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@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ If you are making the Pico HID for V2 or V3, then here is what you will need:
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* *x1* USB-A to Micro-USB cable.
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* *x10* dupont wires female-female.
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* Optional: *x1* 1N5819 diode. But any similar one will do.
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* Optional: *x1* male-female dupont for the diode.
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!!! tip "Tip for soldering guru"
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If you know how to solder, you can buy the Pico without pins and no dupond wires, and just solder everything.
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!!! warning
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The diode is needed to provide the power to the Pico HID regardless of the host state,
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and prevents backpowering problem. Do not connect the red wire (the `VSYS (Pico) -> 5V (Pi)` line) without a diode.
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and prevents backpowering problem. It will allow you to keep the keyboard buttons pressed
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during the host power cycle, which is important for MacOS to get into the boot menus, for example.
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Do not connect the red wire (the `VSYS (Pico) -> 5V (Pi)` line) without a diode.
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If you can't find the diode, don't connect this wire at all.
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Connect all the parts according to the scheme:
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