Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:38:08 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: keyboard + custom keypad. Message-ID: <199908252138.OAA01210@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:13:03 MDT." <199908250113.TAA35576@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
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> Hi, > > I need to add a keypad to a product in development that will co-exist > with the standard keyboard. It will be a fairly dumb pad capable of generating > the equivalent of function keys F1 thru F8. The desired goals are: > > invisible to the syscons driver (and thus X11). > works in parallel (ie. simultaniously) with the keyboard. > > Looking over the kbd/atkbd/atkbdc/syscons source I havn't yet "seen" > a clear strategy for cleanly hooking into the existing code. Any suggestions? > I also could use a pointer to any docs out there that describe the structure > behind this new bus organization, and the keyboard drivers in particular! You could just design the pad using a "keyboard wedge" so that it lives on the same bus as the keyboard. This is well-understood tech that's been used for years for things like barcode scanners... -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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