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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: chyros on Fri, 21 August 2015, 04:04:42

Title: hot-swapping converted keyboards
Post by: chyros on Fri, 21 August 2015, 04:04:42

So you're not supposed to hot-swap PS/2 keyboards, right? But you CAN hot-swap USB keyboards. So, can you hot-swap a PS/2 keyboard with an active USB converter at the end, or will you still risk damaging the keyboard?

Title: Re: hot-swapping converted keyboards
Post by: Ludovician on Fri, 21 August 2015, 06:06:20

No, you're fine to hot-swap them with USB.

Title: Re: hot-swapping converted keyboards
Post by: fohat.digs on Fri, 21 August 2015, 07:18:39

Somewhat off-topic, but if Soarer's Converters are involved, and you try to add a 2nd one, it won't work.

Only the first Soarer's Teensy is recognized at a time.

Title: Re: hot-swapping converted keyboards
Post by: chyros on Fri, 21 August 2015, 07:19:36

Cool, and what about if you use just a simple adapter rather than a converter?