Updated README

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![bthome app](screenshots/bthome_app.png)
![BT Home Controller in Bluetooth menu](screenshots/75c3eb86-5541-4c01-93ed-b0988b43bef0.png)
![BT Home Controller app UI](screenshots/f311fb4e-8450-4b78-95a0-c938be21250f.png)
This application turns the Flipper Zero into a [BTHome](https://bthome.io)
beacon, and can be used to integrate the Flipper with home automation systems
@@ -9,19 +10,54 @@ over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). It allows devices to transmit sensor readings
(temperature, humidity, battery level, button events, etc.) without requiring
pairing or an active connection.
The BTHome beacon is triggered when pressing the Flipper Zero "OK" button
and currently includes the Flipper's battery percentage as a sensor.
Pressing any direction on the Flipper Zero D-pad (Up, Down, Left, Right, OK)
sends a BTHome button event. Each direction maps to a separate BTHome button
object, so Home Assistant sees them as `button`, `button_2`, `button_3`,
`button_4`, and `button_5` (OK, Up, Down, Left, Right respectively). Short and
long presses are both supported. The Flipper's battery percentage is also
included in each beacon.
Unfortunately, due to the limited size of BLE packets the Flipper Zero can send
there isn't much room left to add more sensors without removing the existing
one.
### Building
Install [ufbt](https://github.com/flipperdevices/ufbt) into a virtual
environment:
```bash
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install ufbt
```
Then build from the project root:
```bash
.venv/bin/ufbt
```
The first run downloads the Flipper SDK and compiler toolchain automatically.
The finished app is written to:
```
dist/bt_home_controller.fap
```
### Installing on the Flipper
Open [qFlipper](https://flipperzero.one/update), connect your Flipper via USB,
and use the file manager to copy `dist/bt_home_controller.fap` to:
```
SD:/apps/Bluetooth/
```
The app will then appear in **Apps → Bluetooth → BT Home Controller** on the
Flipper.
### Home Assistant setup
The first step is setting up the [BTHome](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bthome/) integration in Home Assistant.
Once setup, the Flipper should be automatically discovered after pressing the
center button once:
Once setup, the Flipper should be automatically discovered after pressing any
D-pad button once:
![home assistant discovered](screenshots/home_assistant_discovered.png)

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