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HID PC Control for Batocera running on a Lenovo Mini PC

Control a Batocera-powered arcade system running on a Lenovo mini PC using an Arduino Micro that emulates a keyboard.

Features

Use this project to control a Lenovo mini PC and Batocera-powered arcade machine using an extra arcade button wired to an Arduino Micro connected to a USB port.

  • Power on a Lenovo mini PC
  • Wake up a Lenovo mini PC from suspended mode
  • Shutdown Batocera Linux
  • Suspend Batocera Linux
  • Close focused app

Parts

  • Arduino Micro (ATmega32U4)
  • USB Cable
  • Arcade button
  • Arcade button wiring
  • Lenovo mini PC

Arcade button connected to Arduino Micro

Installation and Configuration

  1. Program the Arduino Micro with the hid-pc-control.ino file
  2. Connect the programmed Arduino Micro to the keyboard USB port on a Lenovo Mini PC
  3. Wire an extra arcade button to pin 2 and ground of the Arduino Micro
  4. Copy multimedia_keys.config to /userdata/system/configs
  5. Enable suspend mode in the Batocera config file
  6. Enable Alt+p in the Lenovo mini PC BIOS power config