Turn Your Raspberry Pi Zero Into Just About Any USB Device You Can Imagine
The Raspberry Pi Zero is a pretty humble little device , but the folks at Adafruit figured out that the Zero can be turned into a USB device, which means it can be used to make a range of electronics, ranging from an Ethernet device. to the camera.
All you have to do is solder a couple of parts, install the software, and you’re on your way. From here, Zero is essentially recognized as a USB device (or USB gadget). Adafruit details how to create a serial and Ethernet gadget that allows you to control your Raspberry Pi Zero in different ways. Both are just the foundation of potential projects, because with unlocked USB files, you can create a mass storage device, a MIDI device, an HID, an audio device, a webcam, a printer, or whatever else you can think of. which is connected to your computer with a USB cable. If you’re curious about how this all works and want to figure it out, head over to Adafruit.