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Offline CeeSA

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Tipro POS - Cable - Mini Din 8 to PS/2 compatibel to Preh?
« on: Wed, 20 April 2011, 04:55:32 »
i am searching for this type of cable

Mini Din 8 pol to PS/2 (Mini Din 6pol)

unfortunately tipro.net is not very helpfull.
refers to dealer they could no deliver such cable.

Preh POS keyboards appear to use the same cable - but are these truly compatibel?

Anyone could help?
Would be also helpfull to know pin assignment

Offline kbdfr

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Tipro POS - Cable - Mini Din 8 to PS/2 compatibel to Preh?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 07:53:21 »
Found this on the net for the Tipro cable:




Continuity check on own Preh cable:

_*_*_*_________*___*_____
*_*___*_______*_____*
_*__*___________*__*_____


I hope it helps ;-)

Offline CeeSA

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Tipro POS - Cable - Mini Din 8 to PS/2 compatibel to Preh?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 25 April 2011, 10:01:49 »
very nice info. that should be enough to convert a normal ps/2 cable to a tipro one.
thank you very much!

Offline kbdfr

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Tipro POS - Cable - Mini Din 8 to PS/2 compatibel to Preh?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 26 April 2011, 11:28:30 »
Quote from: CeeSA;336929
very nice info. that should be enough to convert a normal ps/2 cable to a tipro one.
thank you very much!


As a matter of fact, there's nothing easier than that: just break off the small plastic "tongue" of a normal PS/2 cable and you get a Tipro cable. That's all it takes. A shame I had to sacrifice a PS/2 cable in good working order to find out ;-)

And - yes, it works. I had a Tipro POS keyboard connected with my computer through such a "modified" cable and was able to reprogram it.
Cheers!

Offline CeeSA

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Tipro POS - Cable - Mini Din 8 to PS/2 compatibel to Preh?
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 26 April 2011, 15:08:25 »
oh, wonderfull.
thats my friend confirming the title "Tiproman".

i always knew that ;)