[simpits-tech] Keyboard encoders

[James Hallows]

At 09:10 25/05/03 -0700, you wrote:
> > >You do have the 0/256/0 that runs 256 switches in a matrix,  and costs 
> only
> > >80 Cdn ( as long as chester gets the drive to stop the BSOD's)
> >
> >
> > Aah I missed that one. I can't find any documentation on it on the site. I
> > presume what this does is to allow you to monitor when a switch is closed
> > or not, and therefore you'd still need to program output as you'd want it?
> > So it wouldn't therefore do the equivalent job of a keyboard encoder 
> module?
> >
>
>James, the 0/256/0 module is an input only PhidgetInterfaceKit that will
>handle a diode isolated matrix of 256 switches.


Got ya. Yes - that was my understanding of it as well.
I must say that this looks increasingly the way to go compared to EPIC for 
the likes of me, but I hope that Phidgets come up with a hardware keyboard 
encoder module as well. That would make for a dream combination.

Cheers

James