The Arduino code reads the status of the switch. A simple box was 3D-printed to house everything. Simple connection diagram for the Teams mute buttonĪnd here is everything all wired up and connected with some bad soldering. As mentioned, I added some unnecessary LEDs. Some quick soldering is required to connect the switch to an input pin. I added a couple of LEDs just in case I need them in the future. I selected a latching toggle switch as it has a satisfying click when toggled.
SKYPE MUTE HOTKEY IN GAME PRO
I went for a Pro Micro ATmega32u4 from Amazon which is compatible with the Arduino Leonardo. With this library and a 32u4 micro based Arduino we can send the required shortcut whenever we read a state change on one of the Arduino’s digital inputs. This library “ enables 32u4 or SAMD micro based boards to send keystrokes to an attached computer through their micro’s native USB port”. The basis for this project is the Keyboard Arduino library. Within Teams the microphone can be muted using the + + keyboard shortcut and the switch I made just emulates these keypresses. This is a quick build and is entirely based around keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Once I had the correct components it probably took less than 15 minutes to have something that works. This constant struggle to remember to click one single button when I want to speak led to this, making a physical switch to mute and unmute myself when using Microsoft Teams.Īs a bonus, this was one of those rare projects where you get something really useful with very little effort. It takes only four simple words halfway through a lengthy explanation to remind us we learn very, very slowly… “You are on mute”. After almost a year you would think that we all would have this under control. While working from home I, like millions of others, am stuck in constant conference calls.
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