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Title: multimeter keyboard hack????
Post by: fatmann on August 02, 2002, 05:44:20 pm

as mentioned in Brian's joystick design see link:

http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_brian.html

does anyone have the details to using a multimeter to ID the keys?

Title: Re:multimeter keyboard hack????
Post by: MKL on August 02, 2002, 06:14:27 pm

I guess that's just a continuity test: you set the multimeter in the ohm meter section, choosing the highest value. A 1 should be displayed. Then you put one lead where the button trace begins (where the button gets pressed) and the other on the connector pins when you find the right one a 0 will be displayed.