Collaborate Disseminate
Touchpads, or trackpads, have been around since the 1980s. Today, you can often find them in laptops and notebook computers as pointing devices. With no moving parts, a trackpad are …read more Continue reading Open-Source, 3D Printed Trackpad
If you want to remap some mouse or keyboard keys, and you use Linux, it is easy. If you use Windows or another operating system, you can probably do that …read more Continue reading Remapping HID for Fun and… Well Fun
There are many forms of human interface device beyond the ubiquitous keyboard and mouse, but when it comes to fine-tuning a linear setting such as a volume control there’s nothing …read more Continue reading A Tiny Knob Keeps You In Control
If you’re pairing a tiny Linux computer to a few peripherals — perhaps you’re building a reasonably custom Pi-powered device — it’s rightfully tempting to use something like an STM32 …read more Continue reading Coupling STM32 And Linux? Consider HID over I2C
[endes0] has been hacking with USB HID recently, and a Logitech M185 mouse’s USB receiver has fallen into their hands. Unlike many Logitech mice, this one doesn’t include a Unifying …read more Continue reading Uncovering Secrets Of Logitech M185’s Dongle
MicroPython is a wonderful Python interpreter that runs on many higher-end microcontrollers, from ESP8266 to STM32 to the RP2040. MicroPython lets you build devices quickly, and its latest release, 1.23, …read more Continue reading MicroPython 1.23 Brings Custom USB Devices, OpenAMP, Much More
In the previous two HID articles, we talked about stealing HID descriptors, learned about a number of cool tools you can use for HID hacking on Linux, and created a …read more Continue reading Human-Interfacing Devices: HID over I2C
We started with figuring out HID descriptors a week ago, and I’ve shown you how to send raw HID packets using a MicroPython fork. We do still have the task …read more Continue reading Human-Interfacing Devices: Packing for the Descriptor Heist
Today, we’ll build our own input devices. And they will be easy to create and write firmware for, they will work perfectly, and they will be cross-platform. We can do …read more Continue reading Human-Interfacing Devices: The Descriptor Heist
The gaming world experienced a bit of a resurgence in 2020 that is still seen in the present day. Even putting aside the effects from the pandemic, the affordability and …read more Continue reading Latency Meter For Accurate Gaming