DIN-7 Converter

[meawto]

I Just got this keyboard with DIN-7 Connector

anyway to converter this to usb ?

[yui]

you could try to check if it is ps/2 and if it is get a TMK/soarer's converter, else you can reverse engineer the matrix and use a modern microcontroller. even if it is PS/2 it is likely the page 3 that was meant for terminal use and does  not work on windows without a special converter like TMK or soarer, but it is even more  likely to be a custom protocol, i think Chyrosran made a video on one of those board. maybe you can get more info there?

[meawto]

I think it can't use with PS/2

maybe i will try to clean&retrobright it first 

https://imgur.com/a/BVC96DV

[yui]

if you want it as a museum piece, sure visually restoring it 1st make sense, if you want a functional board it may be a waste of time in the long run.

[meawto]

 

[yui]

now that it is disassembled, you could try to at least find where the power and grounds are on the connector, depending on if you'd rather go reverse engineer the protocol or rewire the board, reversing it may require the machine to give it the right signals though...

[meawto]

Post-Assembly (non lubed) 

[meawto]