Trouble finding a suitable keypad.

[JonnyBoy]

First of all, yes, I did search but couldn't find anything. I need a keypad that is preferably just the 12 numerical keys (including pound and star). Anything will do, as long as it has a usb or ps/2 interface or is easy to make it work as keyboard keys. I've been trying my hardest searching but all I find are these 19 key keypads and all I need are the numerical keys. Thanks!

[GadgetGeek]

You are wanting the "telephone keys" rather than "keypad keys" it sounds like.  Check with companies that specialize in call center supplies.  I seem to recall seeing something like this in a Hello Direct catalog I got a while back, but can't find anything quickly on their website.

[Chris]

Any electronics house should have them.  Try http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=190561 .

--Chris

[JonnyBoy]

But are these easy to hook up to a usb or ps2 interface? I think I may just buy one of those 17 key things and rip out the unused keys and make a shroud that covers up the spaces where the other keys would be.

[Chris]

But are these easy to hook up to a usb or ps2 interface? I think I may just buy one of those 17 key things and rip out the unused keys and make a shroud that covers up the spaces where the other keys would be.

They should be 4x4 matrixed, meaning you hook them right up to a keyboard hack.  There's a writeup in this forum somewhere on the subject, but if you have any experience with keyboard hacks at all it should be dirt simple.  Of course, the characters that you'll get back won't bear any resemblance to what's printed on the keypad, so this only works if your juke software can remap the input keys.

--Chris

[Chris]

But are these easy to hook up to a usb or ps2 interface? I think I may just buy one of those 17 key things and rip out the unused keys and make a shroud that covers up the spaces where the other keys would be.

They should be 4x4 matrixed, meaning you hook them right up to a keyboard hack.

[MrD]

You could try one of these as well.  A bit cheaper and more keys.

http://corporate.marketworks.com/storefrontprofiles/DeluxeSFItemDetail.aspx?sfid=100806&c=10003312&i=50620904

[MAME nut]

Or......something like this......

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=124837&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&BV_SessionID=@@@@1968799647.1126288186@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiaddfjfikhmlcfngcfkmdffhdfii.0