AxelG wrote:I just came along this whole Atari PC stuff. And I'd really love converting my own 1024.
Yeap sure makes ppl wants to have one.
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AxelG wrote:I just came along this whole Atari PC stuff. And I'd really love converting my own 1024.
BeardSwitcher wrote:Anyone fancy sharing some information of how to manufacture a Atari ST Keyboard -> PS2 adapter?
(oooor maybe sell me a working adapter for a cheap price)
joska wrote:BeardSwitcher wrote:Anyone fancy sharing some information of how to manufacture a Atari ST Keyboard -> PS2 adapter?
(oooor maybe sell me a working adapter for a cheap price)
I can help you with this. Not with a PIC though, I'm not familiar with these. I have made a ST->PS/2 adapter using an Atmel AVR168 microcontroller using the Arduino development system. PM me, and I'll send you the sources.
AxelG wrote:Hi Robson,
thanks so much for the info. I'd think it's the best possible solution.
AxelG wrote:I do really think you came up with a lot of neat ideas!Sure, using a micro controller might be much more efficiant, if you've got material, time and money to spend on the dev kit in te first place. Back in the day i thought it'd be cool to program an e.g. Atmel. Once you've learned it, you can really do almost anything with them.
However, the last PCB I build was an analog control unit for a MagLev similar thesis, back in the 80's. So my beeing accoustomed with micro controllers never really caught on.![]()
joska wrote:AxelG wrote:I do really think you came up with a lot of neat ideas!Sure, using a micro controller might be much more efficiant, if you've got material, time and money to spend on the dev kit in te first place. Back in the day i thought it'd be cool to program an e.g. Atmel. Once you've learned it, you can really do almost anything with them.
However, the last PCB I build was an analog control unit for a MagLev similar thesis, back in the 80's. So my beeing accoustomed with micro controllers never really caught on.![]()
Take a look at the Ardunio. It costs next to nothing, the tools are free and you only need a USB cable to program it. Buy an Ardunio Nano or clone (around €20) and get the software from me. You don't need to create any PCB and there is no need to hack the keyboard. You only need to connect a PS/2 cable (or socket) to the Arduino, and run four wires to the ST keyboard connector.
However, my code only supports PS/2 so if USB is important (and PS/2 over USB doesn't work with your PC) you can't use it.
spiny wrote:I would like to make up an atari PS/2 keyboard, i'm about to buy a 'nano' and I'm wondering if you can give me a copy ofd the software, and also info on which wires to connect to where, as on that part i'm a bit clueless
AxelG wrote:So -afaik- this would cost 40 Euro plus? ...
joska wrote:spiny wrote:I would like to make up an atari PS/2 keyboard, i'm about to buy a 'nano' and I'm wondering if you can give me a copy ofd the software, and also info on which wires to connect to where, as on that part i'm a bit clueless
I've attached the code (or "sketch" as it's called in Arduino-world) for the ST->PS/2 adapter. It doesn't handle mouse or joystick yet, but I can easily add a few lines of code to convert joystick movements to keyboard actions if needed.
The serial lines of the ST-keyboard is connected to the serial port on the Ardiuno (pin 0 and 1). The PS/2 clock and data lines can be connected to any other pin on the Ardunio, the code code is currently set up to use pin 2 and 3. The Arduino draws power from the PS/2 port, so does the ST keyboard. Contact me when it gets serious, and I'll come up with the schematics.
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