[How To] Using the Satechi Bluetooth remote with moOde 5.4+

[TheOldPresbyope]

Why do you think your Zero has BT issues? Can it see other devices such as a smart phone? Pair with and connect with them?

Yes; I can connect and pair with other devices. Chubby Buttons is not visible to Zero, but to my phone and my computer (with a keyboard icon).
Using moOde 5.3.1, a quick test with RPi3B+ suggests it behaves in the same way.
Regards,
Dag

[Rats, I composed a reply the other day but must have forgotten to post it. Got too distracted by the arrival of an RPi4B, I guess!]

I was asking about your Zero, actually. Does it see other devices and can they see it? 

I just spun up an RPi0W with moOde 54beta2 and enabled Bluetooth. If I put my Satechi Remote into discovery mode then 'Scan for devices' on the RPi0W detects the Satechi Remote and also my other moOde players which have BT enabled. From the Stubby Buttons guide I just read, it looks like you have to press and hold the play/pause button for 5+ seconds to put it in discovery mode. I assume you are doing this.

As I said in my original post, I do not use the moOde UI to set up the connection. I use bluetoothctl.

I'm modifying my code to improve robustness and to try out Linux systemd, but this front-end connection business will stay the same for the time being.

Regards,
Kent