Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!fts1!atronx!rwm
From: rwm@atronx.UUCP (Russell McOrmond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Bridgeboard's own keyboard ?
Message-ID: <09742.AA09742@atronx.UUCP>
Date: 7 Aug 90 13:54:33 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
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In-Reply-To: barrett@meridn.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett)

It was written by barrett@meridn.enet.dec.com (Keith Barrett) on 1 Aug 90 17:18:13 GMT that...
 >In article <1990Jul31.162936.2006@cbnewsj.att.com>, bjh@cbnewsj.att.com (bernard.j.hudson) writes...

 >>but how about ITS OWN KEYBOARD ?  How can I plug a PC keyboard directly
 >>into a Bridgeboard or Sidecar ?  I see a few unknown connector pins

 >I also would like to know what these bridgeboard pins are (ATTENTION
 >COMMODORE), especially since I know have to support my own XT board.

Yes, it is quite possible, but I am only familiar with the Bridgeboard itself.

 Background:  On the Bridgeboard, there is really one chip GENERATING scancodes,
and another chip decoding them.  All you need to do is put a keyboard BETWEEN
these two chips, and sever the connection between them.

  What I did was this.  There is a connection between U40(pin 62) and the Test
Connector (j7 Pin 3).  Cut this line closest to U40.  This is the KeyBoard DATA
lines.
  Now, Hook your Keyboard up to pin 3(KBData), pin 4(KBCLOCK),pin 5(Reset/PwrGood),
and of course Pin 7(+5V) and pin 8 (Ground).

  I had been running with a keyboard, and a Mono monitor on my Bridgeboard for
some time.  I have now upgraded to an A3000, and do not want to embarass it by
installing a Bridgecard.

:Later

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