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Offline snarfarlarkus

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How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« on: Thu, 17 September 2015, 10:12:37 »
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
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 17 September 2015, 10:15:44 »
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.
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 17 September 2015, 11:16:42 »
Quote from: snarfarlarkus on Thu, 17 September 2015, 10:12:37
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.
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 17 September 2015, 20:38:14 »
Thanks guys. So orihalcons adapter will work? Or does it not have the required cables inside of it?
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 18 September 2015, 20:07:37 »
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 18 September 2015, 21:40:47 »
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.
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That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
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Re: How to connect Omnikey 102 to a computer?
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 18 September 2015, 22:06:35 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 18 September 2015, 21:40:47
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!
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