Re: EMC Control Panel

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "William Scalione" <wscalione@n...>
wrote:

> Photo at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/emcpanel.jpg
>
> Started work on a control panel for EMC. Got the display working
> and am waiting for the keyboard emulator from Hagstrom Electronics.
> So far that is the only thing I had to buy, about $50.00 or so.

I have made several different computer devices that use pushbuttons to
emulate key presses and have found that a cheap <$10 us keyboard can
be scavenged for the keyboard controller. You just need to figure out
the pinout for each keyboard character (pretty quick with a ohm
meter). Used it mostly for homemade steering wheels for racing games.