A custom external keypad to perform shortcuts to certain tasks such as copying and pasting, controlling sound volume or display brightness, muting microphone for Zoom meeting, etc - the possibility is endless.
In this workshop, Judhi Prasetyo, Senior Lecturer, Head & Founder of the RoboTechX Lab at Middlesex University Dubai, will show you how to create a Bluetooth macro key based on the ESP32 microcontroller. The ESP32 will act as an HID Bluetooth device, allowing it to connect to a computer or mobile phone as a keyboard. The ESP32 could be programmed to send keystrokes or other commands to the connected device when a button or other input is triggered. This could be used to create a custom external keypad to perform shortcuts to certain tasks such as copying and pasting, controlling sound volume or display brightness, muting the microphone for Zoom meetings, and many others.
We will have a few ESP32 kits available for the workshop.
Prerequisites:
1. Bring your own laptop with Arduino IDE installed (download it from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software, available for Windows, Linux, Mac) 2. ESP32 kit (if you have one) - we will have a few on hand
Building Custom USB Hotkeys using Microcontroller
A custom external keypad to perform shortcuts to certain tasks such as copying and pasting, controlling sound volume or display brightness, muting microphone for Zoom meeting, etc - the possibility is endless.
In this workshop, Judhi Prasetyo, Senior Lecturer, Head & Founder of the RoboTechX Lab at Middlesex University Dubai, will show you how to create a Bluetooth macro key based on the ESP32 microcontroller. The ESP32 will act as an HID Bluetooth device, allowing it to connect to a computer or mobile phone as a keyboard. The ESP32 could be programmed to send keystrokes or other commands to the connected device when a button or other input is triggered. This could be used to create a custom external keypad to perform shortcuts to certain tasks such as copying and pasting, controlling sound volume or display brightness, muting the microphone for Zoom meetings, and many others.
We will have a few ESP32 kits available for the workshop.
Prerequisites:
1. Bring your own laptop with Arduino IDE installed (download it from https://www.arduino.cc/en/software, available for Windows, Linux, Mac)
2. ESP32 kit (if you have one) - we will have a few on hand