The Arduino keyboard logs off

This example uses a keyboard library to log off your user session on your computer, at which point pin 2 on ARDOINO UNO is pulled to ground. /b10> Sketches simulate keys in two or three keys at the same time and release them after a short delay.

Warning - Arduino takes over your computer keyboard when you use the Keyboard.print() command. /b10> To ensure that you do not lose control of your computer when you run sketches with this feature, set up a reliable control system before calling Keyboard.print(). /b11> This sketch is intended to send keyboard commands only after the pin is pulled to ground.

The required component

You will need the following components:

• 1 × breadboard breadboard
• 1 × Arduino Leonardo, Micro, or Due board
• 1 × button
• 1 × jumper

Program

Connect the components on the breadboard according to the circuit diagram, as shown in the following image.

Sketch

Turn on the Arduino IDE software on your computer. U se arduino to encode and control your circuitry. /b11> Open a new sketch file by clicking New.

For this example, you need to use Arduino IDE 1.6.7

Note - You must include the keyboard library in the Arduino library file. /b10> Copy and paste the keyboard library file into a file named libraries (highlighted below), as shown in the following screenshot.

Arduino code

/*
   Keyboard logout
   This sketch demonstrates the Keyboard library.
   When you connect pin 2 to ground, it performs a logout.
   It uses keyboard combinations to do this, as follows:
   On Windows, CTRL-ALT-DEL followed by ALT-l
   On Ubuntu, CTRL-ALT-DEL, and ENTER
   On OSX, CMD-SHIFT-q
   To wake: Spacebar.
   Circuit:
   * Arduino Leonardo or Micro
   * wire to connect D2 to ground.
*/

#define OSX 0
#define WINDOWS 1
#define UBUNTU 2

#include "Keyboard.h"

// change this to match your platform:
int platform = WINDOWS;

void setup() {
   // make pin 2 an input and turn on the
   // pullup resistor so it goes high unless
   // connected to ground:
   
   pinMode(2, INPUT_PULLUP);
   Keyboard.begin();
}

void loop() {
   while (digitalRead(2) == HIGH) {
      // do nothing until pin 2 goes low
      delay(500);
   }
   
   delay(1000);
   
   switch (platform) {
      case OSX:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_GUI);
	  
      // Shift-Q logs out:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT);
      Keyboard.press('Q');
      delay(100);
	  
      // enter:
      Keyboard.write(KEY_RETURN);
      break;
	  
      case WINDOWS:
      // CTRL-ALT-DEL:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_CTRL);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_DELETE);
      delay(100);
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
	  
      //ALT-l:
      delay(2000);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press('l');
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
      break;
	  
      case UBUNTU:
      // CTRL-ALT-DEL:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_CTRL);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_DELETE);
	  
      delay(1000);
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
	  
      // Enter to confirm logout:
      Keyboard.write(KEY_RETURN);
      break;
   }
   
   // do nothing:
   while (true);
}

Keyboard.releaseAll();

   // enter:
      Keyboard.write(KEY_RETURN);
      break;
      case WINDOWS:
	  
   // CTRL-ALT-DEL:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_CTRL);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_DELETE);
      delay(100);
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
	  
   //ALT-l:
      delay(2000);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press('l');
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
      break;
	  
   case UBUNTU:
      // CTRL-ALT-DEL:
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_CTRL);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_LEFT_ALT);
      Keyboard.press(KEY_DELETE);
      delay(1000);
      Keyboard.releaseAll();
	  
      // Enter to confirm logout:
      Keyboard.write(KEY_RETURN);
      break;
   }
   
// do nothing:
   while (true);
}

Code description

Before you upload a program to your board, make sure that you assign the correct operating system you are using to the platform variables.

While the sketch is running, the pin 2 is grounded at the push of a button, and the board sends a logout sequence to the USB-connected PC.

Results

When pin 2 is grounded, it performs a logout operation.

It logs off using the following keyboard combination:

• On Windows, press CTRL-ALT-DEL, and then ALT-l

• At Ubuntu, CTRL-ALT-DEL and ENTER

• On OSX, CMD-SHIFT-q