"Why buy it when you can build it for three times the cost" is my new family motto.

Three times the cost and more hours than you can imagine. My magic formula. I'M IN !

"80% of the time, it works all the time" you have my subscription good sir

Now I have TWO uses for my Time Crisis reload pedal.

Hi Ryan, Thank you very much for this idea. I have made this macro pad as well. I absolutely love it. Somehow I have managed to get 2 on my table with 6 layers/profiles each. Such a amazing device.

You are goooood. If i'm being honest, def one of the top 5 youtube presenters in this niche!

80% of the time it works all the time 😂 dude you made me laugh so many times throughout this vid, and have also convinced me to start a project like this of my own since I have an Arduino Pro Micro laying around from an old NES Controller conversion project. I really like the implementation of a knob, especially for video and photo editing, I've looked at the more expensive off the shelf products and also think "I could make that for less" but I know it'll cost more in the end haha. Great vid and project, I've subbed 👍

Great video, as always. Almost makes me want to build this even though I can’t think of a use for it!

Great news everyone v0.4 is back in stock! Things that are fixed in v0.4: Foot pedal wiring (the GND of the headphone jack is now common, R and L channels are the switches 15 and 16 respectively). Full sized keyboard key can fit in place of rotary encoders.(Rotated the encoder footprint 90deg).

With ctrl+R you can compile first and then ctrl+U uploads a lot faster. Great video, thanks for the ideas.

I have been wanting to makensomethiing like this for a while now but had no idea where to start. Great, clear, informative, easy to follow, thanks so much!

How damn this is a great project. I'm still just learning Arduino and using breadboards as a complete noobie but this is inspiring. Thanks!

you could use the potentiometer to select operation modes by reading of the analogue values as a potential divider.

The guy at my office who does the 3D printing wired up a bucked with uv led strips encircling the inside. He puts the parts in there for 5 additional minutes prior to cleaning to maximize curing.

legend say he is still making more revisions

I love your video bro, its so funny, because i share youre feeling of doing myself everithing

I would love to buy one of your PCB's. Living in Australia with $20 shipping made me cry. This is exactly (with so many extras! WOW) what I was looking for.

this is great, I love the versatility. Great job man, i'll buy a PCB as soon as the store is back

Just found your videos the other day - I love this video as well as all your content! Keep up the great work!

Just stumbled across your videos and you're making some great content. keep up the good work.

Like your style and interests. Got yourself a new subscriber 👍🏼

Ryan's Pro Tips for navigating the and HID library commands. =============== Keyboard Control================================================================================ Keyboard.write(); Sends a keystroke to a connected computer. This is similar to pressing and releasing a key on your keyboard. Will send a shift command if applicable. Example: Keyboard.write('K') will automatically do SHIFT + k. Can also accept ASCII code like this: //Keyboard.write(32); // This is space bar (in decimal) Helpful list of ASCII + decimal keys: www.asciitable.com/ Keyboard.press(); Best for holding down a key with multi-key commands; like copy/ paste This example is [ctrl] + [shift] + [e] //Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_CTRL); //Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT); //Keyboard.press('e'); //delay(100); Keyboard.releaseAll(); Keyboard.print(); Sends a keystroke(s) Keyboard.print("stop using aim bot"); //types this in as a char or int (not a string)! Keyboard.println(); Sends a keystroke followed by a newline (carriage return ) Very practical if you want to type a password and login in one button press! SOMETIMES, applications are coded to recognize Keyboard.press() and not Keyboard.write() and vice versa. You might have to experiment. =============== Mouse Control=============================================================================== Mouse.move(x, y, wheel); Moves the mouse and or scroll wheel up/down left/right. Range is -128 to +127. units are pixels -number = left or down +number = right or up Mouse.press(b); Presses the mouse button (still need to call release). Replace "b" with: MOUSE_LEFT //Left Mouse button MOUSE_RIGHT //Right Mouse button MOUSE_MIDDLE //Middle mouse button MOUSE_ALL //All three mouse buttons Mouse.release(b); Releases the mouse button. Mouse.click(b); A quick press and release.

As a bachelor student in economics and a tech enjoyer, I have to tell you this is awesome and you look kinda like Tony Stark

00:44 aaaactuallyyy.... the calculator has it's own scancode so no need to complicate that. It's like the mail app, browser, default media app etc - all having their unique scancodes. e0 21 for calc, I think.

Great job! Nice video! Nice presentation! Nice PCB layout! It has the reference value for me. I have a similar project using Arduino Pro Micro with many many keys with a different approach.

Amazing!!! I'll make one with your pcb !!

Ryan Bates: Writes keyboard firmware for an Arduino QMK: Exists

Aye nice I use shotcut editing software too 2:15

Nice video, well done, thanks for sharing it with us :)

Cool build! Wish I had gotten one in time!

My Zalman keyboard has a button that opens the calculator. According to SwtichHitter, the Windows scancode is: 0xB7.

Version 2.0 is here!!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f6qcltt9tpe3ko0.html I added many of the popular requests from these comments like individually address RGB lights, I2C LCD breakout, and a better 3D printed case.

been looking into macro pads lately since I was given a pair of Pro Micros to play with from work. I know they could help with my workflow in Adobe & excel. I guess I could build one for the wife as well for her to use w/ Revit/Autodesk.

This beast is using windows 7 in 2020. Times are tough man I know but the free upgrade is worth it if your pc was made within the last 5 years. Solid stuff in the video though

It would be awesome if you could have RGB LEDs illuminating the key caps that were programmable and could change colour depending on the preset modes

nooooo😱 OUT OF STOCKS!😩 Please, I'm interested in the kit to solder+flash+go :) We're a horde out there bro!! :D

This is fantastic ! Thank you !

Cool stuff! Been subbed since the original arcade cab indiegogo, only just now realizing that I have a ton of catching up to do on your back catalog! Haha. Gonna be using a good number of things demonstrated here soon, not for a macro keyboard, but instead to make a custom controller for some rhythm games that have super specific control schemes. Hopefully it'll work out well!

A macro to auto insert "Select top 1000 * From DbName.dbo. " ... I'm drooling. Must build.

I decided to do this recently, and I just came across a DIY design on Thingiverse that includes linear potentiometers for use as a stream deck. Pretty cool stuff. You mentioned that you use Eagle for PCB design, and I am curious if you have used Kicad. I have been using it for years now and I would choose it over Altium for most design work. It is incredible, powerful, free and open source with no limitations on board sizes and no lock in to a license that is at the whim of the current copyright holder. I love it and I recommend anyone doing PCB work to look into it first.

Cool! I have did a digital caliper result sender to my CAD program with an Arduino Pro Micro (32u4), or other program. But not finished yet the case and the PCB. On my instagram there are a short video.

So.. what if I wanted to use this for an ENTIRE PAD OF ROTARY ENCODERS? :-) I'm thinking for controlling flight sim radios, alt, hdr, etc...

I should make one with Alps switches.

Where and how can I get a circuit like the video? I'm from Colombia

I'll take one of your bad PCB. To you might be bad to me Looks like a good way to get started :)

Would be nice if you could program the face of the keys.. a small oled or e-ink screen on each key. But maybe gets too expensive. An alternative would be a version with a touch screen. But maybe you can use a phone or tablet then just as well somehow coupled to the PC.. Its a bit nicer with real keys. And maybe regular stickers can solve it in the end much cheaper..

How did you resin print directly on the build plate? Do Formlabs printers not suffer from "elephant's foot" on the build plate?

Mini USB connedctor is superior Why and by how much? From my perspective, I have a bunch of spare micro USB cables (as phones have switched to USB-C) around and that has been the deciding point for me so far... And yes, when testing a keyboard the other day, I screwed up a pin HIGH/LOW state (basically, I forgot that the LOW is not necessarily 0, ignored a pull-down resistor, I think, for which reason the button was always considered HIGH) and ended up with Arduino emulating CTRL+N 10 times in a second. It took me half an hour of frustrating attempts and reboots to upload a harmless blank sketch before the circus began over again (hint: use an OS where you can pin a window always on top of the others and swear a lot in the process, in my case that helped). :D Also, many years ago (pre-Arduino/RasPi time) the boss button was a thing. I think there was a small commercial solution of a button or pedal along with a small app to define the button macro. Now I am thinking of making a set of cardboard steering wheel (with MPU6050 and two buttons) and a pedal for a car racing dame. Neat!

Why didnt you use the existing TX/RX LED as mode LEDs? They can be activated and deactivated…

can you make a 3d file fot the case that doesn't shot the switch housing because i am not really a fan of the floating switch design. I was also wondering if you were to do it, can you make a hole for the micro usb

this is so exciting on creative thinking and doing it X# of ways... for my 1st starter project is: 2 real world pushbuttons: PB1 = F11 and PB2 = F12 then may be a few more PB? thanks a lot...:)

Why are u so short sided, not thinking before doing something like me?

Why didnt you use a shift register or two for you keyboard ? Just curious

I bought a couple recently, there is no documentation for soldering the back side of the board... could someone help me out ?

Hey Ryan, could you make an assembly video?

Nice Project, i would like to make a macro keypad myself and would also like to order the boards myself from JLCPCB. Now my question would be whether you can provide the Gerber file?

So the macro to open any software is basically achieved by win+R and then print the software name?

I hope you'll have a stock of the kit with knob.

what do you think about making the RGB backlight change colors when you change modes? If you match a color up to different programs it could make it easier to remember the shortcuts

Hi. I recently bought a couple of these boards from your store on Tindie and was looking for the exact 3D models of the key caps you 3d printed. I am specifically interested in the ones you printed in green and blue seen at 7:30. Could you share some links downloads to them ? Thanks

What software do you use to make the keys do different things, I built one of these (epic btw) and I am unable to make the keys so much of anything

Resistor arrays are a pain to source and the larger package size ones keep getting discounted.

Do these roatary encoders give like an incremental pulse every time they are turned? I want to add a volume knob for my android radio. The radio has assignable steering wheel controls that are based on differential resistance. Each button gets its own value of resistance, and for volume, each press equates to a different step in volume level. Im wondering if theres a rotary encoder out there that i can add a resistor to, and use it as a volume knob for this radio. Maybe even use the built in button as a mute command? Anyone have any ideas?

why not include joysticks for 2d scrolling/ fine mouse control and arrow keys. or even CTRL Z CTRL Y CTRL S CTRL A

Just got the boards! What should I look for when getting a rotary encoder? Or do you have some models you recommend?

pedal becomes the "boss key" (is that still a thing? God, I'm old 😛)

i need a board with 8 rotary encoders do do different stuff is this possible with your pcb? how should i program this?

can I make a macro keyboard with, like, dozens of keys? and, the keys is not side by side, they seperated left right, up down, front back "but why?", you may ask for flight simulator like DCS, I have many buttons in the cockpit, I want to bring it out of the computer screen for easier access (normally I have to use mouse to click on them)

Any chance there's going to be a restock on the Black PCB's? Love the design and I'm definitely going to pick one of these up.

How do i add a profile button so i can change what each one does based on what app is open is it possible

Unfortunately the PCB is out-of-stock, so I'm trying to figuring it out: How is the MODE button connected?

Amazing project. 💝💞💞💓🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳💞💝💝 Just subscribed

This is really informative however as an individual terminally inept with programming, how would one go about creating macro that repeats specific order button until pressed again but also randomises input delay between each inpuut within specified range? (let's say randomly choosing value between 13ms and 37ms for delay between inputs)

Have you considered just direct soldering the 32u4 chip? you could then run USB C and the component count wouldn't go up that much

when i pres 1 it same (1+enter) how make it print '1' only except enter

i have one question cause im confused, can i make this on a breadboard without your pcb and if so how can i?

Hello, I checked the link and the version with knob is out of stock.

Couldn't you just wire a toggle switch that prevents it from going into HID mode?

I'm buying the parts I need to make one of these, but I don't really know what sort of LEDs to buy. I've Googled LED 1206 (as listed on the webpage) but that yields generic LEDs. Any help would be appreciated. Also, Diodes are only required for multi-keystroke macro, correct?

If I want to build this with the foot pedal, can I just connect them as i would connect the switches just use the trrs cable?

Could this be done without the PCB? I’ve seen many others solder wires from switches to Arduino pins directly

do you have a link to the stl for the printable key caps? thanks

how does this rotary encoder feels compared to a mouse wheel? 👀 like, if you place it sideways would it be able to rotate freely? 👀👀 or is it too stiff?

Struggling with the upload and reset

Is there be a way to juryrig a seeeduino xiao onto the board?

I'm confused as to the purpose of the "R" connections on the back of the board. I get that they're to do with the LEDs but do you need to solder them, leave them, or add a resistor to them?

Hi I am in Spain and I am looking for chiclet keys but I don't know where can I find it ... Every body prefers mechanical keyboards but I prefer chiclet keyboards. Do you know how can I bought that kind of keys ?

Can i actually make split keyboard with that using breadboard ?

Im lookinng to use a three-way switch to toggle between the different key layouts. Does any one know if that’s a reasonable idea, or what would be the easiest/cheepest hardware to get the job done? I like the idea of the classic guitar pickup selector, though probably downsized a bit.

Hello, how are you? Where can I find more details for building the plate on this micro keyboard?

Could you help me? I’m stuck with my project

I try to use in obs but when the obs is not in focus, the.macros dosent work.. I dont know why

can you show how you made the pcb?

I notice you are out of stock on the PCB, can I get the eagle drawings. I was thinking of making one, however this would she a lot of time and mistakes. In the end I would like a slightly different layout. Thx

Please give me Mini Version! (Macro Keyboard v1.0) code without LCD

How can i add an oled display for thia macro pad?

Get a load of this guy. Using Windows 7 in 2020 without a care in the world.

Loved your video! I actually do not want to build a keyboard (yet). I travel a lot for work and do not have computer access nor time to change keyboard mapping in the computer. what I would like is and intermediate device I could insert between the keyboard and the computer that would do the remapping for me - that I can fully program. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

brother, will you please share the PCB file with us? I am from a remote country and the shipping fee is very high here

how can i upload code in pro micro by Android??? need this video