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Is the Rii 4 the only mini keyboard which works with the Orange Pi 5?

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Last Updated on September 16, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

  • The Ri mini 4 offers 2.4 Ghz pairing over it’s own usb dongle, which seems to be the only paring method with works with the Orange Pi 5.
  • The Rii mini 8 is newer than the Rii mini 4 and offers additionally as scrool weel.
  • The Rii mini 4 has dual support support for Bluetooth as well as 2.4 GHz with usb dongle, but not the Rii mini 8, which is only single mode over 2.4 Ghz.
  • There are a lot of Bluetooth mini keyboards, but we do not know of anybody who has delivered a proof of function that it is possible to use a Bluetooth keyboard with the Orange Pi 5.
  • The Rii mini 4 is part of the Crosstalk Solution kit for the Orange Pi 5:

https://kit.co/crosstalk/orange-pi-5

  • and Crosstalk Solution says that it works.
  • It is the only mini keyboard we know which someone says it works with the Orange Pi5.
  • But paring to the Orange Pi5 seems only to work over the 2.5 Ghz dongle of the Ri 4, but not over Bluetooth.
  • Both the Ri mini 4 as well as the Rii 8 are not recommended for fast typing. But we do not know of an alternative for the Orange Pi 5 which would be better.