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Configuring the Raspberry Pi 4 B as a USB (HID) Gadget?

I am new to Raspberry Pi and recently got a RB Pi 4 intending to use it as a mouse/keyboard for my laptop. The problem is that I can't find valid information about how to configure the Pi 4 as a USB ...
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Use Raspberry Pi Zero WH as keyboard HID driver at boot

Background My keyboard, a Majestouch Convertible 2, has Bluetooth capabilities such that it can connect up to 4 devices. My primary driver and the 1st device the keyboard is connected to is my desktop,...
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Separating power in Pi Zero when using the Pi as a HID that must be working without shuting down

I asked an AI: When you use raspberry pi zero w as a HID, is it necessary to connect the pi to a machine via a single micro usb cable, for the power and the data connectivity? Does that mean that ...
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Touch screen PC keyboard input for shortcuts

In a nutshell thanks to an illness I have I would like a touchscreen that sends nothing more than keyboard commands straight to my PC like a peripheral. I have seen tons of Pi remote using SSH to send ...
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How to connect an HID RFID reader to my Raspberry Pi

I have seen plenty of tutorials to connect an RC522 module to a Raspberry Pi, but I have been given an HID iClass SE reader to integrate into our system which runs off a Raspberry Pi 3B. I have no ...
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RPi Zero W as bluetooth keyboard / mouse "passthrough"

I'm looking for a solution to allow me to use the RPi Zero W as a gadget that will connect to my bluetooth keyboard and then present itself to my PC as a regular USB keyboard. This is workaround to ...
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Pi Zero configured as HID not being recognized by PC (dmesg error)

I followed this guide to setup my Pi Zero W as a keyboard HID. Connected it to a laptop (via the data USB, not the power) to see no effect. When I started investigating, I saw that dmesg is showing ...
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RPi-Zero, HID keyboard gadget for BIOS keyboard

After another user related question on this forum I try to get my USB HID Gadget Keyboard running in BIOS. My gadget is the RPi-Z using libcomposite on Raspbian Buster. When I plug my keyboard into ...
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RPI Zero as Keyboard: Convert key codes from SHOWKEY to write into /dev/hidg0 HID packet [closed]

I'm using RPI Zero W as keyboard gadget. It's supposed to act as keyboard getaway from Bluetooth keyboard to USB keyboard. I'm running "showkey" shell command process giving me codes of just pressed ...
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How to map rpi-zero hid-gadget from us to german?

I’ve tried to map my RPI Zero HID-Gadget in a sh file, here is my sh file. I tried to exchange a normal german keyboard by swapping kbcodes from us-keyboard to german-keyboard layout, but if it is ...
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RPi Zero W as HID keyboard disconnects after connecting

So, I have configured and reconfigured the Pi Zero multiple times now for it to behave like a HID keyboard. It appears as a keyboard as well, but as soon as it is connected, it gets disconnected. ...
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Pi zero as bluetooth keyboard?

I am attempting to use a Pi as a bluetooth keyboard. There are several guides I have found for this, such as this on from impythonist. However, they seem to be outdated, and so far as I can tell ...
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Headless pi zero HID keyboard

I am trying to get my pi zero to act as a HID USB keyboard when plugged in to a computer, following this guide. I finished the configuration, and I get to the "Keyboard / Mouse / Joystick (HID)" ...
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Stream Deck Using PI 2

I have a RPi2 1gb. I've recently got a touch screen for it and have decided that I actually should use it for what it was intended for. Programming! So my adventure starts here. I want to make a ...
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Modifying input of HID via GPIO of PI (unless there is a better way?)

Basically I want to control the input of a USB HID via one or more other HIDs. I know there are commercial options available to do this however they are closed source and expensive. I'd like to get ...
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Python HID API's for RPi's

I realize that solutions exist for having an RPi emulate an HID device (Can the Pi Emulate an HID device with via USB?) but are there any existing API's that can achieve the same thing as https://...
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Script runs if the Raspberry Pi is rebooted but not normally booted [closed]

I'm trying to run a Node.js script that connects to a HID device (HTC Vive tracker) and sends feature reports to it, to run from boot. I've tried using rc.local, a systemd file but none of it works ...
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Can the Pi Emulate an HID device with via USB? [duplicate]

Does the Raspberry Pi model B+ have the capabilities of acting as a Human Interface Device (HID) with no extra hardware (other than a USB to USB cable)? I saw this question but it was about ...
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Can I use Raspberry Pi as a USB peripheral device?

Raspberry Pi has a Micro USB port for power supply. My question is if this port is only for power purposes or can it be used for data as well? I would like to be able to attach my Raspberry Pi as a ...
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