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Modern and functional emulation of the 1983 Microwriter text entry system, utilizing an ESP32-P4 microcontroller and a five-key keyboard matrix to input characters via "chords" (combinations of keypresses). The project allows writing text on an RGB 1602 LCD and sharing it via a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP)

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Microwriter

Modern and functional emulation of the 1983 Microwriter text entry system, utilizing an ESP32-P4 microcontroller and a five-key keyboard matrix to input characters via "chords" (combinations of keypresses). The project allows writing text on an RGB 1602 LCD and sharing it via a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP)

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Firebeetle 2 ESP32 P4 https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2950.html?tracking=hOuIhw4fDaJRTdy4abz04npbQC78dqxBkqVt7XMFYxEXj2s0ukWgm71wbut0ewUP $11.90

LCD 1602 v2 https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1609.html?tracking=hOuIhw4fDaJRTdy4abz04npbQC78dqxBkqVt7XMFYxEXj2s0ukWgm71wbut0ewUP $11.90

2 x generic buttons Sparkfun 4 x Arcade rectangular buttons 4 x m3 screws 1 x USBC cable

3D Files

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/microwriter

Demo

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yYJEvJfksPs

5 chord alphabet

Microwriter Alphabet

Trainer

I have also included a simple html game to learn the 5 chord Microwriter alphabet https://ronibandini.github.io/Microwriter/html/index.html

Contact

Roni Bandini https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronibandini/

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Modern and functional emulation of the 1983 Microwriter text entry system, utilizing an ESP32-P4 microcontroller and a five-key keyboard matrix to input characters via "chords" (combinations of keypresses). The project allows writing text on an RGB 1602 LCD and sharing it via a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP)

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