deskthority

Does this keyboard have hall effect switches?
Yup. It is really smooth. All I've done is pretend to type, as I haven't yet gotten my teensy.

This keyboard was actually my daily driver for a good few weeks (quite a while for me). Enjoyed it much :D
Keycaps are nice and deep.
These are the ...

Oh, sent you a PM hallyscomet before I even looked at the thread :lol:

Anyways, already decoded the protocol for this one.

This is the Scan module I wrote https://gitorious.org/kiibohd-controller/head/trees/master/Scan/MicroSwitch8304 .

Bug me on IRC once you get a Teensy 2.0. Shouldn't need a ...

Icarium wrote:It's beautiful!

thanks!

icarium wrote:You will probably need a Teensy to make an adapter but then it's just a matter of finding out the protocol.

I'm slowly gathering that. I'm seeing that this is going to be a long term project. I'll order a teensy soon and root around the keyboard to find out what I can.

Didn't this keyboard come up in another thread recently? The keyboard is from a Burroughs B20 series machine. The odds of that DE9 connector being a "serial plug" (IBM PC style) are pretty close to zero — it's far more likely that applying RS232 voltages to it will toast the keyboard.
Thanks I'll ...

Hi guys, first post, thanks for having me. I bought a Microswitch hall-effect keyboard from eBay with the hope of making it my daily driver. Pictures for your pleasure below:

http://i.imgur.com/m9gta.jpg?1
The keyboard itself.
http://i.imgur.com/9LBst.jpg?1
Keycap.
http://i.imgur.com/U9CVG.jpg ...