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Thanks for the solution - I'll definitely consider that. I'm wondering if
you checked your bias at the door, though. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Al Williams wrote:
> I realize that Sean. However, you can canablize a keyboard and use the guts
> to connect as many buttons or switches as their are keys. Worst case, you
> can even connect your switches across the normal keyboard switches.
>
> Anyway, just a thought.
>
> Regards,
>
> Al Williams
> AWC
> * Control 8 servos at once
> http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak8.htm
>
> >
Original Message
> > From: Sean T. Lamont .lost. [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EJGLE1fTBq_BCS07jtjq9OUvYVRVVCl-R0862rmFTsqYCVst3X5ivPM2my7YCJxcjm3dOpydjiPokk0N-PmG]lamont@a...[/url
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:26 PM
> > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Button IC's
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't need a keyboard, I need something which will encode a large number
> > of buttons.
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Al Williams wrote:
> >
> > > If I understand you, why not use a PS/2 keyboard and a PAK-VI.
> > Works great
> > > and you get 100+ buttons out of it.
> > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak6.htm
> > >
> > > By happenstance, the project of the month this month shows how
> > to use the
> > > PAK-VI to read a mouse.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Al Williams
> > > AWC
> > > * Floating point A/D
> > > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
> > >
> > > >
Original Message
> > > > From: Sean T. Lamont .lost. [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EJGLE1fTBq_BCS07jtjq9OUvYVRVVCl-R0862rmFTsqYCVst3X5ivPM2my7YCJxcjm3dOpydjiPokk0N-PmG]lamont@a...[/url
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:50 PM
> > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Button IC's
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What's an IC that can modulate a large number of button input
> > states (ie,
> > > > for a keyboard controller) into a state that can be read by serin?
> > > >
> > > > Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
> > > > Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett -
> > Tacoma - Bremerton
> > > > email: lamont@a... WWW: http://www.serv.net
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> > - H. Simpson
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Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett - Tacoma - Bremerton
email: lamont@a... WWW: http://www.serv.net
"...There's no moral, it's just a lot of stuff that happens". - H. Simpson
you checked your bias at the door, though. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Al Williams wrote:
> I realize that Sean. However, you can canablize a keyboard and use the guts
> to connect as many buttons or switches as their are keys. Worst case, you
> can even connect your switches across the normal keyboard switches.
>
> Anyway, just a thought.
>
> Regards,
>
> Al Williams
> AWC
> * Control 8 servos at once
> http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak8.htm
>
> >
Original Message
> > From: Sean T. Lamont .lost. [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EJGLE1fTBq_BCS07jtjq9OUvYVRVVCl-R0862rmFTsqYCVst3X5ivPM2my7YCJxcjm3dOpydjiPokk0N-PmG]lamont@a...[/url
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:26 PM
> > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Button IC's
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't need a keyboard, I need something which will encode a large number
> > of buttons.
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Al Williams wrote:
> >
> > > If I understand you, why not use a PS/2 keyboard and a PAK-VI.
> > Works great
> > > and you get 100+ buttons out of it.
> > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak6.htm
> > >
> > > By happenstance, the project of the month this month shows how
> > to use the
> > > PAK-VI to read a mouse.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Al Williams
> > > AWC
> > > * Floating point A/D
> > > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
> > >
> > > >
Original Message
> > > > From: Sean T. Lamont .lost. [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=EJGLE1fTBq_BCS07jtjq9OUvYVRVVCl-R0862rmFTsqYCVst3X5ivPM2my7YCJxcjm3dOpydjiPokk0N-PmG]lamont@a...[/url
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:50 PM
> > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Button IC's
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What's an IC that can modulate a large number of button input
> > states (ie,
> > > > for a keyboard controller) into a state that can be read by serin?
> > > >
> > > > Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
> > > > Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett -
> > Tacoma - Bremerton
> > > > email: lamont@a... WWW: http://www.serv.net
> > > > "...There's no moral, it's just a lot of stuff that happens".
> > - H. Simpson
> > > >
> > > >
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> Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
> Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett - Tacoma - Bremerton
> email: lamont@a... WWW: http://www.serv.net
> "...There's no moral, it's just a lot of stuff that happens". - H. Simpson
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Sean T. Lamont, CTO / Chief NetNerd, Abstract Software, Inc. (ServNet)
Seattle - Bellingham - Vancouver - Portland - Everett - Tacoma - Bremerton
email: lamont@a... WWW: http://www.serv.net
"...There's no moral, it's just a lot of stuff that happens". - H. Simpson