Is it possible to get the arduino preprogrammed for this project since I do not have any tools to do this?
I just ordered the parts for the project and then realized arduino is not programmed!!!
Thanks for help
Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
We don't sell these pre-programmed. But the only tools you need to program the Arduino are a USB Micro cable: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1513
and the Arduin IDE which is a free download: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
and the Arduin IDE which is a free download: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
Thank you for the hint.
Do I need any compiler for this?
Where do I get the code to upload?
Regards,
Do I need any compiler for this?
Where do I get the code to upload?
Regards,
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
Yes. The compiler is part of the Arduino IDE which you can download for free (see link above)Do I need any compiler for this?
See the "Code" section of the tutorial:Where do I get the code to upload?
https://learn.adafruit.com/convert-your ... hid/code-1
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
Is this project also possible for a keyboard with a serial (rs-232) interface instead of PS/2?
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
Can I use an Arduino Uno for this project?
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
It would probably require substantial code changes.Is this project also possible for a keyboard with a serial (rs-232) interface instead of PS/2?
Yes, the UNO should work for this.Can I use an Arduino Uno for this project?
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
But the Bluefruit EZ-Key HID can be connected to the rs-232 pins? And if so then only changes to the provided Arduino sketches are needed?adafruit_support_bill wrote:It would probably require substantial code changes.Is this project also possible for a keyboard with a serial (rs-232) interface instead of PS/2?
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
If you could plug the keyboard directly into the EZ-key there would be no need for the Arduino. In the tutorial, the keyboard plugs into the Arduino, and the Arduino code translates the PS/2 data protocol into HID key-codes to send to the EZ-key.But the Bluefruit EZ-Key HID can be connected to the rs-232 pins? And if so then only changes to the provided Arduino sketches are needed?
rs-232 is an electrical protocol and says nothing about the data that is sent over it. The keyboard serial data is not the same as the HID key-codes that the EZ-key expects.
The simplet approach would be to get a serial->ps/2 adapter. They are still available from companies like Belkin.
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Re: Model M Keyboard to Bluetooth with Bluefruit EZ-Key HID
My mistake. I forgot the Arduino is of course needed to convert the keyboard data and fetch the right data into the BT. So logically the keyboard should be first connected to the Arduino. Thank you for your explanation and pointing me to this serial to PS/2 adapter!
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