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Show HN: Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay – Bridge Bluetooth Devices to USB

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233 points bahaaador | 2 comments | 13 Nov 24 13:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | source

Hi HN! I built Bluetooth USB Peripheral Relay, a tool that lets Bluetooth devices (like keyboards and mice) connect to USB-only hosts using a Raspberry Pi Zero W.

Why? My friend needed a way to use his Bluetooth mouse and keyboard on a PC with Bluetooth disabled due to policy restrictions. This tool acts as a bridge, relaying Bluetooth input over USB. It also lets you use Bluetooth peripherals with older devices that only support USB input.

Tech: Written in Go, optimized for Raspberry Pi Zero W.

I love HN’s community and often lurk here—I’m hoping this project is useful or at least sparks some interesting discussions. Feedback and contributions are welcome!

1. tanvach ◴[13 Nov 24 19:06 UTC] No.42128883[source]▶
This is very cool. I have a Kinesis Freestyle2 Blue for Mac that keep having repeating key issue when paired with my Macbook. The Kinesis CS unhelpfully blame Apple's BT stack implementation and offered no solution. I never had issues with the keyboard when connected to a Linux machine, so this will work nicely for my home office setup!

I'm assuming this also works with Pi Zero 2 W? (The repo only mention the original Zero W)

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2. bahaaador ◴[13 Nov 24 19:23 UTC] No.42129039[source]▶
Actually, I meant to say Pi Zero 2 W as well. But basically, any device that supports USB OTG