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| michelevit:
still no luck. i've tried two different encoders, two different usb cables and two different computers. Frustrating hobby this is. It shows up in my device manager as a Human Interface Device. My keyboard is a non Usb PS2 type. My mouse however is a usb. I did unplug my mouse and it still doesnt work. thanks for the help and any advice is greatly appreciated. |
| quarterback:
I have two 'keyboards' (a KeWiz Eco and a PS2 keyboard running through a ps2-usb dongle) hooked up to my PC simultaneously with no problem. I don't remember ever having to install any "configuration software" to get it to work. But I think I need more info on what you're doing First off, are you sure that you have the buttons wired correctly? How many buttons do you have wired to the KeyWiz? Which leads are they attached to? Did you splice into an IDE cable to wire the buttons? Do you have ALL of the IDE wires conncted to something? If not, are they terminated or are they hanging loose? The first thing I'd do is to check to see what's attached to your KeyWiz and how it's attached. There could be a ton of issues here. You could be shorting something out with dangling wires. You could have miswired your buttons. You could have not wired your ground correctly. You could have a bad IDE cable etc etc etc |
| RandyT:
Whoah....It's getting crazy in here :) First fun fact: There is no such animal as a USB KeyWiz. A KeyWiz is PS/2 only, for reasons I have made all too clear in the past. If you have a USB controls interface from GroovyGameGear, it would be of the GP-Wiz variety. GP stands for "gamepad" as that is how these performance-oriented interfaces are viewed by the PC when connected. The KeyWiz configuration software is not designed for, nor will it work with the GP-Wiz line of controls interfaces. For 99% of what these will be used for, the native gaming control output of the GP-Wiz encoders will work fine. Seeing that games are designed primarily with gaming controllers in mind, it's not a wonder. However, it may be advantageous to have one of the buttons output a key like ESC or ENTER for the few emulator programs that might require it. RBJoy and JoytoKey are fine 3rd party freeware apps that will let you do this. These can be found on the web, or I can email them upon request. RandyT |
| BobA:
Good call MYX, Randy T just verified your earlier post. :applaud: |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: BobA on April 13, 2006, 09:11:27 pm ---Good call MYX, Randy T just verified your earlier post. :applaud: --- End quote --- Well, not exactly --- Quote from: MYX ---I may be totally wrong, but I think that the wiz family of products are considered a game pad device --- End quote --- It is the "GP" family of products thar are seen as gamepads. There are plenty of other "wiz" products which are not seen as gamepads. For example: The KeyWiz Eco 2, the KeyWiz Max 1.5 are both keyboard encoders. The Opti-Wiz is a Trackball and Spinner Interface and the LED-Wiz is a Lighting and Output Controller |
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