Why not just BUY a Dvorak keyboard? Ready to go. Time is money.

Lots of hits for "buy dvorak usb keyboard".
http://www.fentek-ind.com/dvorak.htm  $40 to $60 depending on options
(switchable modes, wireless)
http://matias.ca/dvorak/
etc..

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net> wrote=
:

> At 01:38 PM 6/13/2012, Bob Blick wrote:
> >Tag added, in the hope you are looking for a PIC solution.
> >
> >On Wed, Jun 13, 2012, at 12:27 PM, John Westerlage wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to avoid re-inventing the wheel.
> > >
> > > What I need to do is come up with the code to convert a "Standard"
> > > 101-105 QWERTY keyboard's output to DVORAK output.
>
> Can I suggest a possibly easier alternative?
>
> Start with a standard PS2 keyboard.  Build your PIC device to be PS2
> both input and output.  Then use an off-the-shelf PS2 to USB adapter.
>
> I know that I've seen PIC code for working with PS2 keyboards - there
> may even exist a QWERTY to Dvorak program out there waiting for you to
> grab.
>
> By avoiding the whole USB thing, you save yourself much grief and time.
>
> dwayne
>
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