Teensy 3.6 keyboard adaptation
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pingmaster
- Location: n. bellmore, ny
- Main keyboard: Corsair K70
- Main mouse: Logitech M100 ambidextrous
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue, going to try more.
- DT Pro Member: -
I've got a Teensy 3.6 and some alps board that I want to convert. I've got wires and all, what should I do software wise. Not looking for anything overly complex...just something that will work. Could I just write a quick little loop and type function?
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Muirium
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- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
As far as I know, the whole Teensy 3 series is completely useless for keyboard controllers and converters. All the software (TMK, Soarer, etc.) is on Teensy 2.
That's not to say someone keen, knowledgable and very patient couldn't start their own converter project, from scratch. But it's quite a lot more work than the simple loop you imagined aloud!
That's not to say someone keen, knowledgable and very patient couldn't start their own converter project, from scratch. But it's quite a lot more work than the simple loop you imagined aloud!
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XMIT
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- Location: Austin, TX area
- Main keyboard: XMIT Hall Effect
- Main mouse: CST L-Trac Trackball
- Favorite switch: XMIT 60g Tactile Hall Effect
- DT Pro Member: 0093
I'm not aware offhand of something that works on Teensy 3.6. Kiibohd has Teensy 3.2 support.
https://github.com/kiibohd/controller
You may want to follow viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23072 as I dive into firmwares.
https://github.com/kiibohd/controller
You may want to follow viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23072 as I dive into firmwares.
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Muirium
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- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Oh, that’s me schooled on Teensy 3 then! Good to hear someone’s supporting them in the keyboard controller project space. Though Teensy 3.6 being completely different from 3.2 seems like an unforced branding error on PJRC’s part. Call it Teensy 4 already!
Speaking of Teensy 3.2 and LC: is anyone using them and got some threads about it?
Speaking of Teensy 3.2 and LC: is anyone using them and got some threads about it?
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pingmaster
- Location: n. bellmore, ny
- Main keyboard: Corsair K70
- Main mouse: Logitech M100 ambidextrous
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue, going to try more.
- DT Pro Member: -
I'm just going to return it and get a Teensy 2.0.
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MMcM
- Location: San Francisco
- Main keyboard: Das Keyboard
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: MicroSwitch Hall Effect
- DT Pro Member: 0240
Teensy LC is cheaper than Teensy 2.0, though not as cheap as a knock-off Pro Micro.Muirium wrote: 29 Nov 2019, 08:46 Speaking of Teensy 3.2 and LC: is anyone using them and got some threads about it?
Although I'm not sure that the faster, more powerful, MCU makes a difference for keyboards, there are other random features of these that might be useful.
For example, there is support for inverting the signals on the UART. For protocols with TTL levels but RS232 polarity, like Sun or Convergent, you need an external inverter or software serial on the Atmega32u4.
I'm not yet clear how good the ChibiOS serial is or how well the HAL is integrated with TMK / QMK. I've been meaning to try it and will start a new thread if I ever get to.