From: <in...@ad...> - 2006-10-04 23:18:23
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The minimum quantity is 24. Rock. Message: 7 Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:16:46 -0400 From: Nicholas <no...@ma...> Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Keyboard/Input Device To: "General mailing list for gumstix users." <gum...@li...> Message-ID: <1160000206.31791.67.camel@nasa-desktop> Content-Type: text/plain > How would someone hookup a standard keyboard or small custom keyboard > to a gumstix board and configure it as the STDIN standard input device > to communicate with C/Perl/etc programs? > For a standard keyboard, the NSSP port *might* be configurable as a PS/2 port, but I dunno. You could also get the USB 1.1 host CF card, but those are really expensive, or so I hear. Then a standard USB keyboard could work. > I'm sure this is quite simple and has been done several times. Can > someone please point me in the right direction? > > Thanks! I haven't done this myself, but there are PDA keyboards that connect via serial ports, and some people have attached them to gameboys. I assume the same procedure would apply for gumstix, since it is just a serial port, but I believe it is the NSSP clocked port that you need to use. http://www.gameboy-advance.net/accessories/gba_keyboard.htm These things have been outclassed by a series of later boards, so they are REALLY cheap. I dunno about the minimum size order, but if it is a lot you can just look for a different supplier. http://cell-phone-accessories-wholesale.com/browseproducts/CHA-01--CHA01--Original-ERICSSON-CHATBOARD..html Hope that helps! nick |