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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
I’m looking to add a solenoid to a model M ‘Battleship’ keyboard. Can this be done with the xwhatsit controller and accompanying solenoid driver? Apologies in advance if I’ve worded this incorrectly.
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- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Model F77
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3S
- Favorite switch: Alpaca V2
No, an xwhatsit is only designed for capacitive sensing boards.
To use a solenoid for a model M you have to create a custom controller, assign a pin on the controller to fire the solenoid and use a transistor or relay to connect the solenoid.
To use a solenoid for a model M you have to create a custom controller, assign a pin on the controller to fire the solenoid and use a transistor or relay to connect the solenoid.
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
Thank you. Any idea where to find such a custom controller?
- Weezer
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: IBM F122
- Main mouse: Dell 0KKMH5
- Favorite switch: IBM buckling spring & beam spring
That's actually not quite true. An xwhatsit for model F will work fine but you might run into limitations with the 16x8 matrix. You'll also have to desolder the edge connectors from the old controller and solder them to the xwhatsit using wires etc.
AS far another type of controller, I'm not personally aware of one. The ones I know of convert Model Ms to bluetooth, but don't add solenoids.
AS far another type of controller, I'm not personally aware of one. The ones I know of convert Model Ms to bluetooth, but don't add solenoids.