This is exactly what I need for a golf simulator program that runs on my Windows 10 machine (except 12 buttons for F13 through 24 is all I need). Having said that, I am a bit intimidated by the entire process because if it doesn't work, I'd be lost. Any way that I could purchase a Ardunino Uno board from you that all I'd need to do is install it inside a box and attach buttons and then plug it into my computer via USB? I'd like to build the case to house the buttons myself but the programming and updating firmware on the board may be a stretch for my skill set.

To get it recognized as a keyboard, all you need to use is the Arduino Keyboard library, and conditional statements. Make sure that under the Tools tab, the Board is set to an Arduino Leonardo if you are using a Pro Micro like me. Before we start with the conditional statements, we need to setup the pins. Install Atmel flip which will allow you to put the arduino-keyboard-0.3.hex file onto the arduino. Arduino to Keyboard: Once Atmel is installed and your board is plugged in, load Atmel up and click on the computer chip icon below the file button, select the processor of the. #shorts DIY Budget Stream Deck / Macro Keyboard using Arduino Pro Micro. Macro keyboard Sep 06, 2017, 12:00 am hi there and i know be for any one say this has being done but i was hopeing to try and put a twist to it i was wondering if i could use 3 keys as shift keys as 12 keys is not enugh for me. If you have any spare keyboard or number pad. You can use it as a macro keyboard. Such as when you press a key, a pre-programmed task happens. For example, an app is started or an autohotkey script is executed. Supplies: You need the following things: A spare keyboard or number pad; Arduino uno; Arduino UNO Usb host shield.

Keyboard shortcuts are great. Even so, a person can only be expected to remember so many shortcuts and hit them accurately while giving a presentation over Zoom. [Sebastian] needed a good set of of shortcuts for OBS and decided to make a macro keyboard to help out. By the time he was finished, [Sebastian] had macro’d all the things and built a beautiful and smart peripheral that anyone with a pulse would likely love to have gracing their desk.

The design started with OBS, but this slick little keyboard turned into a system-wide assistant. It assigns the eight keys dynamically based on the program that has focus, and even updates the icon to show changes like the microphone status.

This is done with a Python script on the PC that monitors the running programs and updates the macro keeb accordingly using a serial protocol that [Sebastian] wrote. Thanks to the flexibility of this design, [Sebastian] can even use it to control the office light over MQTT and make the CO2 monitor send a color-coded warning to the jog wheel when there’s trouble in the air.

Arduino Uno Macro Keyboard

This project is wide open with fabulous documentation, and [Sebastian] is eager to see what improvements and alternative enclosure materials people come up with. Be sure to check out the walk-through/build video after the break.

Arduino Keyboard Input

Inspired to make your own, but want to start smaller? There are plenty to admire around here.