Somebody asked me to check the pinout of a Genovation 683 keypad because he no longer had a cable.
- Genovation 683 keypad
- Genovation_683_top.JPG (179.92 KiB) Viewed 1055 times
Because this keypad speaks PS/2 and computers used to have only one PS/2 port, this little thingy was meant to be chained in between your regular keyboard (or even a mouse, in case of a combined keyboard/mouse port on a laptop) and the PC. The keyboard logo on the male PS/2 connector in this case means that it should be plugged into the PC's keyboard port.
- Genovation 683 keypad's bottom + PS/2 in/out
- Genovation_683_bottom.JPG (211.72 KiB) Viewed 1055 times
Now for the pinout of the cable, here's a picture courtesy of Rob-T, the guy who asked me for it the pinout:
- PCB-side connector with wires hanging out
- Genovation_683_connector.JPG (72.26 KiB) Viewed 1055 times
If it is hard to see, the connector has the following wires coming out to it, in this case from top to bottom:
- Blue
- Gray
- Black
- Red
- White
- Brown
- Yellow
- Green
- Orange
And here's finally the pinout, looking in from the front (mating) side:
- Genovation 683 keypad pinout
- Genovation_683_Pinout.png (108.88 KiB) Viewed 1055 times
I forgot to thank you 
. I can finally repair the keypad. I'm starting right now, so hopefully it will be the only thing needed to repair 
.