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2021-09-21 4:41 am
I need to run a simple sketch that basically uses this board with some buttons to “simulate “ a keyboard ( it will be a controller pendant for a CNC machine). I know someone who made scotch work on a Pro Mini. I tried on an original plain nano and didn’t work. Says the library I need, keyboard.h, doesn’t work. Apparently this is because the original nano doesn’t have “native usb functionality”. Does the nano rp2040 connect have native usb functionality and will it run this library?
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2021-09-21 5:45 am
Typo in my initial question...I meant to say “I know someone who made SCETCH work on a Pro MICRO”
2021-10-10 7:54 pm
Interesting.
I am using the Nano RP2040 Connect a lot, but I find that as soon as one wants to do something a bit special/advanced with it, information is scarce.
I also tried to use native USB HMI for a custom keyboard. As far as I understand, the Nano RP2040 Connect board does not offer that possibility - but I might be wrong.
Maybe other people have better information on this?
Overall what I sometimes find a bit frustrating as that on one side it is an advantage to use the latest boards as they offer new features, connectivity, AI(?) etc - but one often struggles with getting good information, with finding libraries that work.
2021-10-10 8:07 pm
I found this quite helpful, maybe you will too ...
https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/nano-rp2040-connect/rp2040-01-technical-reference
Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're talking about.
2021-10-10 9:17 pm
I agree, this is a useful documentation.
As to native USB and HMI, I haven't found anything in there either.
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2021-10-21 4:14 pm
Thanks Will and Activ8me. I did read that article will, and there was some hope towards the bottom. I ended up just getting the arduino pro micro, which does allow for HID and it to be used as usb and make a keyboard, etc. So I have been working on that. It is a finicky board, and I have locked it up 2 times in programing, but that is a common problem and I found the "double reset" work around on it. Also, best to run it as a sparkfun, instead of the leonardo on the arduino IDE. Thanks again for your comments.