Hi Ted,
Not all keyboards will work on the P3/SVGA. I would find out first if your
proposed keyboard will work by seeing if the K appears on the bottom right of
your screen when you have the data mode switched on. Even if it does, there is
no guarantee that once you insert a switching mechanism in line that it will
continue to work. Apparently, the USB port on the P3 does not come with
standard USB software which is why only "dumb" keyboards can work. 73, Charles
N2SO
Treasurer, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. http://QCWA.org
On Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:47 PM, "Dauer, Edward" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Need help figuring out what may be an elementary problem with a computer and
the P3/SVGA.
Here's my objective: I would like to use a single wireless keyboard / mouse
both to operate the text functions on the P3/SVGA, and to enter data into the
computer itself. While operating I like to switch my monitor back and forth
between the P3 and the Internet. That's easy enough, with a DB15 switch box.
But I can't get the keyboard to mate simultaneously with two of the USB
receivers (or whatever those little things are called) - one in the USB port of
the P3, and the other in a USB port of the computer itself.
I am using a new Logitech keyboard and mouse, each of which came with a USB
receiver. Logitech has an app that allows up to six devices to communicate
with a single receiver - e.g., keyboard, mouse, and whatever else through one
receiver into the computer. But when I mate the keyboard to the receiver
plugged into the P3, it no longer communicates with the receiver in the
computer, and vice versa. In other words, I can mate multiple interface
devices with one receiver, but I can't mate two receivers with one device.
That makes good sense. If it were otherwise, it would likely cause no end of
chaos in a multiple-computer environment. But it leaves me with the question -
is there a way to use one keyboard switched on the fly with the P3/SVGA and the
computer itself?
Ted, KN1CBR
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