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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: tsv on Mon, 07 September 2009, 11:41:35

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: tsv on Mon, 07 September 2009, 11:41:35

Have searched around a fair bit for info on this, found some on here and elsewhere that seemed mildly promising (using a chip from here (http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM2042#tab=features-tab) seems the most likely way forward).

Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone had managed to do this or has any suggestions? Have just ordered an IBM Model M13 that I would love to make wireless if it's at all possible.

Cheers!

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: tsv on Mon, 07 September 2009, 12:18:12

Wow, what a disgusting person...


Anyway, thanks for the USB info. I might just end up building some kind of stand that would also hide the wire but I would much prefer this if it is possible...

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 07 September 2009, 16:33:04

What's wrong with the wire? It just makes the keyboard more reliable.

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: Rajagra on Mon, 07 September 2009, 16:35:16

Old PS/2 keyboards take quite a bit of power, the batteries wouldn't last long.

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 08 September 2009, 09:53:36

Quote from: microsoft windows;115583

What's wrong with the wire? It just makes the keyboard more reliable.

I would agree with this most of the time.  I rarely see the point of getting a wireless keyboard when there is a wired version available.  Having a wireless keyboard for an HTPC setup is absolutley necessary, though, and there aren't very many good ones out there.

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: talis on Tue, 08 September 2009, 10:21:15

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Don't know anything about Broadcom's chip

RF is kind of a black art, its not something that would be easy to do from scratch, even with a fair bit of electronics knowledge.  Unless you can find something off the shelf, you're probably SOL.

Title: Converting a PS/2 board to wireless
Post by: tsv on Tue, 08 September 2009, 11:16:33

Fair enough, I'll probably give up on this one. Main reason I wanted it wireless was purely to have the clean, unwired desk look, but I'll have to cope with a solitary wire or hide it :)