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Title: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Thu, 15 November 2018, 04:45:30

a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it? What information should I know?It seems like there's no documents I can found in Internet.

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: jeb on Thu, 15 November 2018, 15:46:47

The layout looks like a VT-220 layout, which I recognize from a Wyse keyboard. So, I would start by having a look at Soarer's Wyse adapter (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=52597.0), which may happen to support it. I don't know if it will be compatible, but maybe.

If you have a picture of the back of the board (say, of a label), it could help someone identify the keyboard.

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Thu, 15 November 2018, 17:41:59

Which type of wyse keyboard you know similar to this keyboard?The back label say nothing. Thanks

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: jeb on Fri, 16 November 2018, 09:44:15

The Wyse 85.

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Fri, 16 November 2018, 12:15:03

Thanks . This keyboard use ps/2 connectors but I see vt220  keyboard lk201 use RS 232 protocol. What protocol is  wyse 85 ?

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: invariance on Fri, 16 November 2018, 20:21:11

The Wyse 85 is a proprietary protocol hence the Wyse converter.
Since you mentioned your keyboard has a ps/2 connector, I’d open it up to see if the power and ground are on the correct ps/2 pins.  You could be in luck and it had been “modernised” for the ps/2 protocol.


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Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Mon, 24 December 2018, 09:16:00

hello everyone I use xtat122 converter it responses with messy code and wyseconverter return error as attached picture.how to do next？

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Mon, 24 December 2018, 11:35:12

I guess it use  PS 2 protocol to transfer special codes to meet the VT 220 scancode. How to verify it? BTW I see it have had at xt switch but now cancelled now. How to verify my ideas? Thanks

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Mon, 24 December 2018, 11:43:20

A 51 series single Chip machine in keyboard can I do something towards 8051singlechip machine.

Title: Re: a terminal keyboard non-standard, can I extended soarer's converter to use it?
Post by: youxiaojie on Sat, 29 December 2018, 12:25:50

got it , it use xt protocol with special scan code.