Ask HN: Is there any way to make a MCU send a signal like keyboard?

1 pointsst3807521436y ago1 comments

I want to make a device with MCU, something like Arduino or Raspberry Pi, which can connect the computer through USB cable and is programmable to send some key signals like keyboard.

Thanks!

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db48x6y ago

Yes, you can find everything you need if you search for the right thing. As you know, a keyboard is a Human Interface Device. What you want to search for then is "arduino USB HID library".

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Ask HN: Is there any way to make a MCU send a signal like keyboard?

1 pointsst3807521436y ago1 comments

I want to make a device with MCU, something like Arduino or Raspberry Pi, which can connect the computer through USB cable and is programmable to send some key signals like keyboard.

Thanks!

1 comments

db48x6y ago

Yes, you can find everything you need if you search for the right thing. As you know, a keyboard is a Human Interface Device. What you want to search for then is "arduino USB HID library".

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse