Re: Using a Sun keyboard to a PC?
> From jorgen.hagg@axis.com Mon Aug 18 19:47:48 1997
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone has been able to connect a
> Sun keyboard to a PC?
>
Yes, I know of few people. They used a self made converter.
> It ought to be possible since Linux can run on Sparc.
>
> But maybe the hardware is completely different?
>
That's right.
AFAIK PC keyboard interface is synchron (uses one bidirectional
data wire) and Sun's one is asynchron (two wires, transmit and receive).
>
> Any hint?
Check this one:
http://www.it.kth.se/~pme/sunkbd.html
You will find there a rather sparse description of a converter which
should do the job. Although the circuit might look easy it requires
from you some amount of electronic skill. If you don't have it do what
I did: find a friend who has some :-)
Seriously speeking, few days ago I built the converter and yesterday
evening managed to program the eeprom in the microcontroller.
This morning I gave it to a professional for debugging because it
doesn't work :-(
I will let you know as soon as there is some progress.
>
> --
> /Jörgen Hägg
> postmaster@axis.com
>
>
Regards,
Chris
Chris Osicki (kos@gfai.ch) GfAI - Group for Applied Informatics Ltd.
Dipl. Informatik Ing. HTL Mettlenwaldweg 17
Systems Engineer CH-3037 Herrenschwanden
Tel. +41 31 308 67 00 Switzerland
Fax. +41 31 301 30 04
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