Jaccessibility

[jamesadevine]

Setting up this discussion thread enumerating the items required for the Jacdac Accessibility workstream.

• Low-code/no-code configurator. Allows non-technical users to quickly and easily reconfigure HID (keyboard, mouse, joystick) events emitted by a USB capable brain. HID events are bound to other jacdac modules, such as buttons, accelerometers and potentiometers. The latter modules will require thresholding, and the configuration mapping should be stored on brain. Programming of outputs (such as LEDs) should also be possible. (@pelikhan @jamesadevine @tballmsft @mmoskal VM?)

  • Simple configurator (@pelikhan)
  • Snazzy web configurator (@pelikhan @jamesadevine )
    • Configurator service defined

• HID support

  • Brain HID support (@jamesadevine)
  • Jacdac HID support. Specify and create servers for HID (keyboard, mouse, joystick) that non-usb capable brains can interact with. (@pelikhan, @jamesadevine )

• Accessibility device boards

  • nRF52833 brain (@jamesadevine, @sehodges)
  • Flex sensor (Matt O., @sehodges)
  • XAC input (@jamesadevine)
  • Joystick (@GakureKaruri, @mmoskal)
  • Button (@GakureKaruri, @mmoskal)
  • Braille (paul kos, @sehodges)
  • RGB LED 8 ring
  • RGB LED string

• Capacitive touch capability (for BVI @sehodges @finneyj )

• Low-cost enclosures

  • Button(s) (@mgabrieledamone @sehodges)
  • Hub enclosure (@mgabrieledamone @sehodges)

Outreach targets

• Hackability (End of July)
• Company hackathon (October)
  • hardware
    • accessibility modules
    • usb HID adapter (just a brain programmed to run the Mouse/Keyboard HID configurator)
  • makecode development experience
  • hid configurator via jacdac-docs

[jamesadevine]

• micro:bit HID support. Enable the micro:bit V2 to talk HID via interface chip. (@jamesadevine)

Now dropped

[jamesadevine]

• Low-cost enclosures
  - [ ] Button(s) (@mgabrieledamone @sehodges)

I think we've not progressed on the low cost enclosure work stream in some time. We have a couple of draft enclosures for minimal button. It would be good to sync on this topic!