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59 lines
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Author: neale
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Email: neale@woozle.org
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License: MIT
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# Vail Adapter: Morse Code Key/Paddle to USB
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# Features
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* Lets you key even if you move focus to another window
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* Works with [Vail](https://vail.woozle.org/)
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* Works with [VBand](https://hamradio.solutions/vband/), but the window has to remain focused
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* Optional sidetone generator, which helps with latency
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* Implements all nine keyer modes from Vail, in the adapter, so you lunatics can try to key at 50WPM with no latency issues
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* Plays received signals in the adapter, so you can turn off your computer speaker
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* Free firmware updates for life
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* Can be wired up in about 5 minutes
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[Vail Adapter benefits video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ-mwdyLkOY) (4:46)
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# Setting Up
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* [Easy Setup](doc/easy-install.md)
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* [Advanced Setup](doc/advanced-install.md)
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# Future Work
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Things I plan to add:
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* [x] PCB to ease assembly and make a more robust shippable product
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* [ ] Debug tone changes
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* [ ] PCB v2 to get the speaker on pin 10 instead of pin 9
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* [ ] Unplug detection: send a pulse out one pin and detect it on the T pin to reset straight-key detection
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# Contributing
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To contribute to this project please contact neale@woozle.org
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https://id.arduino.cc/neale
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# Similar projects
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* Vail user Michele Giugliano's
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[MorsePaddle2USB](https://github.com/mgiugliano/MorsePaddle2USB),
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which runs on a DigiSpark (attiny85). It only sends keystrokes, so you must keep the Vail
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window focused: you can't switch to other apps and still transimit.
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* Ham Radio Solutions sells a
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[USB Paddle Interface](https://hamradio.solutions/vband/)
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which appears to be very similar to Michele's project. You must keep the
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Vail window focused.
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* [CWKeyboard](https://github.com/kevintechie/CWKeyboard) looks almost
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exactly the same as the VBand adapter.
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