Makey Makey Tutorial
Makey Makey Tutorial
Hardware:
- Makey Makey board
- MicroUSB to USB cord
Software:
- Arduino IDE: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
- Makey Makey Input code https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14yB7-CgTeSucKhbvKmZ4zH271J2xUdwc?usp=sharing\
Functionality:
- Plug the USB into your PC device and the microUSB side into the port in the Makey Makey
- Plug one alligator cord (2 teeth) into an earth prong
- Tap the other end of the alligator cord for grounding
- Connect an Alligator cord to any of the inputs on one end then touch the other end for a response
- WASD can be found below on the bottom of the Makey Makey. Use the thin wires to connect to it, and the other end of the wire
- Enjoy! You can now play any WASD game with any controller you make. Just connect the alligator wires to any conductive device and yourself to the ground and you can play!
FAQ:
- Can I use anything as a controller?
Answer: No, you can only use conductive material such as wet foods, metal, or ionized liquids.
- Do I need any 3rd party software?
Answer: There is no software needed or included for the Makey Makey. Everything you need is in the box for making a controller.
BUGS:
- You only need to touch the ground once and then you can touch any input for it to work. This shouldn’t happen.
Arduino IDE for Makey Makey Inputs:
1. Go to https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
2. Download the proper version (for Windows)
3. Install it with all boxes ticked
4. Open up Arduino by looking it up in the Windows Search Box
5. Click on File → Preferences
6. Click on the button at the far right of Additional Board Manager URLS
7. Paste this into it: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sparkfun/Arduino_Boards/master/IDE_Board_Manager/package_sparkfun_index.json
8. Click okay, and then open up Tools → Board → Board Manager
9. Look up ‘SparkFun’ and click on ‘Install’ for SparkFun AVR Boards
10. Go to Tools → Board → and click on ‘SparkFun Makey Makey’
11. Go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qm8H8APNbz-_xdhTUT9KutBZZNTWIiNx/view?usp=sharing and copy paste the code into your program
12. Each position in the array of inputs corresponds to an input on the Makey Makey
13. To change the input, simply change one of the inputs with the keyword defined in the comments below (ie → MOUSE_LEFT → KEY_TAB)
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15. Now that you are able to change the outputs, you and press Ctrl + U to upload the code to your Makey Makey and now you have a customized Makey Makey. You can play a game with what inputs you chose now
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