Do you guys want original LK201s, or other keyboards that LOOK like LK201s in the caps and layout, or converters? I am a little confused... LK201 clones do not have the clip offset on the terminal connector, so you would have to replace the connector. I have no idea if the protocol, voltage, etc is the same.
Cindy -----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Sophie Haskins via cctalk Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 3:41 PM To: Paul Koning; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: LK201 emulation I would absolutely be interested in this - while I'd love to use original hardware where possible, it's not always easy to get peripherals at the same time as machines. A long term dream of mine is to build some sort of general-purpose box that can make connections to arbitrary vintage computer keyboard/mouse/video ports, and connect in to modern HDMI & USB peripherals to make it easier to just pull a machine off the shelf and get going. > On May 17, 2020, at 5:13 PM, Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Gentlepeople, > > I've been having problems with broken LK201s, so as a workaround I created an adapter that connects to a standard PC USB keyboard and makes it look like an LK201. It's based on an Arduino (specifically, Adafruit Trinket M0, an amazingly tiny yet powerful small microprocessor). > > It's working at this point, though it needs a few small software tweaks to make it complete. I'm going to turn my breadboard into something slightly more polished. > > Question to the list: is this something that would be of interest to others? If yes, I can make the design available. Perhaps the PCB layout and parts list. I don't think I want to get into building units for others, though. > > paul > -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
