IBM KPD8923 dissasembly and trackpoint harvesting
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- Location: Illinois, US
- Main keyboard: ISO AEKII EN/RUS
- Main mouse: R.A.T. 7
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
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I was disassembling a KPD8923 to get the trackpoint and ran into some issues, so here is a guide for future reference.
Remove all the screws from the backside.
Pull up these keys and remove the screws underneath them.
Pull keyboard apart.
Remove screws and tape securing trackpoint components.
voila! Trackpoint that can be moded into your keyboard of choice.
Remove all the screws from the backside.
Pull up these keys and remove the screws underneath them.
Pull keyboard apart.
Remove screws and tape securing trackpoint components.
voila! Trackpoint that can be moded into your keyboard of choice.
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- Location: the crapper, NL, EU
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That doesn't look like a challenge? May I ask what issues you ran across (useful for future reference for those that might run into those )?
Also, will you be reusing the mousebuttons including the plastic tapping thingies? Since they do look easily transplantable from here..
Also, will you be reusing the mousebuttons including the plastic tapping thingies? Since they do look easily transplantable from here..
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- Location: Illinois, US
- Main keyboard: ISO AEKII EN/RUS
- Main mouse: R.A.T. 7
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
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I removed the screws on the underside, and spent about 30min trying to pry it apart before I thought to look under the keycaps. lol. I am disassembling this and shipping it out as part of a proxy so the person didn't have to pay shipping costs for the keyboards.
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- Location: Norway
- Main keyboard: Old rubberdome
- Main mouse: Logitech Performance MX
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I did the same with the version without the trackpoint.tipo33 wrote:I removed the screws on the underside, and spent about 30min trying to pry it apart before I thought to look under the keycaps. lol. I am disassembling this and shipping it out as part of a proxy so the person didn't have to pay shipping costs for the keyboards.
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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thanks for sharing!
- Input Nirvana
- Location: San Francisco bay area, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: Rollermouse Free2
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Question:
The IBM KPD8923 is well known for it's easily removable Trackpoint and related PCB. What Trackpoint model is it, and what has a more recent Trackpoint model that can be removed and used in the same fashion?
The IBM KPD8923 is well known for it's easily removable Trackpoint and related PCB. What Trackpoint model is it, and what has a more recent Trackpoint model that can be removed and used in the same fashion?
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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I don't know. I still didn't get the pinout to make this thing work...
Anybody know the pinout for the Trackpoint of this keyboard?
Anybody know the pinout for the Trackpoint of this keyboard?
- Input Nirvana
- Location: San Francisco bay area, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: Rollermouse Free2
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The pinout was done by Bluecar5556 on GH. I sent him an ibm track point and he replaced the ribbon with a longer wire loom. It might be in here:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=16112.0
If not, maybe it's in my PMs or my personal email. There is a pic somewhere with the info. Or you can pm him on GH.
I'll see if I can find the info.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=16112.0
If not, maybe it's in my PMs or my personal email. There is a pic somewhere with the info. Or you can pm him on GH.
I'll see if I can find the info.
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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if i connect the trackpoint to the PS/2 connection, the TP does not work.
I don't know what todo?
*edit*
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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this is only the controller of the TP i think. Look at 3rd pic in the op, the white 4pin connector is the connection from the TP controller to the keyboard controller.
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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i think so. Looking at the 3rd pic from tipo33 the cable to the PC split up in 2 directions. To the TP and to the keyboard.
Maybe it has 2 ps/2 connectors at the other end. But then i don't know for what is the ps/2 connector direct at the TP.
argh....
Maybe it has 2 ps/2 connectors at the other end. But then i don't know for what is the ps/2 connector direct at the TP.
argh....
- Icarium
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: These fields just
- Main mouse: opened my eyes
- Favorite switch: I need to bring stuff to work
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Yeah, this is a bit confusing and without at least looking at what those ICs do we won't get far I'm afraid. Do you have this keyboard? Does it work, etc.?
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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ok, got it:
I am still wondering for what is the PS/2 connector at the TP unit for?- lowpoly
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
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This is how I connected it in the Miniguru:
Removed the plug, new capacitors to bend the legs, then fed into a ps/2 to usb converter. I also removed that additional pcb (shielding?). Not sure if that was a good idea.
Edit: Fixed broken pic
Removed the plug, new capacitors to bend the legs, then fed into a ps/2 to usb converter. I also removed that additional pcb (shielding?). Not sure if that was a good idea.
Edit: Fixed broken pic
Last edited by lowpoly on 01 Jun 2018, 16:39, edited 2 times in total.
- Input Nirvana
- Location: San Francisco bay area, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: Rollermouse Free2
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Yes, you can connect a mouse to the extra ps/2 port. Is that what you're asking?
This is what I used with the Split Kinesis project.
Turns out the Kinesis Advantage is a PS/2 controller through and through, with a separate, active USB converter pcb in the case. I always thought is was for the extra USB ports and maybe a 'staging' pcb.
This is what I used with the Split Kinesis project.
Turns out the Kinesis Advantage is a PS/2 controller through and through, with a separate, active USB converter pcb in the case. I always thought is was for the extra USB ports and maybe a 'staging' pcb.
- Input Nirvana
- Location: San Francisco bay area, California, USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage
- Main mouse: Rollermouse Free2
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I don't think the question ever was answered.
The keyboard has 2 completely separate and independent controller pcbs. One is for the keyboard ONLY. The other is for the trackpoint ONLY. The power cord is actually 2 power cords in 1. At one end there are 2 ps/2 connections. At the other end there are 2 4 pin block connections, one for the keyboards pcb and one for the trackpoint pcb. The track point and the keyboard are not interconnected in any way. You can remove the trackpoint and still use the keyboard and use the trackpoint in your mod.
As for the ps/2 connector on the track point pcb...you can plug another ps/2 item into it and it will work. It's a 'flow-thrugh' connection.
The keyboard has 2 completely separate and independent controller pcbs. One is for the keyboard ONLY. The other is for the trackpoint ONLY. The power cord is actually 2 power cords in 1. At one end there are 2 ps/2 connections. At the other end there are 2 4 pin block connections, one for the keyboards pcb and one for the trackpoint pcb. The track point and the keyboard are not interconnected in any way. You can remove the trackpoint and still use the keyboard and use the trackpoint in your mod.
As for the ps/2 connector on the track point pcb...you can plug another ps/2 item into it and it will work. It's a 'flow-thrugh' connection.
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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Yesterday i tested the PS/2 extra connector. It supports mousemovement and a 3rd mousebutton but unfortunately no mousewheel. But this is what I want....
Any ideas? Other solutions?
1 TP
1 Mousewheel
But only one PS/2 port :/
(USB is no alternative for me, because at work i must use a PS/2 KVM)
Any ideas? Other solutions?
1 TP
1 Mousewheel
But only one PS/2 port :/
(USB is no alternative for me, because at work i must use a PS/2 KVM)
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: 0016
- Contact:
I think I used a drill sized 6 or 8.