Mouse Whisperer project files

Mouse Whisperer is a small development kit based on Microchip ATtiny85 MCU. It will act like a physical mouse and draw perfect circles while you're away.

Why

There are many reasons why not, but also a few reasons why.

I'm sick and tired of entering passwords each time I leave my laptop for 2 minutes
I don't want my screen to go dark whenever I'm focused on something and happen to not move the mouse for a minute or two
I want to be available for other Team members, even if I go for a cup of coffee
But mainly, if someone enforces stupid policies on my laptop and I cannot change them - I will work around them

How

Mouse Whisperer is based on the Micronucleos bootloader, which allows USB communication for both flashing and user code communication.

Provided code sample initializes board as USB mouse device and draws perfect circles until switched off.

Main features

ATtiny85 MCU
8 KB Flash, 512B EEPROM, 512B SRAM
WS2812E RGB addressable LED for status indication
TTP223-based touch sensor for switching it ON and OFF
Sandwich PCB design to protect important electronics from cats and children

How to use it

Mouse Whisperer comes preloaded with software. Simply insert it into the USB socket, no drivers are needed. Touch the edge of the board to switch it off, and touch it again to switch it back on.

If you wish to update the software to your taste see the information below.

Using Platformio and included sample firmware

Samples code in this repo are provided as a Platformio project, please follow the official Platformio installation guide first.

When a project is built using the Platformio: Build task and ready to be flashed, run the Platformio: Upload task. You insert your board into the USB after that and the flashing process will start automatically. When done, the code starts execution immediately.