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I successfully failed to create an Arduino accessory for my Remarkable to use with live music. It was a stomp box with two buttons, which emulated a left keypr
by exabrial 4y ago
I successfully failed to create an Arduino accessory for my Remarkable to use with live music.
It was a stomp box with two buttons, which emulated a left keypress and a right keypress to turn pages on the Remarkable. I had an Arduino micro inside with some very simple code to emulate a USB keyboard and debounce the inputs on GPIO pins connected to the stomp switches.
It connected to the side connector POGO pins on the Remarkable with some 3d printed plastic and magnets. The POGO pin connector I was able to source from mouser.
It worked... for a few minutes, and then some reason, the keyboard would disconnect and the Linux kernel would be like "ope, theres flapping on that USB port, better shut that off!"
Ultimately I gave up. But man I would _love_ an accessory like that, because the remarkable is _perfect_ for reading sheet music. Unlike piano, electric Bass and guitar require two hands on the instrument pretty much all times, so screen swipes really aren't practical.
- goosedragons 4y agoYou should be able to do the same thing with an Android eInk tablet like Boox or Likebook but with much less effort. Boox actually sells a Bluetooth page turning pedal for exactly that purpose.
- exabrial 4y agoYeah, those weren’t an option at the time :( I would totally get one now. I will say the reMarkable has absolutely incredible battery life though. It’s literally weeks between charges for me.