[Coco] Arduino as a Mouse/Keyboard interface?

[Allen Huffman]

There is software for the Arduino One to read a USB keyboard and display what you type on an LCD display, so it sounds like it is possible.


On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:18 AM, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> On 2/07/2012 5:52 AM, Frank Swygert wrote:
> 
>> The new Arduino Leonard board has direct USB interfacing, and a USB keyboard
>> and mouse can be plugged in and translated. Wouldn't this make a great
>> replacement for a Puppo or similar PC keyboard adapter for a CoCo?
> 
> Ummm, unless I'm missing something, the Arduino can only be used as a USB *device* - not controller, so NO, you _can't_ connect USB devices to this and read from them.
> 
> This is meant to emulate a USB device. Big difference.
> 
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