On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 16:47:05 +0200 Atis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Agreed, there are no electronics, however AFAIK USB and PS/2 are > > > different protocols - so they cannot be just swapped by using an > > > adapter. (PS/2 and AT could). There is a trick that USB mice's detects > > > where-im-plugged-into and adjusts protocol/wiring. With PS/2->USB its > > > worse, as PS/2 devices aren't generally made to adjust protocol and > > > switch to USB. > > > > But these things are advertised as enabling one to do exactly what I > > want - to use a PS/2 keyboard on a system without a PS/2 port. > > Well, usually it's said under with little letters, that you need > hardware that supports it. PS/2 have really simple interface - it has > CLOCK and DATA pins, however USB is more advanced and don't have > CLOCK, just two kinds of DATA, naturally CLOCK isn't in USB spec so no > PC motherboard should support anything like that. (see links) > > Mhm, googling a bit showed that there are actually 2 types of those > adapters. One that is just plain re-wiring of PS2 to USB, hoping that > device will support USB, another seems to actually have electronics > inside, and actually doing conversion of signals. I would say that it > should work for you (although no guarantees ;) > > Links: > http://pinouts.ru/Slots/USB_pinout.shtml > http://pinouts.ru/Inputs/PS2Mouse_pinout.shtml > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=776087&CatId=469 > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1219599&CatId=469
Thanks very much for the info - I had googled but couldn't quite nail down that their are two types. I suppose that you get what you pay for, and that my cheap little thing just hopes that my keyboard supports USB and just needs a converter. Oh, well. Celejar -- ssuds.sourceforge.net - Home of Ssuds and Ssudg, a Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
