[simpits-tech] Keyboard encoders

[Ido Dekkers]

             James Hallows                                                 
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>  About the software, my friend is writing VC ( he will hit me if i
mention
>VB near him),

>Yeah most usually do ;) Still - Foxy and all of its components is written
>in VB - and it's as stable as a rock.

He'll probably say it's not efficient.

>He has all the modules ready -
>
>getting all the phidgets connected and identifying them ,
>capturing the state change
>translating the state change to a key stroke ( Inc. left right Alt Ctrl
>Shift and sequences and anything else anyone ever mentioned on the list)
>sending the key stroke to the KB buffer
>
>and a few other things, all working and tested, all he needs to do now is
>put the together in a nice interface were after you have done the wiring ,
>all you have to do is flick a switch and the software asks you to click
the
>keyboard for the right combination.
>
>After that is finished, he will work on the output stage - controlling the
>" not interface kit" phidgets.


>Sounds perfect. Look forward to seeing that sometime as that could make
our
>lives very much easier ;)


Me too , trust me I'm buging him daily to Finnish it, but since he is a
very busy man and he is doing it during work we'll have to wait a few more
days