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royston02 over 11 years ago

I wanted to use a keyboard as an input to arduino without using a chatpad. any way to use a mordern keyboard as an input to arduino(the keyboards with touchpad)? It will be a complicated project though!

0 mayermakes over 11 years ago

just go to the arduino playground, there are tutorials about connecting a PS/2 keyboard to the arduino
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0 royston02 over 11 years ago in reply to mayermakes

want to use a small one
-http://www.amazon.in/FE01-BL-Wireless-Keyboard-Mouse-Touchpad/dp/B003UE52ME?tag=googinhydr18418-21
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0 royston02 over 11 years ago in reply to royston02

would a PS/2 to USB converter work?
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0 colecago over 11 years ago in reply to royston02

Good rule of thumb, if it talks USB and requires drivers, then you probably can't interface it with an Arduino.
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0 royston02 over 11 years ago in reply to colecago

so which is the smallest keyboard that can work with the Arduino?
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