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Neil Riley wrote:
> Hi Bob.
>
> I shall be in a position to take the Aurora apart and have a look at
> its
> innards tomorrow, will look into whats necessary to connect a ps2
> keyboard, either a dedicated one or the one being shared from the KVM
> switch. I don't recall a seeing any way of connecting a PC keyboard to
>
> the SuperHermes but again, i will verify tomorrow and see what Tony
> can do about that.
>
> It would appear that the KVM currently draws it's power from the PC
> ( via the screen cable from PC to KVM) although the Aurora doesn't
> appear
> to power the KVM so i guess the SHermes doesn't push power down the
> cable....
Of course it does - to power the keyboard it expects at the end. ALl
keyboard sockets *have* to do this.
this is a problem as when the KVM checks for the Aurora, it
> automatically switches back to the PC, i.e. there is no manual
> override.
Maybe it needs a working mouse connection too?
... or maybe it is especting some handshake from the 'PC' when it is
connected to Aurora and doesn't get the expected response.
>
> I guess, assuming i know how, I could feed power from the Aurora's
> power line
> ( +5V ) to the correct connector pin and if this pin is currently bare
> there
> shouldn't be an issue. If this pin is already occupied then I wonder
> what the
> consequences would be !?
>
> As usual, more questions that answers
Tony
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