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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: hashish on Mon, 08 April 2013, 16:38:41

Title: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: hashish on Mon, 08 April 2013, 16:38:41

So I have a spare mechanical numpad that I don't use very much. I would like to re-purpose it as a game pad ala the g13 or the orbweaver. I have a g13 and I like it but I don't love it. I would like to see how a mechanical keypad would fare compared to my g13. Does anybody have any advice on how to remap keys on a second HID?



(I wish logitech would update the g13 with mechanical switches)

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: quake4mhg on Tue, 09 April 2013, 01:26:32

Can autohotkey do it?

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: davkol on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:25:49

HID Macros

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: hashish on Tue, 16 April 2013, 12:54:24

Thanks for the suggestions, I think that is exactly what I am looking for.

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: hashish on Wed, 17 April 2013, 16:22:25

argh, no matter what i press on my usb keypad directly connected to my computer it triggers my KVM switch. How weird is that. If it work, I was going to mod a usb thumb joystick (from a gamepad) for a mechanical logitech g13 ish thing

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: ImperfectLink on Fri, 28 June 2013, 12:30:15

Maybe look into USB Overdrive or SharpKeys?

That said, you sould just sell me the spare numpad ;-)

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: Thimplum on Tue, 09 July 2013, 11:38:41

Get a Teensy and direct wire the switches? My trolling does need work.

Title: Re: Mechanical Numpad as Gamepad
Post by: oTurtlez on Fri, 12 July 2013, 15:55:45

If it was a Cherry 3700 old school model, you could put it into Mode 4 and the entire thing becomes hard programmable. If it's not, AHK should do the trick, or just change bindings in game to the numpad keys?