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Keyboard Encoders offer the functionality of a keyboard hack in an easy-to-use form. They offer several benefits including reduction of ghosting, ease in connecting controls and time savings. | Keyboard Encoders offer the functionality of a keyboard hack in an easy-to-use form. They offer several benefits including reduction of ghosting, ease in connecting controls and time savings. | ||
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[[image:Ipac2 diag.jpg|right|thumb|I-PAC Encoder (PS/2 version)]] | [[image:Ipac2 diag.jpg|right|thumb|I-PAC Encoder (PS/2 version)]] | ||
− | Ultimarc's | + | [[Ultimarc|Ultimarc's]] IPac2 was the first full-featured affordable keyboard encoder to hit the BYOAC community and quickly became the hook-up of choice. Up until it's release most people were still hacking keyboards, since most keyboard encoders came with a high price tag or were difficult to find. |
It's still a very popular choice and comes in PS/2 and USB flavours. Both versions have 28 inputs, some of which can be 'Shifted' to add extra keycodes (usefull if you want to keep administrative buttons to a minimum on your control panel). Both models also have connectors for NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock keyboard LEDs.The PS/2 model includes a very usefull keyboard passthrough. | It's still a very popular choice and comes in PS/2 and USB flavours. Both versions have 28 inputs, some of which can be 'Shifted' to add extra keycodes (usefull if you want to keep administrative buttons to a minimum on your control panel). Both models also have connectors for NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock keyboard LEDs.The PS/2 model includes a very usefull keyboard passthrough. | ||
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+ | ==I-PAC4== | ||
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+ | ==I-PAC VE== | ||
==J-PAC== | ==J-PAC== |
Revision as of 13:56, 24 February 2006
Keyboard Encoders offer the functionality of a keyboard hack in an easy-to-use form. They offer several benefits including reduction of ghosting, ease in connecting controls and time savings.
Contents
I-PAC2
Ultimarc's IPac2 was the first full-featured affordable keyboard encoder to hit the BYOAC community and quickly became the hook-up of choice. Up until it's release most people were still hacking keyboards, since most keyboard encoders came with a high price tag or were difficult to find.
It's still a very popular choice and comes in PS/2 and USB flavours. Both versions have 28 inputs, some of which can be 'Shifted' to add extra keycodes (usefull if you want to keep administrative buttons to a minimum on your control panel). Both models also have connectors for NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock keyboard LEDs.The PS/2 model includes a very usefull keyboard passthrough.
I-PAC4
I-PAC VE
J-PAC
KeyWiz Eco 2
KeyWiz MAX
KE72
KE24
KE18
LP24
KE-USB36
The Hagstrom KE-USB36 is a USB keyboard encoder and trackball interface.
Relevant Links:
Hagstrom's KE-USB36 Page