[simpits-tech] Keyboard encoders

dphens simpits-tech@simpits.org
Thu, 22 May 2003 09:50:23 -0700 (PDT)


Thanks Roy! Great stuff! I guess the KE72 is the way to go. I was mainly
looking at other options as a possible way to save money - on a very tight
budget :-(

Thanks for all the help guys!!

Dave

>On Thu, 22 May 2003 17:15:25  0100 (BST) Roy Coates
<roy@flightlab.liv.ac.uk> wrote.
>On Thu, 22 May 2003, dphens wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jeroen! That helps! So the hagstrom is different in that it allows
>> you to define (program) what characters are assigned to the connectors??
>>
>> For my purposes (at this time anyway) I will only be using toggle
switches
>> on or off state) and doubt I will need to do any programming, unless
>> something like "shift-alt-4" is considered programming (macros ??).
>>
>> One thing that is throwing me is that the KE72 only have 72 connections
so
>> since each switch is going to use at least two connectors, wouldn't that
>> mean only 36 switches?? Or... do you double up on some of the connectors?
>>
>
>Please see:  http://www.simpits.org/articles/ke72/KE72.html
>
>
>Roy.
>
>
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