diff --git a/play zone/errorOnBrokenDevice.py b/play zone/errorOnBrokenDevice.py
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+++ b/play zone/errorOnBrokenDevice.py	
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+#!/bin/python
+
+# in case that event13 is still the broken device
+f = open('/dev/input/event13')
diff --git a/play zone/passBrokenDevice.py b/play zone/passBrokenDevice.py
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+++ b/play zone/passBrokenDevice.py	
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+#!/bin/python
+import evdev
+from evdev import InputDevice
+from select import select
+import time
+
+deviceList = evdev.list_devices()
+readableDevices = []
+for dev in deviceList:
+    try:
+        open(dev)
+        readableDevices.append(dev)
+        print('OK '+dev)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('skip ' + dev + ' Error ' + str(e))
+        
+
+devices = map(evdev.InputDevice, (readableDevices))
+devices = {dev.fd: dev for dev in devices}
+
+while True:
+    r, w, x = select(devices, [], [])
+    if r != []:
+        for fd in r:
+            for event in devices[fd].read():
+                   print('Devicename:'+ devices[fd].name + '  Devicepath:' + devices[fd].fn + '  Events:' + str(devices[fd].active_keys(verbose=True)) + '  Value:' + str(event.value))
+
+