Chapter 4. Virtual USB Keyboard
Giving your Arduino the ability to pretend to be a keyboard, mouse, or joystick opens up a whole world of possibilities because it means your Arduino can now interact with software that was never intended for automated control by a smart device. This could be desktop software, such as a game or a web browser. For example, your Arduino could "type" into a web form and submit it on your behalf, or act as a custom controller for a game.
You could also use an Arduino to connect a custom input device to your computer so that it is seen as a regular keyboard or joystick. The custom input device could be a chording keyboard, for example, or even something such as a virtual-reality glove or head tracking system that controls ...
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