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Find Your Mouse's PID and VID

Before editing the boards.txt file, you need to find your mouse's Product ID (PID) and Vendor ID (VID).

Follow these steps:

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Navigate to Device Manager.
  3. Find your USB mouse device in the list.
  4. Double-click on the device or right-click and select Properties.
  5. Go to the Details tab.
  6. From the dropdown, select Hardware Ids.
  7. Look for a string that looks like USB\VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY.
    • XXXX is your VID
    • YYYY is your PID

Device Manager

Make note of these values, as you'll need them in the next step.