Load Google Translate Has anyone had any tryies on how to make a ipad external keybroad using a usb computer keybroad
or has any information on how to do this and the hardward or software need to do this please reply
Are you looking to use an existing USB keyboard because you really like it? I would imagine this would require a device to translate from the USB HID to a Bluetooth device.
I think a more straight foward path would be to get a Bluetooth keyboard. I noticed this on Ice Monkey a couple days ago if you want a smaller keyboard for just $15:
http://www.icemonkey.com/mini-bluetooth-keyboard-for-ipad-iphone-4-0-ps3-smartphones-pc
Here's another Bluetooth option from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Bluetooth-Keyboard-Apple-iPhone/dp/B005EOWBKE/ref=pd_cp_e_1
Cheers,
Drew
I thought about this some more and it does sound like an interesting project. Essentially, I believe you would need a device to act as USB host to receive the USB keyboard input and then act as Bluetooth HID device. This could probably be done with an Arduino using a USB host shield such as this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9947
and a Bluetooth adapter like this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10938
Here's a Arduino project that acts as a Bluetooth HID device:
http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3310
And check out "vKeyboardMouse_BT" on:
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/projects.html
Cheers,
Drew
Buy the $30 USB adapter and plug in the keyboard. Supports keyboards just fine, as well as MIDI and DACs. No mice or UMS
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