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by crotchfire 888 days ago
It includes the wireless code.

I think you're confusing this with WiFi. The Nordic Semiconductor chips don't require a firmware upload; the protocol they run is vastly simpler than wifi -- it's like UART-over-2.4ghz-GFSK-radio plus some error correction.

https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Components/nRF24L01_prel...

The block diagram doesn't show any kind of CPU in there.
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jsheard 888 days ago
Oh of course, I'm confusing it with Bluetooth boards which need a hefty wireless firmware stack. Boards using a dongle don't necessarily need that complexity.
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crotchfire 888 days ago
Yeah the NuPhy Air is the first wireless keyboard I've ever been willing to use, specifically because it is non-bluetooth (and I can recompile the firmware to guarantee that it isn't using bluetooth!)

Bluetooth keyboards were a horrible idea.

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