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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: jonssonj on December 09, 2024, 11:37:01 PM

Title: lyra3tool
Post by: jonssonj on December 09, 2024, 11:37:01 PM

Hello!

I have the Lyra 3 keyboard adapter from Individual computer and then I have the USB4VC USB to ps2 converter from USB4VC.com. I have connected the "newly" manufactured Amiga USB Keyboard to the USB4VC that is connected to the lyra 3 adapter.

I don't know if the USB4VC USB to ps2 converter has anything to do with my problem or if it is only the lyra3 that is in play here.

The problem I have is that my
"RIGHT_CONTROL"  on the Amiga keyboard seems to be "RIGHT_ALT"
"RIGHT_ALT" seems to be "RIGHT_AMIGA"
"LEFT_ALT" seems to be "LEFT_AMIGA"

The right Amiga key does not seem to respond to anything and the same with the right menu key.

I have tried to use the lyra3tool from aminet, but because of my seemingly dead "Right Amiga key" I can't get this to work.

Anyone have any ideas?

BR
Jörgen

Title: Re: lyra3tool
Post by: Boing-ball on December 10, 2024, 05:34:39 PM

Have you just tried a plain old USB to PS/2 converter? I.e something that you can get for a couple of euros from EBay? I have used a few of these with keyboard connectors such as the Elbox PC1200 and PC600 interfaces as well as others like the Lyra. I have not experience any of the issues you have described.

Basically this with a normal PC keyboard:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115468116144?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8g9y-N1VTfi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=udhysnkvtsy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Title: Re: lyra3tool
Post by: F0LLETT on December 11, 2024, 09:04:00 AM

I would also try the ESM first. Check if every key is working with lyra connected.

Title: Re: lyra3tool
Post by: BozzerBigD on December 12, 2024, 11:34:47 AM

I'd stick to PS/2 keyboards myself.

Title: Re: lyra3tool
Post by: F0LLETT on December 12, 2024, 12:00:26 PM

Quote from: BozzerBigD on December 12, 2024, 11:34:47 AM

I'd stick to PS/2 keyboards myself.

Problem with that, is PS/2 is being phased out.

Title: Re: lyra3tool
Post by: jonssonj on December 12, 2024, 02:15:14 PM

Hello!

it will not work with a plain USB to PS/2 converter, because the keyboard itself must have built in ps/2 protocol and the amiga keyboard is a plain USB protocol keyboard.

I can live with switching the physical ALT keys to the Amiga keys. the layout of a real Amiga keyboard is that way anyway.

What is harder to live with is to then have a Right ALT key and a Right Menu key that is dead keys and then the right Control key as right ALT.