juillet 2011 Archives

Wed Jul 13 01:18:19 CEST 2011

no need these keys!#@$#@$

I've no need for the numerical pad on my AT keyboard, so how to remove it?
This is plan:
  • redesign the case
      I want to keep the nice design on the side, so i made a hole in the middle, indeed, take a look to pics or it didn't happen!
      result is a case without numerical pads, and without the leds! done
      drew some hole for leds, and audio jack/spk switch
  • make 1 part circuitry, multiple parts
      So, Goupil(Cherry in fact) has made a looong pcb that contain all, on the side i remove, there's the CPU & ROM, Quartz that interpret all of this.
      No contact is open contact!, so it is for a cut
      I'll have to solder cables between all parts missing from absent keypad. Huge job to list and draw all necessary connections! but done! and re-checking twice..
  • making the keyboard beep!
      As there is no numerical pads, the VerrNum led doesn't do anything usefull,
      solder across it a jack, or directly a speaker inside case with a switch
  • so was VerrNum
      well, VerrNum is missing too of course, and it could be use for 1-bus input, so jack it into stereo with its' led
  • making it usb!, and hub, and power hub!(1A!?!)
      We'll see..
  • ZX spectrum mode
      for zx mode, a simple hijack on the 4*8 connectors of the zx spectrum, and through a PIC/etc do simple onwire conversion, the whole being activated by a switch. Kinda need some stabylo for the keys makeup!
  • pics, AT keyboard
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