How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?

[snarfarlarkus]

Hey guys, do you happen to know how to connect a Northgate Omnikey 102 to a computer? I bought orihalcons AT connector but am unsure if it will work. Please help, cheers

[CPTBadAss]

Pretty sure Omnikeys are DIN5 connectors. I use a DIN5 to PS/2 adapter and then a PS/2 to USB adapter. But I think Orihalcon's adapter is much simpler since it goes from DIN5 to USB.

[fohat.digs]

Hey guys, do you happen to know how to connect a Northgate Omnikey 102 to a computer? I bought orihalcons AT connector but am unsure if it will work. Please help, cheers

The Northgates came with a female mini-DIN6 socket (aka PS/2 connector) on the case and supplied a cable with an AT connector on the other end.

You can convert that back down to PS/2 or use a straight male-male PS/2 cable.

Be warned: there are cables out there that look like they should work but do not actually have all the wires connected inside.

[snarfarlarkus]

Thanks guys. So orihalcons adapter will work? Or does it not have the required cables inside of it?

[snarfarlarkus]

bumppp

[fohat.digs]

If you have the original cable, an AT-to-PS/2 + a PS/2-to-USB adapter should work fine.
It does not need to be the advanced Orihalcon model with a pseudo-Teensy inside, but that one would be OK.

[snarfarlarkus]

If you have the original cable, an AT-to-PS/2 + a PS/2-to-USB adapter should work fine.
It does not need to be the advanced Orihalcon model with a pseudo-Teensy inside, but that one would be OK.

Damn, spent $40 on that darn thing hahaha. Cheers!