Adapter to use CDTV keyboard on PS2 computer

cloverskull · Yesterday, 22:13

Hey friends, I would like to use my CDTV keyboard as a PS2 keyboard. I want to put it in front of my KVM switch and share it amongst all my vintage hardware.

Does anyone know how to make one of these adapters? I haven't been able to find one anywhere.

Thanks!

alexh · Yesterday, 23:07

There is only one commercial one in existence that you can KeyRah by Individual computers.

You can easily make your own these days with a microcontroller like ESP32, Arduino or RPi nano.

Reprogramming the FW of a PS/2->Amiga keyboard adapter might be the quickest and easiest way to go as you'd have the board ready made.

cloverskull · Yesterday, 23:43

Thanks! I picked up a KeyRah from Alinea. Hopefully it gets here in the next couple weeks. I see that it is an adapter for USB but I assume I can use a USB->PS2 interface based on what I was reading. Cheers.

SkulleateR · Today, 00:26

I use my CDTV Keyboard as an USB Keyboard if that is of interest

https://github.com/tkoecker/amigakb

Yesterday, 22:13	#1
cloverskull Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: California Posts: 372	Adapter to use CDTV keyboard on PS2 computer Hey friends, I would like to use my CDTV keyboard as a PS2 keyboard. I want to put it in front of my KVM switch and share it amongst all my vintage hardware. Does anyone know how to make one of these adapters? I haven't been able to find one anywhere. Thanks!

Yesterday, 23:07	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,625	There is only one commercial one in existence that you can KeyRah by Individual computers. You can easily make your own these days with a microcontroller like ESP32, Arduino or RPi nano. Reprogramming the FW of a PS/2->Amiga keyboard adapter might be the quickest and easiest way to go as you'd have the board ready made. Last edited by alexh; Yesterday at 23:14.

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