help me to get an unknown vintage alps keyboard to work!
Posted: 11 Sep 2019, 18:32
hey guys,
i recently bought this unknown cream alps keyboard (maybe dampened creams, idk really) from tentator (huge thanks to you!!)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/BouCRJi.jpg)
it blew me away. never had any keyboard with vintage alps. the prestine mint condition, the absolutely beautiful sound and crisp typing feel. i immediately fell in love.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/ibHg4Oz.jpg)
(apple font on led cover?)
so heres the problem: i cant figure out how to get this thing to work. theres no brand, no useful serialnumbers. and the more i try to figure out what it is, the more weird it gets (atleast for me).
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/hxdwuXo.jpg)
12V 150mA?
it has two ps2 inputs, one on each side. both of them with a keyboard symbol (i guess its that).
so my young innocent heart believed i could get it to work only by connecting it via the proper cable.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/99l8J7Q.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/cqNtSlZ.jpg)
(tried both sides)
cable fits in perfectly - good thing! started my machine (i should mention its a modern windows pc, but with native ps2 input), keyboard starts to beep (it has some kind of inbuild speaker), lights flashing and that was it.
lights stuck in a weird order, beep is gone. no signals will be transmitted to my computer. it will do that on every reboot of the machine.
i figured maybe its the wrong protocol and i opened her up. maybe im lucky and i could find some kind of switch or jumper. nothing.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/bKyHfIu.jpg)
controller is a philips 80c51bh-3, tried to find some useful infos but turns out these things can process a lot of stuff so idk.
i dont have any ideas and as you can see im really a newbie in terms of this stuff.
if you have any ideas please let me know. thank you so much in advance.
i recently bought this unknown cream alps keyboard (maybe dampened creams, idk really) from tentator (huge thanks to you!!)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/BouCRJi.jpg)
it blew me away. never had any keyboard with vintage alps. the prestine mint condition, the absolutely beautiful sound and crisp typing feel. i immediately fell in love.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/ibHg4Oz.jpg)
(apple font on led cover?)
so heres the problem: i cant figure out how to get this thing to work. theres no brand, no useful serialnumbers. and the more i try to figure out what it is, the more weird it gets (atleast for me).
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/hxdwuXo.jpg)
12V 150mA?
it has two ps2 inputs, one on each side. both of them with a keyboard symbol (i guess its that).
so my young innocent heart believed i could get it to work only by connecting it via the proper cable.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/99l8J7Q.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/cqNtSlZ.jpg)
(tried both sides)
cable fits in perfectly - good thing! started my machine (i should mention its a modern windows pc, but with native ps2 input), keyboard starts to beep (it has some kind of inbuild speaker), lights flashing and that was it.
lights stuck in a weird order, beep is gone. no signals will be transmitted to my computer. it will do that on every reboot of the machine.
i figured maybe its the wrong protocol and i opened her up. maybe im lucky and i could find some kind of switch or jumper. nothing.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/bKyHfIu.jpg)
controller is a philips 80c51bh-3, tried to find some useful infos but turns out these things can process a lot of stuff so idk.
i dont have any ideas and as you can see im really a newbie in terms of this stuff.
if you have any ideas please let me know. thank you so much in advance.