SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-19T02:10:14-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsStatic on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardStaticurn:uuid:47f9333f-ed3e-8d3d-bcd7-e4defa802df72012-02-16T09:15:08-07:00<p>OK, I'm going to go downstairs and tear apart my old non-functioning Saitek to integrate with this.</p>
MatthewR on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardMatthewRurn:uuid:de5ecfbd-5b61-43c2-e016-9d54dacb50852012-02-14T14:33:27-07:00<p>I would also like to know about the joystick abilities.</p>
Yvan256 on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardYvan256urn:uuid:fe27ce6e-e15e-2258-af3b-9a1951b35a342012-02-14T14:16:00-07:00<p>Given that some people prefer some types of microswitches joysticks vs others (ex: Sanwa vs Seimitsu vs Happ), I don't see many arcade cabinets using analog joysticks, except specific cases where the original game used that, which is a handful at best.<p>And it doesn't change the fact that some games require "digital joystick" inputs, not keyboard keys or analog joystick values.</p></p>
tetsujin on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardtetsujinurn:uuid:0d733f86-c0b9-b773-384c-6ca6c62dd1a62012-02-14T13:34:00-07:00<p>Usually... But there are advantages to using analog joysticks for arcade games. For instance, you can translate the output of the analog stick different ways to tweak the dead zones or overlap between the four cardinal directions, to make it behave more like a 4-way or 8-way joystick, make the diagonals harder or easier to hit, etc. to suit different games.
(There are a few games, like Donkey Kong IIRC which will actually flake out if you hit a diagonal - so the joystick input for the game really does need to be 4-way.)</p>
weatherwax on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardweatherwaxurn:uuid:b6d9e850-8bfb-ce21-67c1-f0eca67c49cd2012-02-14T09:48:39-07:00<p>It's unlikely - there's an issue with the supply being available to us that probably isn't going to resolve any time soon.</p>
vcazan on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardvcazanurn:uuid:7c1149c0-1c6f-3ded-432b-111db1eb476a2012-02-14T06:59:10-07:00<p>Easy, go to my site here: http://www.vladcazan.com/previous-projects/electronics/arduino-keyboard-emulator</p>
LordFawful on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardLordFawfulurn:uuid:57ce89ec-348e-2bac-0b07-e9b35cf346362012-02-13T22:04:54-07:00<p>so not a vary noob friendly way i take it.</p>
stcarlso on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardstcarlsourn:uuid:e62edf4f-5fad-b0d9-303d-64c2b21ab45c2012-02-13T19:43:05-07:00<p>You could do this with an Uno if one went slightly hard-core (no pun intended) and used an AVR-ICSP programmer to re-burn the ATmega8U2/ATmega16U2 on the board with a keyboard/mouse emulator. Not impossible, but to fit it in you may need to write in raw C with registers, bit masks, and all; the Arduino library + LUFA is (probably) too big. This isn't possible by just writing code for the main ATmega328P, unless one does what someone else suggested and write a PC-side application too.</p>
EvilGenius121 on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardEvilGenius121urn:uuid:ff30e51b-2244-356c-0eb5-dd167e7e9f732012-02-13T19:37:55-07:00<p>You could definitely use an xbee- though RFID could be better and easier.</p>
htimmis on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardhtimmisurn:uuid:27d50cc1-2c37-d57c-9f23-cb9ee6ffe38c2012-02-13T18:51:12-07:00<p>You can use the dll files that control the keyboard and mouse and integrate your Arduinos code with it through a top level application such as C#, VB, LabVIEW, etc...</p>
IllogicGate on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardIllogicGateurn:uuid:de511faf-ed12-c982-4f3f-b630eeeb644a2012-02-13T15:03:02-07:00<p>Pretty much the same way as with this, except the Uno has a different USB interface so it would probably be harder, not sure how one would do it but it could be done (and has been done). :)</p>
Yvan256 on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardYvan256urn:uuid:ed4ae9b4-43a2-d3d9-6110-a5e6c91282052012-02-13T14:30:32-07:00<p>When you think arcade joystick it's usually digital on/off with microswitches, not analog values. That 9032 joystick would be more appropriate to make a custom Playstation-style controller.<p>Can the 32U4 be configured as a real, digital joystick with multiple input buttons and no ghosting or limitations on the push/release signals?</p></p>
LordFawful on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardLordFawfulurn:uuid:c4ff94c7-f139-7df7-3771-7d29f794d8872012-02-13T14:20:38-07:00<p>hmm, how might i ask? :-)</p>
Daygo on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardDaygourn:uuid:4e828e83-d1b9-55b7-165c-5e22e07a7fd22012-02-13T12:39:37-07:00<p>Hmm I would almost call the usb transceiver an advantage not a caveat</p>
IllogicGate on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardIllogicGateurn:uuid:5f32c292-81f7-eb81-c0a7-dbd33c1e318d2012-02-13T12:32:22-07:00<p>Yes.</p>
IllogicGate on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardIllogicGateurn:uuid:e9f49f81-c9fa-e1ec-27f3-08368ad478a02012-02-13T12:31:58-07:00<p>Awwwww I thought you meant a USB MIDI Controller keyboard. D:</p>
LordFawful on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardLordFawfulurn:uuid:7447c67d-4447-ba62-f1f2-c012a9198b2b2012-02-13T12:19:52-07:00<p>you can buy them <a href="http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__7186__Turnigy_Brushless_ESC_35A_CAR_ESC.html" rel="nofollow">here</a><p>edit: sorry, didnt look all that much, there all so out of stock but its cheaper there</p></p>
TECH GEEK on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardTECH GEEKurn:uuid:beda4a17-83ae-6de1-66f9-98760f6c049e2012-02-13T11:45:12-07:00<p>Is this EVER going to be back in stock???!!!?<p><a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9698" rel="nofollow">http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9698</a></p></p>
LordFawful on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a KeyboardLordFawfulurn:uuid:eaba167e-716c-2c35-6093-1297ce64f7452012-02-13T10:51:04-07:00<p>would it be possible to do this with an Uno?</p>
sgrace on Turning Your Pro Micro Into a Keyboardsgraceurn:uuid:ba1cade0-55d3-5f48-7b27-69b3934db2cb2012-02-13T10:14:23-07:00<p>Back home, my folks have a wireless garage door opener attached to the side of the house. Whole idea of it was so us kids could get in without a key (I somehow still remember the combo). Not sure if anyone does that anymore, but this would a great project to attach to an Xbee for wireless entry, or attach to LinuxMCE to be part of your home automation/security.</p>