * $SensorToDisplayScale" | bc))
 
 
-      # Check we do not ask the screen to go brighter than it can
+      # Check we dont ask the screen to go brighter than it can
 		  if [[ $TempLight -gt $MaxScreenBrightness ]]
 		  then
 			  NewLight=$MaxScreenBrightness
@@ -133,8 +139,8 @@ do
 			  NewLight=$TempLight
 		  fi
 
-      # How different should each stop be
-      DiffCount=$(LC_NUMERIC=C printf "%.0f" $(echo "scale=2; ( $NewLight - $CurrentBrightness ) / $LevelSteps" | bc ))
+      # How diffrent should each stop be
+      DiffCount=$(LANG=C printf "%.0f" $(echo "scale=2; ( $NewLight - $CurrentBrightness ) / $LevelSteps" | bc ))
 
       # Step once per Screen Hz to make animation
 		  for i in $(eval echo {1..$LevelSteps} )
@@ -156,7 +162,7 @@ do
                   echo $FakeLight > $BLightPath
               fi
 
-        # Format values appropriately for brightnessctl
+        # Format values apropriatly for brightnessctl
 			  #if [[ $NewLight -lt 0 ]]
 			  #then
 			  #NewLight=$( echo "$NewLight" | awk -F "-" {'print$2'})
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ do
 			  #NewLight=$(echo +$NewLight)
 			  #fi
 
-        # Adjust brightness relatively
+        # Adjust brightness relativly
 			  #brightnessctl -q s $NewLight
         # Sleep for the screen Hz time so he effect is visible
 			  sleep $AnimationDelay

README.md

@@ -7,15 +7,8 @@ made for the FrameWork laptop
 
 based on 2017 MacBook Pro
 
-
 read ```Configuration``` for detailed informatoion about what options you have to easily  customize/ adjust the bightness or animation speed
 
-## Updating
-Run ```git pull``` to download the latest version
-
-Then run ```./setup -u``` to update the the service and script running on your system with newly downloaded / modifyed versions
-
-
 ## Requires 
 ```bc```
 For running as your user you need to be part of the ```video``` group 

setup.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 case $1 in
-        -u) echo "Updating Mac-like-automatic-brightness..."
+        -u) echo "Updading Mac-like-automatic-brightness..."
           echo "Stopping AB service..."
           sudo systemctl kill AB
           echo "Updating AutomaticBrightness.sh..."
-          echo "Cloning AutomaticBrightness.sh..."
+          echo "Cloning AutomaticBrighness.sh..."
           sudo cp AutomaticBrightness.sh /usr/local/bin/AutomaticBrightness.sh
           echo "Updating AB.service for systemD..."
           echo "Cloning AB.service for systemD..."
@@ -44,15 +44,14 @@ then
     awk -v new_phrase="$NewStep" '/LevelSteps=/{ print new_phrase; next } 1' AutomaticBrightness.sh  > temp && mv temp AutomaticBrightness.sh
 fi
 
-echo "Cloning AutomaticBrightness.sh..."
+echo "Cloning AutomaticBrighness.sh..."
 sudo cp AutomaticBrightness.sh /usr/local/bin/AutomaticBrightness.sh
-sudo chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/AutomaticBrightness.sh
 
 echo "Cloning AB.service for systemD..."
 sudo cp AB.service /etc/systemd/system/AB.service
 
 
-echo "Starting Service..."
+echo "Startin Service..."
 sudo systemctl enable AB
 sudo systemctl start AB