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Simplest of Keyboard Hacks
allroy1975:
I'm making a Jukebox right now...I want to hack the keyboard to some buttons I have.
DaemonCollector:
With a jukebox you won't have to worry about ghosting too much as you said, but you wtill will have to figure the matrix to an extent becasue the encoder will only have a certain number of connections on it, but I guess you could just wire up the first x ammount you need and use a ghostkey program to see what keys its hitting :)
SirPeale:
Ghosting shouldn't be a concern at all for this type of application. You'll still have to map the keys you want, but that's easy. Get a multimeter and the mylar overlays, and start figuring what key goes with what finger.
paigeoliver:
Also, find the oldest keyboard that you can. The older the keyboard the easier it is to hack. If the keys are clicky then you will probably have a really easy time of it.
danny_galaga:
i have seen hacks of 'clicky' keyboards where the wires went straight to the buttons. so they didn't even need to figure out the matrix...