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Offline wes1099

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Need advice on making a hand-wired NKRO programmable matrix?
« on: Mon, 13 October 2014, 12:29:56 »
I was thinking about buying an Apple M0110, but I wanted to know how hard it would be to hand-wire an NKRO matrix with a teensy. I have seen post about doing exactly this but I can't seem to find anything with clear information explaining exactly how to do it.
                                      
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Re: Need advice on making a hand-wired NKRO programmable matrix?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 13 October 2014, 13:02:49 »
Here's a post about it:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=20898.0

Basically you wire up all the rows with diodes and columns with jumpers. Make sure the diodes are oriented correctly. Then you plug it all into a teensy and install some firmware on it.

Let me know if you run into more specific issues and I can help you out, but that's some good general info right there.

Offline wes1099

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Re: Need advice on making a hand-wired NKRO programmable matrix?
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 13 October 2014, 13:43:50 »
Here's a post about it:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=20898.0

Basically you wire up all the rows with diodes and columns with jumpers. Make sure the diodes are oriented correctly. Then you plug it all into a teensy and install some firmware on it.

Let me know if you run into more specific issues and I can help you out, but that's some good general info right there.
Thanks! Hopefully I can snipe the board off of ebay, if not, oh well...
                                      
[Leopold FC660C]     [GON NeRD 60]    [Infinity Keyboard]    [ Model M Silver Label]
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