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Offline Sam8888

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PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« on: October 24, 2015, 01:27:40 pm »
I added the 4 pins that needed to use the PS2 keyboard, and plugged in the PS2 connector. When the ECU boots up, the keyboard's led's blink once, after that, i can change the LCD pages with the arrows, but can't enter to the menu. When i start to type something, on the LCD i can't see (it remains on the page it was before) Am i doing wrong something?

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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2015, 03:00:58 pm »
And also i found out that the writeup for the din6 pinout here:
http://www.vems.hu/files/Manual/HTML/ch03s02.html
and here:
http://www.vems.hu/files/MembersPage/RichardBarrington/manual.pdf
is not right.

It say's "Pin 03 - Data to DIN 6 Pin 3" but it should be DIN 6 Pin 1, like it' mentioned here:
http://megasquirtavr.sourceforge.net/manual/Detailed.Central.Keyboard.html#Install

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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 10:00:00 am »
Nobody using the PS2 interface for tune?  :o

I should just type in the command Man, and then the tune menu should appear on the LCD right?

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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2015, 07:09:12 pm »
I haven't heard of anybody trying to use a keyboard in around 8 years.
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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2015, 06:06:28 pm »
I just want to use it for backup. For example if i go somewhere and want to modify something, it'd be nice just plug in a keyboard, then do it...

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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 09:55:52 am »
I carry a 10" notebook for that very reason. Cheap as chips and much more useful and stows nicely under the passenger seat.  I binned off the LCD for the round gauge.

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Re: PS2 Keyboard use with VEMS
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2015, 03:28:23 pm »
I know it's not as cheap as a PS2 keyboard, but I carry one of these with me if I don't have a laptop at the ready.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KK8S1IU

I need to find a decent way to stabilize things so I can make a reasonable quality video of how it operates. Runs the full vemstune, not the android version, so any settings can be changed. I use the bluetooth adapter on the ECUs after the car is tuned, so I just use Bluetooth to connect, but this has USB on the go, so you should be able to use a usb to serial cable too.
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