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		sillystuff on May 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard The Logitech Unifying Receiver uses an nRF24LU1+. They use a Nordic Semiconductor proprietary protocol, "ShockBurst". https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Wireless/Nordic/nRF24LU1... https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/nRF24-series This chip was pretty popular for non-bluetooth keyboard/mouse dongles, not just Logitech.

user3939382 on May 24, 2022 [–]

I found this comparison between that protocol and BLE https://d.lij.uno/misc-nrf24-ble.html it looks like the radios are very similar and can with some limitations be used for both, but the protocols differ

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