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Title: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: ineph on Tue, 13 September 2016, 19:33:06

I'm doing a search on internet about add a hidden flash drive into a keyboard and the better topic I've found is here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/HacKeyboard-a-mechanical-keyboard-built-from-scrat/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/HacKeyboard-a-mechanical-keyboard-built-from-scrat/)

See the steps, 29, 30, 31 and 32

So, if possible, which should be welded the hub and the flash drive in the ATMEGA32U2 of Frosty Flake?

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: Tactile on Tue, 13 September 2016, 22:30:53

Why not ask the guy who designed them & makes them by posting in this thread...

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46700.0

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: ineph on Wed, 14 September 2016, 16:36:44

good idea
thanks

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: Tactile on Wed, 14 September 2016, 19:45:08

I mis-read and was wrong again. These instructions will install a hub but it won't be controllable like his.

Just forget I said anything.  :rolleyes:


I looked at the link and I see what you're after.

The controller doesn't matter. Frosty Flake or any other controller makes no difference.

Just find the USB where it enters the keyboard

Split the USB in any way you can - soldering to points on the PCB, adding wires to a plug, etc. Just follow the cable from where it enters the case to the PCB and choose a spot where you can get to those 4 wires.

You now have your 4 USB wires to connect to the hub just like that guy did.

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: xtrafrood on Thu, 15 September 2016, 08:25:55

Quote from: Tactile on Wed, 14 September 2016, 19:45:08

I mis-read and was wrong again. These instructions will install a hub but it won't be controllable like his.

Just forget I said anything.  :rolleyes:


I looked at the link and I see what you're after.

The controller doesn't matter. Frosty Flake or any other controller makes no difference.

Just find the USB where it enters the keyboard

Split the USB in any way you can - soldering to points on the PCB, adding wires to a plug, etc. Just follow the cable from where it enters the case to the PCB and choose a spot where you can get to those 4 wires.

You now have your 4 USB wires to connect to the hub just like that guy did.

I guess the 'HacKeyboard' would be like a hacker's very large swiss army knife. Wall of sheep pwnage for sure.

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: ineph on Wed, 05 October 2016, 20:31:32

so many possibilities with a keyboard like this

Title: Re: [question] add a flash drive in QFR Frosty Flake
Post by: FletchINKy on Thu, 06 October 2016, 10:00:05

I had thought about something like this, and the only thing I could come up with was the data pins connected to the hub, and the power connected to a pin you designate as a backlight to be set high when active. Then just activate the "backlight" as you need the USB drive.

Never tested it, and not sure if the hub would get weird feedback with the data pins connected with no power, but probably worth testing...