> > Anyone come across some manufacturer that still produces a serial ascii
=
> > output keyboard, say 2400,N,8,1.
> >
> > I need the full QWERTY keypad with control key also.  I does not have to
=
> > a full size like a PC keyboard.  A compact keypad is fine say with 64 =
> > Keys.
> >
> > PC keyboards are not ascii they output scan codes.
>
> This isn't off-topic. The best way to solve this problem is to interface
the
> keyboard to a microcontroller that reads in the scan codes, translates
them
> to ASCII, and sends the ASCII out the serial port.
>
> A low end AVR would be ideal for the task because IIRC they have a built
in
> serial port. or one could bitbang a PIC or Scenix part without too much
> trouble.
>
>
> Just a couple of thoughts.
>
> BAJ


I developed a 12C508 code that do this with no external parts.


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