USB to USB keyboard protocol converter
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								Arduino Leonardo
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardLeonardo 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Circuit@Home USB Host Shield 2.0
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.circuitsathome.com/products-page/arduino-shields/usb-host-shield-2-0-for-arduino-assembled/
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Buying Arduino Leonardo and USB Host Shield 2.0(from Circuit@home) will be the easiest way, you won't need even soldering iron.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Arduino's Shield will also work well but I think Sparkfun's needs to be modified.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoUSBHostShield
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9947
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Also Pro Micro 3.3V(not Mini) or Teensy with mini host shield will work with some fixes on signal/power routing.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.circuitsathome.com/products-page/arduino-shields/usb-host-shield-for-arduino-pro-mini
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12587
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_USBHostShield.html
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Build firmware
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								    $ git clone git://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard.git
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ cd tmk_keyboard
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ git submodule init
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ git submodule update
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ cd converter/usb_usb
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ make
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Program converter. Push reset button on Leonardo before run this command. Serial port name(COM17) depends your system. On Linux I got /dev/ttyACM0.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    $ DEV=COM17 make program
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								    $ avrdude -patmega32u4 -cavr109 -b57600 -Uflash:w:usb_usb.hex -PCOM17
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								Only supports 'HID Boot protocol'.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Not support keyboard LED yet.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Note that the converter can host only USB "boot protocol" keyboard(6KRO) and not NKRO, it is possible to support NKRO keyboard but you will need to write HID report parser for that. Every NKRO keyboard can have different HID report and it is difficult to support all kind of NKRO keyboards in the market.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								2014/12/11  Added Hub support(confirmed with HHKB pro2)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
									
										 
									 
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
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								USB Host Sheild 2.0
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.circuitsathome.com/products-page/arduino-shields/usb-host-shield-2-0-for-arduino
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://www.circuitsathome.com/products-page/arduino-shields/usb-host-shield-for-arduino-pro-mini
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								USB Host Sheild 2.0 source
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://github.com/felis/USB_Host_Shield_2.0
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Arduino USB Host Shield(with bootst converter)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoUSBHostShield
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Arduino source
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/hardware/arduino/{cores,variants}
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Initial release of TMK USB-USB converter
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33057.msg653549#msg653549
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/is-remapping-a-usb-keyboard-using-teensy-possible-t2841-30.html#p74854
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Arduino-based hardware keyboard remapper - Colemak forum
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://forum.colemak.com/viewtopic.php?id=1561
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								Teensy + Host Shield
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							 
							
							
								    http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_USBHostShield.html