Parts

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Of course you'll need a Non-ADB NeXT Keyboard but there's some other parts you'll need!
First up, you'll need an Arduino Micro. If you can get one without headers that's great but as of this writing they're only available with headers. So we'll just clip them off.
If you see that Adafruit has discontinued the Arduino Micro, no worries, they are stocked by other vendors. You can also consider porting the code to any number of Adafruit microcontroller boards with a couple of code changes.
You'll also need a MiniDIN-5 connector for the keyboard. We used this one from DigiKey
A Micro-USB cable connects from the Micro to your computer

Finally, this lovely Altoids tin will do a great job of holding it all
Tools!

You'll also want a soldering iron, solder, wire strippers, a rotary tool (to cut into the tin) and maybe some double-sided foam tape.
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This guide was first published on Dec 07, 2012. It was last updated on Dec 07, 2012. This page (Parts) was last updated on Feb 27, 2020.