Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 2 keyboards

I'm using EMC and think it would be even harder to
get Linux/EMC to work with 2 USB keyboards. There
was a circuit posted to do it with regular keyboards
and I'll give that a try first.

Bill

Anne Ogborn wrote:

> Bill -
> Doing this with a normal PC keyboard is
> basicly going to be an incredible pain.
>
> The BIOS initializes the keyboard at startup,
> so you have to somehow get the session started with
> both keyboards. 8cP 8cP 8cP 8cP
>
> Far saner is to use two USB keyboards.
>
> I take it you're using this to make some sort of control panel?
>
> In the past I've disassembled a keyboard, unsoldered a few keys,
> and run leads from their position on the PC board to a pushbutton on a panel
> or a microswitch in a machine. El cheapo easy way to get input.
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