/wifi-macroboard

Wireless macro board using Wi-Fi

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Wi-Fi Macro Board / Macro Pad / Macro Keyboard

This project constructs a DIY macro board which has a clickable knob and 9 keys. The wireless device executes macros on a computer over Wi-Fi.

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The Device

Note: This is a proof of concept project. The response time over Wi-Fi is not as good as Bluetooth or ESP-NOW based macropads. I recommend you to implement ESP-NOW based OnkarRuikar/esp-now-macropad instead.

Features

Following features are implemented out of the box:

  • a clickable knob to control system's master volume. Knob click handles audio mute and un-mute.
  • 9 touch keys
    • 4 keys to control media
      • play / pause
      • previous media
      • next media
      • mic mute
    • turn off monitor
    • 4 remaining keys could be configured to add more macros

Existing macro boards available in market are either wired (USB) or wireless (Bluetooth) HID devices. This wireless macro board uses Wi-Fi to communicate with PC.

Implementation

Follow instructions in these documents:

  1. Required components
  2. Host macro server on PC
  3. Programming Pi Pico W
  4. Assembling circuit
  5. Setting up macro server on Windows or Linux PCs
  6. Troubleshooting
  7. Improvements

See also

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