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Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Currently this is a driver program, but anyone that wishes to incorperate it into their program can easily do so. All that is needed, is that you include the header file, and compile the C file.

This is work in progress, I will be adding a shift, caps lock, numbers and more as I continue work.

Download the source and 1.5 binaries HERE

Please let me know if this works on other keyboards. I have tried to make this code as modular as possible. It is tested and working on a MP-0118 Micro Innovations keyboard (Pocketop).

To Use:
Copy over the two directories to the psp/game directory and keyboard.dat file to the root of your PSP, then run the program.

*NEW IN THIS VERSION*
Save your data by pressing O
Load your saved data by pressing /\
Added Numlock.
Added Caps Lock.
Added Shift Lock (yes, lock, have to toggle it).
Added Numbers.
Added both Shift's and Both Space Bars
Cleaned up my code a bit.
Removed the running of config and supplied the config file. Although in kbInit.h if you uncomment the #define of CONFIGURE then you will configure your keyboard.

*TODO*
Find a better way to flip the screen (The way in source is slow and buggy)
Add more support for other keyboards.
Finish the current keyboard config file.
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zigzag · Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 129

Does this work in PSP games?

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

Warren · Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 173 Location: San Diego, CA

Edited title to "IR Keyboard" to reduce confusion.

F9zDark · Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 127

Nice work. However, with my keyboard, the space bar is cut in half(to make room for the hinge where the keyboard folds in half). I don't know if your keyboard is made the same way, but with mine, the half of the space bar that I do not press during the configuration is unuseable. Its not a big deal but I thought you should know anyway.

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

I was really excited to see these files available - thanks a ton.

I tried to use my Adesso IR KB but the following occurs:

#press a: -- I press 'a' and all of a sudden the next 5 alphabet choices flash by - basically the keyboard sends a longer signal that your configuration treats as new keystrokes. same occurs using any keys.

Any way to control this? Here is a link to the keyboard I have for reference: http://www.adesso.com/products_detail.asp?productid=190 and the manual http://www.adesso.com/drivers/SK-6688.zip

Its pretty cool that the KB has a IR transmitter above and in front. If I don't want to set it all up, I can just set the KB in front of the PSP otherwise it does great in the cradle with the IR above it.

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

would it be a good idea to make sure that the p-sprint keyboard driver I'm writing is compatible with these IrDA keyboard drivers? That way a program could easily work with both ...

I was thinking that one way we could do it was make a custom extention of the sce pad structure that holds a pressed key value. If I would make a routine that polled for key input, it would each time need the results from the previous poll so that it can build a key value from several button presses. This way polling the keypad and the keyboard driver can be combined, something which I suppose you need to do always anyway.

I suppose that we could/should standardise this further towards a real keyboard driver for microwindows also.

Maybe have a compatible lightweight integrated keypad/keyboard(irda or simulated) poller to start off with? Is it possible to detect the presence of an IrDA and use that, and switch to the simulated keyboard if none is found? Or does the software have to allow for manual switching?

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Thanks Agoln, Arwin,

If you need any KB testing or feedback I'm happy to help. With the LUA player coming along as it is, to have KB support as well as all the homebrew apps that *could utilize your driver makes this KB appear to have some value and function.

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Update, V.02 HERE
*NEW IN THIS VERSION*
Save your data by pressing O
Load your saved data by pressing /\
Added Numlock.
Added Caps Lock.
Added Shift Lock (yes, lock, have to toggle it).
Added Numbers.
Added both Shift's and Both Space Bars
Cleaned up my code a bit.
Removed the running of config and supplied the config file. Although in kbInit.h if you uncomment the #define of CONFIGURE then you will configure your keyboard.

*TODO*
Find a better way to flip the screen (The way in source is slow and buggy)
Add more support for other keyboards.
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ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Agoln, does the config eboot from V. 01 have any functionality with this release? Does the # Define allow for configuration using V.01 config? Can you provide an Eboot with the # Define set so l cantest my adesso KB?

I get two keyboard icons plus the corrupt but only have the two KB folders that you provided. Only one of them interacts but they both force Battery removal to quit.

Glad that you've continued on this.

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Agoln,

Thx for the file. Works exactly as your configuration did before.

The issue regarding the overlapping keypress causing your app to register the a button for a,b,c,d, and e remains tho. Looking at the .c file you provide, is it possible to add a line of code to pause the loop before it breaks out?

Agoln · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 326 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

Pausing wouldn't be an option, because it's like standard input and get(). Say your key throws 4 signals. Even if I pause for a second, the next time I try and get a key, the other 3 from your press will still be in the queue. What needs to be done is that I make a keypress more than just one value, it needs to be an array of values. Another way is depending on what values are thrown, I could just get the first value, then throw out all the other's... if the first one is unique enough.

I will prolly send you something to get me some more data sometime next week that will help me out.
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ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Thx Agoln - I'll look fwd to that next week. Cheers 'til then.

Noobacide · Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 4

I've ported this driver: keyboard-symbian
and have it integrated into pvnc, but have no way to test yet. If I don't manage to release pvnc soon I'll try to atleast release the keyboard drivers to help other people out. Just so you know, the pocketop keyboard doesnt use propper IRDA framing, and the think inside (and probably others) do.
edit: (which is why they have more than one byte being sent)

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Sirwhizz · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 16 Location: Melbourne, FL

ironlung · Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 13

Agoln? You still out there?

ir kb bump

Dr. Vegetable · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:

I just noticed this thread (finally figuring out how to use Forum Search effectively) and thought I'd add a link to this other thread which also relates to IR keyboard support. In fact, there is some discussion about the Adesso keyboard there, where some clues about its bizarre communication protocol are emerging.

Anyway, I'm glad I found this thread, because I would like to add support for my Belkin IR keyboard into a standard keyboard library. Did anything ever come of the idea to add IR keyboard support into p-sprint?

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

spinzuer · Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

Hello all,

I came across this information for getting the IR keyboard to work with the PSP when I was looking for the real drivers for the exact keyboard I have had for a few years. I decided to try it out on the PSP but I seem to be missing something...

Whenever I load the drivers (ie folders and the .dat file) onto the PSP they transfer fine but when I go to load them from the "Games" off my data stick I get errors. The 1st thing I encounter is this, it shows 2 programs, the KB one and another that just says it's corrupted. Now when I try to run the KB one it says it cannot load, the data was corrupted.

Has anyone run into this? Am I missing something? I have the 2.00 Update for the PSP, is that a problem?

Thanks for any help you might be able to give me!

weltall · Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 310

yes that's a problem to do in that way. you must use the eboot loader by fanjita to make applications work

neocerberus · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

greetings!
*newbie moment* forgot to read the directions - sorry :)

Arwin · Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 426

What would be nice for development is getting a IR-usb device for PC, and then be able to emulate IR keyboards ...

neocerberus · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 2

as picky as the ir port is in recieving a signal I'm glad it finaly has a use :)