IBM Model F Part 1397000 - key mapping

[jldvdwllms]

I have the left panel Extra_F1, Extra_F2.... mapping to some unconventional key codes and asking if the is a fix to get them tot he standard key codes?

Currently

EXTRA_F1 = B1
EXTRA_F2 = 73
EXTRA_F3 = B3
EXTRA_F4 = 48
EXTRA_F5 = B4
EXTRA_F6 = 71
EXTRA_F7 = 46
EXTRA_F8 = C1
EXTRA_F9 = B5
EXTRA_F10 = 70

[Muirium]

Soarer converter, or what?

[jldvdwllms]

This is using Hid_listen to get the codes. Then after the codes, I would remap the keys

[Meowmaritus]

Use EasyHidListen to get the exact key names to input into the Soarer's remap file https://github.com/adamhb123/EasyHIDListen

[Muirium]

hid_listen grew up? Much better!

I pasted Soarer's docs into my 64 bit Mac port thread. Quoting the relevant sections here:

Name HID Code Description

PRINTSCREEN 0x46 Print Screen
SCROLL_LOCK 0x47 Scroll Lock
PAUSE 0x48 Pause

F21 0x70 F21
F22 0x71 F22
F23 0x72 F23
F24 0x73 F24

FAKE_01 0xB0 extra
FAKE_02 0xB1 AT-F extra pad lhs of space
FAKE_03 0xB2 Term extra pad bottom of keypad +
FAKE_04 0xB3 AT-F extra pad rhs of space
FAKE_05 0xB4 AT-F extra pad lhs of enter
FAKE_06 0xB5 AT-F extra pad top of enter
FAKE_07 0xB6 AT-F extra pad lhs of Insert

So your keys are FAKE and you know it.

[sharktastica]

Hi!

For some context: P/N 1397000 is not an ordinary 122-key Model M (it's not a Model F, just FYI), it's an IBM PS/2 Host Connected Keyboard, a terminal emulator model (Type IV 122-key Model M) and as such has different default mappings to terminal-only 122-key Model Ms and Soarer's doesn't enumerate EXTRA_F... as you might expect. On an original compliant host system/software, I believe the keyboard could be switched from an "emulator mode" to "host mode" (which would function like a terminal keyboard), but even if correct, Soarer's Converter cannot trigger such change. You can remap it though - see below the conversion for its "extra F-key" bank to what a terminal model would have.

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remapblock
    EXTRA_LALT              EXTRA_F1 
    F24                     EXTRA_F2
    EXTRA_RALT              EXTRA_F3
    PAUSE                   EXTRA_F4
    EXTRA_EUROPE_2          EXTRA_F5
    F22                     EXTRA_F6
    PRINTSCREEN             EXTRA_F7
    FAKE_18                 EXTRA_F8
    EXTRA_BACKSLASH         EXTRA_F9
    F21                     EXTRA_F10
endblock

You can simply adapt that code by changing "EXTRA_F..." to whatever you want, or use it as-is for macros! You may notice I've remapped some 'standard' F-keys above, which is because the F13-F24 also doesn't output scancodes as you may expect and F21, F22 and F24 are actually in the EXTRA_F... key bank. If you want to fix the F13-F24 row as well, here's the conversion to correct that if you need.

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remapblock
    EXTRA_PAD_PLUS          F13
    INTERNATIONAL_6         F14
    EXTRA_F1                F15
    EXTRA_F7                F16
    F13                     F17
    F14                     F18
    F15                     F19
    F16                     F20
    F17                     F21
    F18                     F22
    F19                     F23
    F20                     F24
endblock

Hope that helps! For future reference, EasyHIDListen that Meowmaritus mentioned would have given you those key codes names easily. If you're not using Windows, HID_listen plus looking up the output in the codes.html file in Soarer's documentation would do the same job as well. I just happened to have those snippets ready to go since I have such keyboards that need them.