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Added support for the myBraille family of Help Tech Braille displays.#20426

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Added support for the myBraille family of Help Tech Braille displays.#20426
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Link to issue number:

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Summary of the issue:

The Help Tech myBraille models should be supported.

Description of user facing changes:

The myBraille family of Help Tech Braille devices are now fully supported via USB and Bluetooth, including automatic detection.

Description of developer facing changes:

The driver was changed accordingly. No API changes.

Description of development approach:

The device ID bytes for the four new models were added. A common superclass for them was introduced and then specialized into four model-specific classes. A common factory was considered but dismissed as the features of the different models may diverge in the future.

Testing strategy:

Functionality was tested with demo units of the different myBraille models.

Known issues with pull request:

None.

Code Review Checklist:

  • Documentation:
    • Change log entry
    • User Documentation
    • Developer / Technical Documentation
    • Context sensitive help for GUI changes
  • Testing:
    • Unit tests
    • System (end to end) tests
    • Manual testing
  • UX of all users considered:
    • Speech
    • Braille
    • Low Vision
    • Different web browsers
    • Localization in other languages / culture than English
  • API is compatible with existing add-ons.
  • Security precautions taken.

@FelixGruetzmacher FelixGruetzmacher requested a review from a team as a code owner June 30, 2026 15:27
@SaschaCowley SaschaCowley added the conceptApproved Similar 'triaged' for issues, PR accepted in theory, implementation needs review. label Jul 7, 2026
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@seanbudd seanbudd marked this pull request as draft July 10, 2026 04:08
FelixGruetzmacher and others added 3 commits July 10, 2026 09:23
Co-authored-by: Sean Budd <seanbudd123@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Sean Budd <seanbudd123@gmail.com>
…Tech, and to reflect the reality that some older models are no longer supported.
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