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It would be nice to have some sort of mini-USB accessory that could bluetooth-enable an ErgodoxEZ keyboard.

I found some related discussion here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ergodox/comments/8kugs5/is_it_possible_to_add_bluetooth_functionality_to/, but that thread has been archived, and there's not yet a clear solution yet, so I'm moving the discussion here. The stackexchange format is better for such discussions anyway.

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  • Welcome to EE.SE. However, recommendations for specific products are off-limits on this site. Questions about the use of commercial products are also off-limits. – Elliot Alderson Jan 18 '19 at 20:04
  • Welcome to EE.SE! Keep in mind that "Is it possible ...?" is a yes/no question. In this case, the answer is "Yes". If you're asking us to design it for you, that would be too broad. You would need to specify something about the level of performance you expect as well as what constraints you have on the implementation. What is your specific question? Furthermore, this is not a "discussion" site, it's a question-answer site. – Dave Tweed Jan 18 '19 at 21:39

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I tried out the bluetooth adapter mentioned at the end of the above reddit post (http://handheldsci.com/kb). The adapter somewhat works with an Ergodox, but is inconsistent.

It seems to work fine for any of the "regular" keys (keys on the first layer of the ergodox that are single-function). However, if you have a a key mapped to ctrl+z, ctrl+s, cmd+z, etc., that key will sometimes work, but is flakey & inconsistent. Also, any keys on other-than the first layer are somewhat flakey in the same way.

It does appear that that adapter would work fine with a "regular" keyboard, or anyone who is only using an Ergodox for ergonomics reasons (has a fairly-standard, single-layer configuration).

I hope that help anyone else thinking of trying that adapter out.

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