Running a wire along the traces produces keystrokes on the screen, happy days.
Below you can see the Find and Replace box open up. The letters continue to appear in the text box field within it.
16 April 2010
Full Steam Ahead
The Argos keyboard works fine :)
Running a wire along the traces produces keystrokes on the screen, happy days.
Below you can see the Find and Replace box open up. The letters continue to appear in the text box field within it.
Running a wire along the traces produces keystrokes on the screen, happy days.
Below you can see the Find and Replace box open up. The letters continue to appear in the text box field within it.
Here we go again...
The Argos keyboard...
It only takes a few minutes when you know what you're doing.
It only takes a few minutes when you know what you're doing.
It works! See the letters in the Word document?
15 April 2010
3rd Time Lucky?
New keyboard from Argos. It is USB only and Mac compatible which should make life easier.
13 April 2010
RIP Hack #1
The keyboard hack overheated and died in Multimedia Group Project class today :(
The lecturer gave us a new keyboard to work on. It has a PS2 connection and is only compatible with a PC. To overcome this obstacle we used a PS/2 to USB converter device and also downloaded a driver from the Internet so the computer would recognize the keyboard via USB.
Above: Hack #2 - Keyboard from Lecturer
It wouldn't work with Apple computers. It's looking like we are going to have to buy a new one.
The lecturer gave us a new keyboard to work on. It has a PS2 connection and is only compatible with a PC. To overcome this obstacle we used a PS/2 to USB converter device and also downloaded a driver from the Internet so the computer would recognize the keyboard via USB.
Above: Hack #2 - Keyboard from Lecturer
It wouldn't work with Apple computers. It's looking like we are going to have to buy a new one.
05 April 2010
Keyboard Hack
The keyboard hack was a success :)
What does that mean?
The keyboard has been stripped back to its electronic components (i.e. the PCB a.k.a. keyboard hack), and the plan is to use this technology to power Visualize.
Let's try it out...
Take a closer look at the keyboard hack (SK-8135):
click to enlarge photos
That strip of plastic comes out, our wires go in.
What does that mean?
The keyboard has been stripped back to its electronic components (i.e. the PCB a.k.a. keyboard hack), and the plan is to use this technology to power Visualize.
Let's try it out...
What's happening here?
- the keyboard hack is plugged into my Mac via USB
- two strands of fine copper wire are touching two separate traces on the keyboard hack
- we are working in a Word document window
- touching the two wires together is equivalent to pressing the letter c on a keyboard
- this connection produced 'c' based on the combination of traces that the opposite end of the wires are touching
- moving the wires onto different traces will give a different result, hence the '3' and 'a' on screen
Take a closer look at the keyboard hack (SK-8135):
click to enlarge photos
That strip of plastic comes out, our wires go in.
