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Digispark Keyboard, Mouse, and Joystick Libraries
Building off of the Arduino port of some of the VUSB code (http://code.google.com/p/vusb-for-arduino/) - I was able to setup a simple, very basic keyboard library for use with the Digispark.
Take a look at the example: File→Examples→DigisparkKeyboard→Keyboard
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It is essential that DigiKeyboard.update() is called at the beginning of the loop to maintain USB communication, otherwise you can use buttons, inputs, etc to trigger the keystrokes.
For the example: Upload and then place the cursor in a text area, watch it type.
Some ideas:
- Print out the results of a sensor, say the temperature.
- Print those results only when a button is pressed.
- Use it to build an arcade controller.
- Use it for a password generator.
UPDATE: The software package now includes a Joystick and Keyboard library as well, they are similar and each include an easy to learn from example - thanks to duckythescientist on the Digistump forums for this contribution!
