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Implementation of an Analog Hall-Effect USB Keyboard With an 8-bit AVR Microcontroller

  • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
  • Abbr : JKIOTS
  • 2026, 12(1), pp.57~65
  • Publisher : The Korea Internet of Things Society
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science > Internet Information Processing
  • Received : January 20, 2026
  • Accepted : February 10, 2026
  • Published : February 28, 2026

Mingi Hwang 1 YunJung Lee 2

1스토니브룩 대학교
2제주대학교

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ABSTRACT

Hall-effect keyboards have become a popular choice in premium PC gaming peripherals due to their ability to provide customizable and precise key actuation. This research investigates the feasibility of implementing such an analog hall-effect USB keyboard using a lower-cost 8-bit AVR ATmega32U4, alongside a WebHID-based graphical user interface. Results demonstrate that while the ATmega32U4 can successfully support hall-effect key sensing at an acceptable polling rate, limitations in ADC throughput and computational resources introduce drawbacks compared to more advanced microcontrollers. The source code for this work is available at https://github.com/goonmandu/GoonBoard-HE.

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