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I'm trying to use an Arduino Pro Micro as a cheap Rubber Ducky. I want to use it on a PC that uses the Belgian AZERTY layout. The problem is that Keyboard.h is not designed for AZERTY keyboards. When ...
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How to use Arduino to create a programmable keyboard? I want to connect a USB keyboard to my Arduino and then connect my Arduino to my computer via USB so that my Arduino is recognized as a keyboard. ...
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I'm new in coding with Arduino, and I am trying to make a one hand keyboard with joystick as personal project. I tried to make it print some ASCII characters, but I don't know why the button keeps ...
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I want to send modifier keys like shift, alt, ctrl, etc. without any other key. It should be theoretically possible due to the fact that it works for my normal keyboard (tested it with Xoutput and ...
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I am using a custom version of the DigiKeyboard library, to use a Digispark as a keyboard in the BIOS. It works on most computers, but HP 730 Thin clients dont recognize it as a keyboard. Below is the ...
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I'm beginner in Arduino and recently programmed an Arduino uno board with various PS/2 to USB converters. They work when typing in Serial Monitor of Arduino IDE, but not in the other programs such as ...
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Recently I have purchased male and female USB-C breakout boards. I intend to connect the male breakout to a keyboard and the female end to my computer using a USB-C cable and wire the breakouts ...
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With reference to the Arduino Keyboard library, it does not have a keymap for the UK keyboard. I have tried to find a keyboard map that shows the hex value for the UK keyboard but I didn't have any ...
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I want to connect an old hp ps/2 keyboard to my arduino (nucleo 64 F303RE). The keyboard has a power rating of 5v and 50mA, I guess this is milliamps. The ps/2 connector has 4 connecting cables: GND ...
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I hope this is ok to post here and I appreciate any suggestions or help and opinions/facts to make this work. First off I’ve Never programmed an Arduino device! I was looking at this project: https://...
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I need my Arduino (Leonardo) to open cmd, but if keyboard input language isn’t English it prints another language letters. ——— code ——— Keyboard.begin(); Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_GUI); Keyboard.press('...
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I want to create a custom keyboard mapping in the official arduino keyboard library Why do the key definitions add 136 to each number? See Keyboard_es_ES.h on github #define KEY_MASCULINE_ORDINAL (...
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I have a program operating in full screen mode. I would like to move the mouse to the center of the screen. Is this something I can do with the functionality of Mouse.h? https://www.arduino.cc/...
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I'm working on a project with a Digispark ATTiny85, that performs keystrokes using the DigisparkKeyboard library (https://github.com/digistump/DigisparkArduinoIntegration/tree/master/libraries/...
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I am working on a project using Force Sensors to build a keyboard for MD patients. I have connected the sensors (each with 4 input pins) to digital pins to Arduino Due. I want to adjust the threshold ...
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How the problem started I was playing around with using the Arduino Nano BLE 33 as a keyboard, and stumbled upon the USBHID>Keyboard sketch which I got via the default suggestion from the Board ...
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I'm trying to make a macro keyboard, where I can press a single button and it will open programs for me. I'm trying to type this, for example: "c:\windows" but it gets typed out like this: ...
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I'm trying to program a mechanical keyboard running on the Arduino Pro Micro (5V/16MHz). I'm using a matrix approach (4x12), and while I believe the code and the wiring (both of which I've checked ...
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So I've been trying to use Mouse.move(); and Keyboard.press();. Every time I try to send it to my Arduino(mega 2560) it says keyboard or mouse was not declared. Any solutions? #include <Keyboard....
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I am trying to use keyboard on my Arduino nano, but i get this error: 'Keyboard' not found. Does your sketch include the line '#include <Keyboard.h>'? As per the answer in Keyboard.h not found, ...
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I am working with an arduino pro micro and I am facing a peculiar problem. The project I am working with includes arduino MKR NB 1500 as well. I am transferring data from MKR NB 1500 to arduino pro ...
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Im trying to make a macro pad using Arduino Uno r3 and 4x4 matrix (cherry blue clone) . I know using a pro micro is better than uno cause there isn't HID compatibility in uno but since i already have ...
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If I can, which library to use (an example code will be great). Here is the module:
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I turn on the transmission of one key that works to open the door, but after a certain time I need to close the door, and for this I need to use the second key. I want to do without additional buttons,...
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I have a term project: I need to develop a mobile game(Guitar Hero Like rhythm game) probably on Unity and I need to develop a custom controller for this game that works on android device. There will ...
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I build a macro keyboard and one thing I do alot is add a set amount to numbers mostly in 3d modeling programs. I add and remove 0.25 and 0.125 all the time. I want to make a macro that copies ...
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OS: Mac Arduino: 1.8.13 Keyboard Library: 1.0.2 I have a generic ESP8266 board, and I have the following code void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);...
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I want to use a Leonardo with USB chip to emit some commands via USB port to a digital piano computer (running Windows 7) for various functions. I've gotten the Leonardo to emit page up and page down ...
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I am creating a keyboard and the PC I use it with is configured for UK so the keyboard layout it expects is this I've highlighted the ISO-UK vs ANSI-US differences but the only key I am having real ...
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As a novice, I would like to create a small breadboard with 5 items on it. 3 toggle buttons, and two constant spin (ie. no stop at 360 degrees) knobs. Is then like the bottoms to send what ever key ...
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I'm using arduino pro micro Atmega32u4 5v 16Mhz I want to use it to make a HID Keyboard and Mouse but I ran out of pins so I was wondering if I can use the RX and TX pins as digital input pins. Will ...
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So I flashed the KeyboardMessage example to my Arduino SS Micro ATmega32U4. When I open an editor and push the button, I would assume the output to be Zou pressed the button XX times. (The "Z&...
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I have an Arduino Uno and a usb 2.0 shield in which I connected a keyboard to. I have all the necessary libraries installed but what I am trying to figure out is how to light an led when I press a ...
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I have an Arduino Uno and a usb 2.0 shield in which I connected a keyboard to. I have all the necessary libraries installed but what I am trying to figure out is how to light an led when I press a ...
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I made a wireless keyboard, but I just need 4 button for my project: left control, left shift, F1, F2. The problem: When I hold button - it acts like many key presses and releases, but I need, that ...
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So I wanna build something which, when it receives a remote signal, presses the spacebar on my laptop keyboard. I tried using the Keyboard.press() but it is available only for Leonardo. Is there any ...
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Arduino Leonardo as keyboard in the computer works! But not with the Xbox360. The Teensy works perfectly on the PC but how to emulate a keyboard device for the Xbox360. I know the Xbox360 has ...
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If I automated an action in a video game through arduino leonardo, can it be detected? Things like autohotkey can be easily detected, however i would expect an arduino would be far more difficult. How ...
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Can arduino uno smd r3 version handle a Keyboard.h library? it is not applicable for that arduino?
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I've tried to use Keypad.h and Keyboard.h libraries to get my Arduino to use my Keypad for Keyboard input. I'll start with working keypad code (which is pretty easy but it's my first post so I want ...
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I have the following code: #include <SoftwareSerial.h> #include <Keyboard.h> SoftwareSerial ttySerial(10, 11); // RX, TX void setup() { // Open serial communications and wait for port ...
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I'm making an IR Macro keyboard, and about 10% of the code is dedicated to the Keyboard commands, would having Keyboard.begin() and Keyboard.end() in the method responsible for typing make any ...
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I am trying to figure out how to use the WASD keys on my computer, to go through the USB cable and then spin the Arduino servos in real-time. So if I press the “a” key, it should start to move left ...
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I would like to use a STM32F105xx to build my own computer keyboard. That MCU has support to USB OTG (FS). So, I have 2 questions: Can I flash microcontroller with usb or I need a external programer? ...
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I have an Arduino Uno connected to my laptop and I need to get keypress info from the laptop's keyboard with only the Arduino sketch and without any program running on the laptop. Is there a specific ...
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I have made a code using involving HID control. But it seems that I messed up, but I can't upload a new sketch(nor edit the wrong code), because my Arduino is constantly doing things like Ctrl+Alt+...
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I'm using a ItsyBitsy 32u4, Adafruit says it can act as a USB HID keyboard. The mc is based on the 32u4 which the Keyboard docs say are supported. I have a simple sketch that prints "A" every second ...
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When making matrix input of NxM columns/rows with push buttons, there should be a diode next to each button to prevent "ghosting" and able read many keys pressed together correctly. There is a lot of ...
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Greeting, first time Arduino user here. So I am using the Arduino Micro as an HID keyboard device. It accepts arbitrary input from a Node-JavaScript program I am running (so I have full freedom in in ...
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I am having a hard time finding documentation on how to properly use USB HID buffers, so the issue may lie there instead of with my code. To get 0x47, I used this table: https://www.usb.org/sites/...
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