<![CDATA[Small physical button???]]>Hello folks,
What do you think would be the simplest, cheapest, easiest and most reliable way of adding a physical button to an Isadora system for a kind of kiosk installation? A momentary signal from a push button would be perfect for things like resetting, or capturing a JPG of the stage.
I have a couple of wooden boxes that house MIDI controllers, each with custom buttons that poke switches or keys on the controllers, but these are a bit of a waste of space.
Something like a Makey Makey Go in a custom box might be nice, but it's difficult to get hold of the boards these days.
How easy is it to dismantle an old keyboard and build a single-key case, then have it USB'd into Isadora and use a keyboard watcher? (this would be in addition to the main keyboard)
I guess Arduino would be an option, but that requires a bit of programming. Could anybody recommend a good, cheap board for this?

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/9216/small-physical-buttonRSS for NodeTue, 10 Mar 2026 15:38:40 GMTMon, 12 May 2025 11:51:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Wed, 14 May 2025 19:41:04 GMT]]>i used this keyboards as a button can be reprogrammed as a midi device with the arduino ide

https://www.berrybase.de/en/wa...

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56316https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56316Wed, 14 May 2025 19:41:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Tue, 13 May 2025 08:23:15 GMT]]>@fred said:

@dbini

https://www.bigredbutton.com.a...

 haha that's amazing! #bookmarked 

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56300https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56300Tue, 13 May 2025 08:23:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Tue, 13 May 2025 03:00:13 GMT]]>@dbini

https://www.bigredbutton.com.a...

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56297https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56297Tue, 13 May 2025 03:00:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Tue, 13 May 2025 00:37:25 GMT]]>@dusx Nice..I didn't see the kiosk requirement  (note to self..new glasses) 

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56296https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56296Tue, 13 May 2025 00:37:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Tue, 13 May 2025 12:47:38 GMT]]>Similar to @jandraka
I have used something like: Delcom Products Inc. - Product Details Page in the past. 
Not the cheapest, but easy and flexible.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56294https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56294Tue, 13 May 2025 12:47:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 18:29:39 GMT]]>Hi,

I bought one of these usb key and use it to control the "Pause Engine" in Isadora. It's not very robust, but it works well.

Best

Javi

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56292https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56292Mon, 12 May 2025 18:29:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 17:54:18 GMT]]>@juriaan - would it be hot-pluggable? 

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56291https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56291Mon, 12 May 2025 17:54:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 16:02:31 GMT]]>@dbini

Well you can still attach a usb cable to it, up to you

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56290https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56290Mon, 12 May 2025 16:02:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 15:58:10 GMT]]>@juriaan - and therein lies a problem - battery power=compromise of reliability. a Korg NanoKontrol in a box with a USB cable is going to be more reliable than anything that needs recharging, but the form factor is very different.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56289https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56289Mon, 12 May 2025 15:58:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 15:53:52 GMT]]>@dbini

With a lithium battery

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56288https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56288Mon, 12 May 2025 15:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 15:47:26 GMT]]>@agentsimon2 - if it's wireless, how is the ESP8226 powered? 

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56287https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56287Mon, 12 May 2025 15:47:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 15:41:04 GMT]]>@dbini I would definately use an ESP8226 with a small button. You can send the information wirelessly using OSC to Isadora. No wires, much neater. MArdiono has an example button with no bounce script you could use to create an OSC signal and once in Isadora you can read it and trigger anything you want. 

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56286https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56286Mon, 12 May 2025 15:41:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 12:49:37 GMT]]>@dbini

– not a key because it go through OS and you are never sure of the destination.

– midi button its the easiest solution, but not easy to find a tiny one. 

– arduino + tiny button the best way for me. Not so difficult to code and many examples available.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56283https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56283Mon, 12 May 2025 12:49:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Small physical button??? on Mon, 12 May 2025 12:31:42 GMT]]>@dbini

My first instinct would be Makey Makey as well, but my second would be to use the guts of a wired mouse and make a button that completes the circuit for the left-click (potentially even remapping the mouse click on the computer to an actual keyboard key so you don't need an Isadora Control Panel with the mouse over a button to trigger whatever it is that you want to trigger).

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56282https://community.troikatronix.com/post/56282Mon, 12 May 2025 12:31:42 GMT