Wanted:
UK layout standard 102 key USB keyboard. Any economical membrane keyboard will do, if it is standard and doesn't require any special drivers to be installed to work.
I have developed a USB interface that works with US keyboards, and there are some minor differences in the HID specification for US vs. UK keyboards. I can't test and continue to develop on a US keyboard. It's at its core an Atmega AT90USB1287 which presents the USB keyboard with a host interface. It collects the keypress data and interprets it into QL ASCII characters. It is not yet at the stage where it can function as a replacement of the 8049, but it's not a million miles away either. With a little more work (and a keyboard) it could be extended to possibly incorporate serial functionality. If I can reach this stage, it can be a combined 8302/8049 replacement.
I'm happy to pay the purchase price and shipping costs for a UK keyboard. Just, an economical (and standard) one, not a fancy one with extra keys for email/power/volume/etc.
One thing that has come out of this: the discussion of where we might insert a Euro symbol into the QL ASCII map?
WTD: UK layout USB keyboard
Re: WTD: UK layout USB keyboard
That discussion has already ended:Dave wrote:One thing that has come out of this: the discussion of where we might insert a Euro symbol into the QL ASCII map?
SMSQ/E puts the € character at CHR$(181)
The key combination associated with that character is <CTRL><SHIFT>U.
I don't see a point in changing this.
Tobias
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Re: WTD: UK layout USB keyboard
Great
00 58 44 18 00 00
00 44 58 18 00 00
00 64 57 18 00 00
00 57 64 18 00 00
That covers every left and right SHIFT and CTRL, held in any order.
I'm curious if there's a French keyboard layout, or if any of the known other country layouts change any key positions.
I'm still looking for a UK keyboard, though.
00 58 44 18 00 00
00 44 58 18 00 00
00 64 57 18 00 00
00 57 64 18 00 00
That covers every left and right SHIFT and CTRL, held in any order.
I'm curious if there's a French keyboard layout, or if any of the known other country layouts change any key positions.
I'm still looking for a UK keyboard, though.
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Re: WTD: UK layout USB keyboard
Hi Dave,
Yes there are French keyboard layouts, amongst others. You can see some/all/most of them at http://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io ... rd-layouts.
HTH
Cheers,
Norm.
Yes there are French keyboard layouts, amongst others. You can see some/all/most of them at http://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io ... rd-layouts.
HTH
Cheers,
Norm.
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