Date   : Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:09:32 +0100
From   : Charlie.Robson@... (Charlie.Robson@...)
Subject: USB interface for Beeb keyboard

> Evening all,

Wotcha cock.

> Has anyone ever built a USB interface for a Beeb keyboard? I mean: 
> something like a PIC that does all the row-and-column scanning of the 
> keyboard, and identifies itself as a keyboard for the connected PC?

No, but if I was going to I'd start with this I think:

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/07/diy_usb_bit_whacker.html

> I'm interested in building a Linux-based emulator that runs fullscreen, 
> and connecting a pukka keyboard to it. If nothing else, I can gut a 
> cheap USB keyboard, keep the main controller board and severely rewire a 

> beeb keyboard PCB and then remap the keys in software (if you look at 
> sites that describe modding keyboards for - say - MAME joysticks, this 
> is how they tend to do it) but a PIC going between a PC and an unaltered 

> Beeb keyboard would be so much more elegant.

This is probably quite well known but I'll post anyways:

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/bbcitxb/

Hope this helps in some small way :)

Keep me posted!

C



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