On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 at 09:42:09, Phoebus Dokos wrote:
(ref: <LKYTVUNMKI963X1Z96FBPLTNTQCBPLD0.3ddcf0c1@quantumcentral>)
>>>>Mitchel can make a PS/2 mouse work with a superHermes Lite but that is a
>>>>direct wiring. Most converters just do not work.
>>>
>>>I am not sure what you meant exactly by that... If Keith has adapted a
>>>PS/2 only mouse
>>>directly on the superHermes I would like to talk to him to exchange
>>>designs (And Tony I
>>>would expect!)
>>I know about this - it uses the 'spare' port and the 5v/gnd and I/O
>>lines there.
>
>
>Well it won't work unless he gets a clock from somewhere....
>(Unless he's using one of the I/O lines as a clock -but I doubt it is
>electrically compatible
>to begin with with that-)
It should be - but it would be easy to fit an external oscillator as
there is a spare line. I must look up the specs.
Mind you the I/O line is TTL so surely that is OK if the clock can be
software derived. Can it work asynchronously?
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