Keyboard Encoders

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.

I-PAC

I-PAC Encoder (PS/2 version)

Ultimarc's IPac 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.

KE-USB36

The Hagstrom KE-USB36 is a USB keyboard encoder and trackball interface.

Relevant Links:
Hagstrom's KE-USB36 Page