What should I replace the Bluefruit EZ-Key with?

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What should I replace the Bluefruit EZ-Key with?

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If I want to follow along this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k49VVNHvtU, what should I replace the Bluefruit EZ-Key with?

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Re: What should I replace the Bluefruit EZ-Key with?

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There's no direct replacement for the EZ-Key, but BLE keyboards are much more widely supported since that tutorial was written. This one uses a Feather 34u4 BLE:

https://learn.adafruit.com/custom-wirel ... d/overview

but you can also use an nRF52832 or nRF52840, both of which have built-in BLE:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/3406
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4062
https://www.adafruit.com/product/4481

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Re: What should I replace the Bluefruit EZ-Key with?

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Great! I think I'll try that keyboard tutorial. Thanks.

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