My apologies.? Misread your question.? Have not tried using bluetooth mouse and kb with the rpi, only types using a usb dongle.? Not sure if the same issues with power apply or not. Chuck KD9DVB
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 8:10:01 PM EDT, stephen shearer <sm.shearer.01@...> wrote:
I am not using a wireless dongle but the Bluetooth built into the RPi. using a wired mouse/keyboard is what takes up the USB ports. My main reason for wanting to use a Bluetooth mouse/keyboard is less wires on the desktop. 73, steve WB3LGC On 6/24/20 6:35 PM, Chuck M via groups.io wrote: > Had similar problems when running Logitech wireless mouse and kb using > fldigi and other apps.? Wireless is power hungry and may be the > problem.? If you get a powered USB hub for the wireless dongle, that can > make it work as well.? Usually can find USB 2.x powered hubs for a low > price on ebay or Amazon.? Don't need USB 3 for wireless. > > Didn't have the problem when running LIbreOffice or other apps.? Think > it becomes an issue when processor is busy decoding the radio signals.? > Possibly someone more knowledgeable on RPi can expand this further. > > 73 > Chuck > KD9DVB > > > On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 6:22:18 PM EDT, Marty Hartwell > <mhartwe@...> wrote: > > > Hi Stephen > > I use a Logic brand keyboard and mouse set I got at Office Depot for > about 15.00 Dollars > > of so, which uses only one USB Bluetooth interface, so it opens one USB > slot. I don't see > > any lag time as in pauses using the mouse and not pausing during typing > but my typing > > has gotten slower for a while. Guess I need to get back to typing for > more practice. > > Marty kd8bj > > > On 6/24/20 5:14 PM, stephen shearer wrote: > > I have been using my RPi both headless and with a monitor. > > When sitting at the monitor, I have tried Bluetooth for the mouse and > keyboard. > I find that both mouse and keyboard get Hung for short periods of time.? > I see it when I run wsjt-x. > I have not checked if it happens with a blank screen. > If I use a wired mouse/keyboard I don't see them hang. > > Am I doing something wrong? > Are others seeing the same thing? > > Not a big deal but it would be nice to reduce USB ports required... > > 73, steve WB3LGC > > > I will be using my RPi for FT8/FT4 80M/40M during FD - 1E DE > > |