2W33 ::practical works 6::

WIRELESS KEYBOARD REVERSE ENGINEERING:

since i got my sensor works, then i started hacking my apple wireless keyboard. the reason of hacking a keyboard is because i need my installation to refresh its youtube page by itself when someone triggers my sensor, so i need the keyboard short-cut key “⌘ + R” that trigger by electricity rather then the normal keyboard keys. and wireless keyboard is more flexible in terms of where am i going to put my sensors in the site, as well as, it will make my installation looks cleaner…

STEP 1:

this is how does it look like after i took my apple keyboard apart. basically, it still looks pretty much the same with traditional wired keyboard, that includes two thin plastic circuit sheets connected to the PCB. the only different is that this circuit board needs batteries to power up the bluetooth connection and all the electronic components, instead of taking electricity from the USB cable.

STEP 2:

for the first time using an apple bluetooth wireless keyboard with a new machine, you will have to “pair” (technically it is “to recognize”) your specific keyboard with that specific machine. you will have to turn your keyboard on, and then your machine will ask you to type in a series of 8 numbers from your keyboard,  thats called “pairing”.

STEP 3:

because of the pairing function, which means, if i have to show my piece with different computers in the future, i need to hack all the number keys and makes button on my device as well, just for the paring purpose. this is how does it look after i found out all the keys that i need…

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