BoertjieHendrico
Junior Member
Carbonation,
I have a project I'm working on (It's in the brain storming stage š¤Æ), Its a 200+ programmable button switch for pc.
I what to use it to act as a macro keyboard.
Also as a hotkey in programs
How this Idea started you may ask, Well let me tell you;
It all started on everyone's favorite thinking spot, the LOO š¤£ Don't look at me like that š§, we all know that's a mans thinking place.
All jokes aside, the idea date back way back, but I was playing MW and a guy in our team had a soundbox, playing meme sounds, music, etc. through his mic.
I was lucky enough that he help me by explaining all that his using.
And that lead me to do some google work.
I downloaded the software, Deathcounter and Soundboard, required for playing music through my mic, and that lead to another problem where do I map the keys on my keyboard. Made some more googling and found a software, HIDMacros, developed but Flight Sim players to use more than one keyboard because windows can't tell the different between two keyboards. All work fine and well, or so I thought, switched my pc off for the night, next morning boot up and started the programs to record videos for my YouTube channel where I troll players with my sounds, HIDMacros would not read my Macros on my second keyboard. I tried remapping the 71 keys, no luck. So now I run on my unused keys from my Corsair K55 keyboard.
However, I only have a 72 "macro" keys now, cause I can only use my Numpad and 1 to 9 buttons on my keyboard, now the problem is I can press numpad 1 for one sound, to play another on, I have map Numpad 1 also as SHIFT+Numpad 1 or ALT+Numpad 1 and even CTRL+Numpad 1. Thats how I can my 9 numpad keys and turn them into a 36 macro key switch, same with the 1 to 9 buttons ontop of the keyboard.
So my problem is, I don't have enough macro keys, so I want to build a 200+ fully programmable switcher board, I want to use it for my soundboard buy also have some buttons launch programs on my pc.
I have been looking around and come across this zero delay Arcade USB encoder, Link
However, It only has 16 button pins, not enough. Not sure if I can plug more than one pcb in my pc.
What I have found is, it's already been programmed by the company.
Now to have the programmable fantion, I need a Arduino board, that will allow me to program some of the buttons as macro keys and some to launch programs.
But I can only find up to 16 button pcb.
Here are two Arduino boards;
Arduino Uno R3; Link
Arduino Nano V3 with Nano IO shield Expansion; Link
So does any one know if I can plug multiple Arduino pcb into my pc?
I'm a "very" clued up person with electronics, but this is something new to me.
I need a little help.
P.S. I don't what to buy a complete switcher, want to build it with my hands and according to my specs.
Thanks a lot for everyone that's going to take there time to read my long Crazy project and help me.
My fellow Carbonights must have a fantastic day and be safe.
I have a project I'm working on (It's in the brain storming stage š¤Æ), Its a 200+ programmable button switch for pc.
I what to use it to act as a macro keyboard.
Also as a hotkey in programs
How this Idea started you may ask, Well let me tell you;
It all started on everyone's favorite thinking spot, the LOO š¤£ Don't look at me like that š§, we all know that's a mans thinking place.
All jokes aside, the idea date back way back, but I was playing MW and a guy in our team had a soundbox, playing meme sounds, music, etc. through his mic.
I was lucky enough that he help me by explaining all that his using.
And that lead me to do some google work.
I downloaded the software, Deathcounter and Soundboard, required for playing music through my mic, and that lead to another problem where do I map the keys on my keyboard. Made some more googling and found a software, HIDMacros, developed but Flight Sim players to use more than one keyboard because windows can't tell the different between two keyboards. All work fine and well, or so I thought, switched my pc off for the night, next morning boot up and started the programs to record videos for my YouTube channel where I troll players with my sounds, HIDMacros would not read my Macros on my second keyboard. I tried remapping the 71 keys, no luck. So now I run on my unused keys from my Corsair K55 keyboard.
However, I only have a 72 "macro" keys now, cause I can only use my Numpad and 1 to 9 buttons on my keyboard, now the problem is I can press numpad 1 for one sound, to play another on, I have map Numpad 1 also as SHIFT+Numpad 1 or ALT+Numpad 1 and even CTRL+Numpad 1. Thats how I can my 9 numpad keys and turn them into a 36 macro key switch, same with the 1 to 9 buttons ontop of the keyboard.
So my problem is, I don't have enough macro keys, so I want to build a 200+ fully programmable switcher board, I want to use it for my soundboard buy also have some buttons launch programs on my pc.
I have been looking around and come across this zero delay Arcade USB encoder, Link
However, It only has 16 button pins, not enough. Not sure if I can plug more than one pcb in my pc.
What I have found is, it's already been programmed by the company.
Now to have the programmable fantion, I need a Arduino board, that will allow me to program some of the buttons as macro keys and some to launch programs.
But I can only find up to 16 button pcb.
Here are two Arduino boards;
Arduino Uno R3; Link
Arduino Nano V3 with Nano IO shield Expansion; Link
So does any one know if I can plug multiple Arduino pcb into my pc?
I'm a "very" clued up person with electronics, but this is something new to me.
I need a little help.
P.S. I don't what to buy a complete switcher, want to build it with my hands and according to my specs.
Thanks a lot for everyone that's going to take there time to read my long Crazy project and help me.
My fellow Carbonights must have a fantastic day and be safe.
