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* ADB keyboardsTimH
`* Re: ADB keyboardsTheo
 `* Re: ADB keyboardsTimH
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From: thn...@poboxmolar.com.invalid (TimH)
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Subject: ADB keyboards
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 by: TimH - Wed, 9 Feb 2022 19:57 UTC

I was looking around at current keyboards with numberpads, when it occurred to
me that I have a perfectly good Extended Keyboard II sitting in a drawer
somewhere.

But ADB - USB adapters don't seem to be as easy to find as I'd thought. There
are these two:

https://www.bigmessowires.com/usb-wombat/
https://www.tinkerboy.xyz/product/tinkerboy-adb-to-usb-keyboard-mouse-converter/

but both are US-based and not that cheap (maybe my expectations are wrong,
mind you).

Anyone know of alternative solutions?
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TimH
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From: theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Theo)
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Subject: Re: ADB keyboards
Date: 10 Feb 2022 10:52:11 +0000 (GMT)
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 by: Theo - Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:52 UTC

TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:
> But ADB - USB adapters don't seem to be as easy to find as I'd thought. There
> are these two:
>
> https://www.bigmessowires.com/usb-wombat/
> https://www.tinkerboy.xyz/product/tinkerboy-adb-to-usb-keyboard-mouse-converter/
>
> but both are US-based and not that cheap (maybe my expectations are wrong,
> mind you).
>
> Anyone know of alternative solutions?

There are some Arduino and similar converters, eg:
https://github.com/MCJack123/ArduinoADB
https://chester.me/archives/2016/12/connecting-a-classic-adb-apple-keyboard-to-a-modern-usb-pc-using-a-regular-arduino/
http://blog.jomon-lab.com/arduino-projects/adb-to-usb-adapter-using-arduino-keyboard-function/wire-connection

Basically a USB-native Arduino (Atmega16u2 or 32u2, eg the Arduino Micro)
has everything needed, and there is standard software to make it look like a
USB keyboard, which some people have grafted an ADB interface onto You need
to wire up the ADB socket yourself and then flash the software using the
Arduino tools. Clone Arduino Micros start at about $10, the genuine ones
are about $20/£20/etc.

Theo
(I have not done this)

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From: thn...@poboxmolar.com.invalid (TimH)
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 by: TimH - Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:18 UTC

On 10 Feb 2022 at 10:52:11 am GMT, "Theo" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
wrote:

> There are some Arduino and similar converters, eg:
> https://github.com/MCJack123/ArduinoADB
> https://chester.me/archives/2016/12/connecting-a-classic-adb-apple-keyboard-to-a-modern-usb-pc-using-a-regular-arduino/
> http://blog.jomon-lab.com/arduino-projects/adb-to-usb-adapter-using-arduino-keyboard-function/wire-connection
>
> Basically a USB-native Arduino (Atmega16u2 or 32u2, eg the Arduino Micro)
> has everything needed, and there is standard software to make it look like a
> USB keyboard, which some people have grafted an ADB interface onto You need
> to wire up the ADB socket yourself and then flash the software using the
> Arduino tools. Clone Arduino Micros start at about $10, the genuine ones
> are about $20/£20/etc.
>
> Theo
> (I have not done this)

Interesting... I have an Arduino lying around which I think is recent enough.
Will investigate - thanks.
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TimH
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From: thn...@poboxmolar.com.invalid (TimH)
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 by: TimH - Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:41 UTC

On 10 Feb 2022 at 11:18:33 am GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
wrote:

> Interesting... I have an Arduino lying around which I think is recent enough.

Oh no it's not :(

Down the rabbit hole I go....
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