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wraggster
August 28th, 2007, 15:01
Art (http://www.freewebs.com/defxev/) who only a few days ago released his Heart Monitor for the PSP is back with a new release, heres the details:


Hi Guys, Here is a DIY Keypad project for homebrew developers. This is another first as far as I am aware

Note I said 'keypad' because it's a 12 key numeric type with a shift key to provide a total of 24 possible functions. I did it this way because I wrote the firmware driver to support it years ago, and it only required slight modification for use with the PSP's serial port.

Also, the keypad is neat, and I can't imagine any alphanumeric arrangement being as neat if it was knocked up at home.

I could recompile the firmware file for a 16F628 to use internal clock at a later stage. This would make the circuit a little simpler since the crystal and two caps would then be redundant.

I may or may not update this project depending on takeup/feedback. At the moment I personaly don't have any use for it that warrants crap hanging off my PSP, but with all the talk... well here it is....
Art.

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Yungblaqs
August 28th, 2007, 16:20
Yo man go for it there have in the past been some mods that were just a waste of time!!

But I feel that this would defo' be a cool mod, you never know you might be able to work out how to get a whole keyboard working from this "blueprint"....

Go for it man!!!!!

cDub
August 28th, 2007, 20:47
To be honest, i know nothing about wiring or hardware or any of that stuff, but keep goin.
Any homebrew is good homebrew.

Oh and to anyone feeling adventerous, i think that the x360 thumbpad addon would be sweeeeeeet for the psp.

ab88
August 28th, 2007, 22:54
That thread (http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-development-forum-11/t-homebrew-hardware-keypad-project--41254.html) was over a year old >.<

Don't know why you'd want to when now you can buy a pre made QWERTY keyboard to use with pikey.

Unless it's simply for experimentation of course.

Art
August 29th, 2007, 01:19
Yup, did it some time ago, sorry.
Art.

Cokemusic
August 29th, 2007, 01:49
Well that conludes the thread...lol

jamotto
August 29th, 2007, 06:59
Art '06:rolleyes: