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How to connect USB keyboard to a device that has PS/2 connector?

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Anyone knows how to connect USB keyboard to a device that has PS/2 connector. It is not PC computer and simple adaptors do not work.
Maybe there is simple converter that will convert D+/D- inot Clock/Data? :?:
 

convert usb keyboard to ps2

same question here, any ideea?!

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Maybe there is simple converter that will convert D+/D- inot Clock/Data?
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No, not only hardware level voltage converter, USB is full of software protocol device!

There two kind of USB equipment,
1. USB host, ie computer
2. USB (slave) device, ie keyboard; mouse; printer etc
Each kind has different protocol, and protocol for USB host is more complicated than USB device!

to connect USB keyboard to a device that has PS/2 connector
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A USB keyboard connect to your device, it mean your device will replace a computer and act as a USB Host! It is really not a simple project.

For more information about USB Primier, please take a look at :
USB in a NutShell
Making sense of the USB standard
https://www.beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb1.htm

.. and more https://www.beyondlogic.org/
 
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to connect usb keyboard to ps2 computer

Can we interface usb keyboard with Microcontrollers speciall PIC microcontroller having usb interfacing capability. like pic18f4550 or pic18f2550,

an early reply is required soon

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Can we interface usb keyboard with Microcontrollers speciall PIC microcontroller having usb interfacing capability. like pic18f4550 or pic18f2550,
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USB Keyboard is a USB (slave) Device, it must be connected to a USB Host.
Please check the datasheet of pic18f4550 or pic18f2550, are their USB Interface Module ready for USB Host?
 
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how to convert usb protocol to ps2 protocol

budhy said:
to connect USB keyboard to a device that has PS/2 connector
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A USB keyboard connect to your device, it mean your device will replace a computer and act as a USB Host! It is really not a simple project.
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Well the USB keyboard I am using is connected to the PC through USB to PS/2 Converter, in this case I don't think that PC even knows whether the actual keyboard is USB type or PS/2 type and I strongly feel that PC is not doing anything related to USB to access this keyboard. The converter I am talking about is something like this https://sewelldirect.com/PS2toUSB.asp. You can get converter which is exactly opposite of this which will allow you to connect PS/2 keyboard to USB port.

Maybe there is simple converter that will convert D+/D- inot Clock/Data?
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I agree with you.
 
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