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Originally Posted by jbefumo
Yeah - I'm getting the feeling it might be more efficacious to just buy something that will more easily do what I want (now I KNOW I'm getting old!) Not being at all USB savvy, I was kind of thinking along the lines of software that would be triggered by a 'USB event' of some sort, and do its thing, or maybe poll something like a uart -- guess I'm showing my age ;^)
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Actually not a bad idea. You could detect usb insertion and removal of some arbitrary device (cheap mp3 player perhaps) if you had your foot switch connect and disconnect one of the wires in the usb cable.
That would only move your page forward though...
If you opened the kindle you could solder small wires across one or more of the key switch contact pads and then just detect button presses.
Or perhaps a little stand or clamp-on attachment for the kindle sits with solenoids to press kindle buttons from a remote foot switch.
If you hook a serial mouse to the kindle 3 serial port, you could put the mouse on the floor and press mouse buttons with your foot.
You can do a lot of things, but you need imagination.
