russian-woodpecker

russian-woodpecker is a usb HS (capable of 8kHz polling rate) 2.4GHz radio receiver dongle for use with input devices

State of the project

First prototype.

Roadmap

  • Initial design 👍

  • First prototype manufactured and assembled 🔨

  • Barebones firmware support

  • Documentation 🔨

  • Hardware improvements / V1

👍

Done!

🔨

Work in progress

Specifications

  • 8 kHz polling rate suppor

  • 2.4GHz radio

  • smol, but not that smol

Hardware

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  • ATSAMS3U MCU as main controller

  • nrf52810 MCU as radio receiver
    • SPI connection between MCUs

  • USB C connector

  • External antenna connector

Firmware

The plan:

The device will need two firmwares, nrf52 will be updated through a spi bootloader by the main mcu, which will be updated through hid

Both will include debug header