http://www.vetra.com

I've used their stuff before.  Not sure if they have an encoder that will
take 32 keys, though.

Dale

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Quentin wrote:

> Keys to USB. Did I say decoder? I meant encoder.
> I got one of these joystick combo's with 32 programmable buttons, but it
> stopped working. Besides I did not like the way it was working in the
> fist place as it interfered with my normal keyboard.
> Now I want to connect the buttons to my PC directly by hardwiring the
> buttons to a standard keyboard encoder and run it directly together with
> my normal keyboard.
> If I can use USB instead, great, but it is not an priority.
>
> Quentin
>
>
> Dale Botkin wrote:
> >
> > You mean keyboard to USB or keyboard to RS232?  Or something else?
> >
> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Quentin wrote:
> >
> > > Anybody know of a PC keyboard decoder chip that is readily available?
> > > Even better, one that uses USB (am I dreaming?).
> > >
> > > I could use a PIC (would love to) but this is for a personal project and
> > > my development time is tied up in a project (all work and no play...).
>
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