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## Install
1. Flash a current ESP32-S3 MicroPython build, then verify that `from machine import USBDevice` and `import mdns` both succeed at the REPL.
1. Flash a current ESP32-S3 MicroPython build, then verify that `from machine import USBDevice` succeeds at the REPL. A separate `mdns` module is not required on the standard ESP32 port.
2. Copy `settings.example.json` to the device filesystem as `settings.json` and replace all three credentials. Do this **before first boot**: the firmware cannot join Wi-Fi with the placeholder defaults.
3. Copy `boot.py`, `main.py`, `hid.py`, `settings.py`, `web.py`, and `display.py` to the device root filesystem.
4. Reset the board and plug its native USB connector into a dedicated test host. It should enumerate as a keyboard, mouse, and media-control HID device.
5. Once it joins Wi-Fi, visit `http://polterhid.local/`. If the client/network does not support mDNS, find the device IP address in the training Wi-Fi DHCP leases and visit `http://DEVICE_IP/` instead.
6. Sign in with username `admin` and the `web_password` from `settings.json`.
`boot.py` configures the native USB interface before USB initialisation, while `main.py` runs the application. The device is intentionally **HID-only**: its built-in USB serial/CDC REPL is replaced by the HID device. Use the BOOT button to enter download mode for recovery, and verify the network configuration before deployment. On a LILYGO T-Dongle-S3, its built-in 160×80 ST7735 screen shows the configured Wi-Fi SSID and either `connecting...` or the DHCP-assigned IPv4 address. It advertises the HTTP page through mDNS as `polterhid.local`; this requires a MicroPython ESP32 build containing the `mdns` module. Configuration saved in the web page is retained in `settings.json` and takes effect immediately.
`boot.py` configures the native USB interface before USB initialisation, while `main.py` runs the application. The device is intentionally **HID-only**: its built-in USB serial/CDC REPL is replaced by the HID device. Use the BOOT button to enter download mode for recovery, and verify the network configuration before deployment. On a LILYGO T-Dongle-S3, its built-in 160×80 ST7735 screen shows the configured Wi-Fi SSID and either `connecting...` or the DHCP-assigned IPv4 address. The firmware sets the ESP32 network hostname to `polterhid` before joining Wi-Fi; standard ESP32 MicroPython builds use their built-in mDNS responder to announce `polterhid.local`. Configuration saved in the web page is retained in `settings.json` and takes effect immediately.
## Operational safeguards