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		gugagore on Sept 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Analog Terminal Bell It is not transmitting every displayed character over USB. The terminal emulator needs to send a command (e.g. not just a character, though the distinction is besides the point) to the device.

danellis on Sept 10, 2020 [–]

This isn't a real thing, right? I mean, there's nothing to interpret the command even if a terminal did somehow know how to send it.

Edit: Okay, I looked at the MCP2221A and it has GPIOs as well as just being a USB bridge.

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