Two keyboards

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>----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>Van
: Julian Elischer [mailto:julian at elischer.org]
>Verzonden
: zondag
, januari
 23, 2005 06:00 AM
>Aan
: 'Bram Van Steenlandt'
>CC
: freebsd-hackers at freebsd.org
>Onderwerp
: Re: Two keyboards
>
>Bram Van Steenlandt wrote:
>> Julian Elischer wrote:
>> 
>>>
>>>
>>> Brooks Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 10:46:21AM +0100, Bram Van Steenlandt wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> For a pos system I am working on I need support for two keyboards 
>>>>> (actually one keyboard(ps/2) and one scanner(usb)).
>>>>
>>>>
>> I call the scanner a keyboard because that is the way it acts when you 
>> connect it
>> 
>
>then the ukbd driver should handle it.. have you tried it?
Do you mean I can use a different driver. now when I connect it it works but I can't type anymore.

When I remove the scanner I can type again




>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read a previous post and there it was supposed that one should 
>>>>> write a driver to accomplish this.
>>>>> I am not a C programmer and know far to little from FreeBSD to 
>>>>> accomplish this.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I ask you, Isn't there a much easier way (other operating systems 
>>>>> seem to have no problem with this)?
>>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Other OSes have the intrastructure to support multiple keyboards.  We
>>>> don't have one piece of that, the many to one keyboard mux.
>>>>
>>>
>>> But that's probably not what he wants..
>>> He probably doesn't want data from the scanner (bar code?) intermixed 
>>> randomly
>>> with the data from the keyboard..
>>>
>>> He just needs to read the device separatly.
>> 
>> 
>> Not really because it always has to be possible to type a code manually 
>> I've programmed it so that barcode must always start with F2 and end 
>> with RETURN
>> 
>> Scanners can be programmed to give this kind of header and terminator.
>> 
>> So I don't mind if it comes in all together, It would be nice if I can 
>> know wich device gives the data but not absolutely needed.
>> 
>> For the moment the scanner is attached on ps/2 with a passtrough cable 
>> to the keyboard, this works ok but shift and more of those things tend 
>> to be a problem.
>> Also I must adjust the send speed of the scanner because it might 
>> otherwise happen that the computer doesn't get the intire code.
>> 
>> Also we use a lot of macs and (no ps/2) I would like it if the scanners 
>> are usable on freebsd and mac.
>> 
>> I'm no expert but can't someone port the macos x driver for this (darwin 
>> is open source and it is also a BSD) ??
>> 
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