Catweasel MK3 keyboard driver for OpenPCI

[platon42]

If you've got a Catweasel and want to connect an Amiga keyboard to it, e.g. to use it with your Pegasos,  you can download a driver here.

This is the first public release and the work is based on a framework by Krille. Need some feedback on it, so please report, if it works.

[platon42]

[Edit: No longer relevant]

[KennyR]

Ah, Chris, please don't get angry like that. I'm sure the AO moderators were only trying to find balance after being accused of "Pegasos bias" by certain people. What they probably thought is, that since openpci is (more or less) system independent, the 68k driver might well just work on an A1 on OS4 if openpci supports it in the future.

Unless you decide otherwise, of course...and that is your right, since it's your software.

[platon42]

Dear Kenny,

[Edit: No longer relevant]

I believe amiga.org is one of the most balanced news sites, no matter what some other people say.

[Jupp3]

So... Does it work also on PC's?

How about Classic Amigas? :-)

[platon42]

Maybe it works under *mithlon, yes. And if somebody on a classic amiga wants to connect a second keyboard and has a catweazle and a PCI board, that's supported by OpenPCI (GRex, Prometheus, unfortunately NOT Mediator), it should work there aswell. That's why the 68k binary is also included.

[Jupp3]

So then... Why didn't the moderator add those systems to the news item?

[Kees]

I'm sorry, i have changed the post. :-)

[KennyR]

Uh...damn. What a time to realise my a4k keyboard isn't what it seems to be but is an a4kT or a3k one and won't fit the catweasel. I've only owned the thing six years. :-P

[redrumloa]

@KennyR

AT-> PS2 adatpter

[Damion]

This is cool! I've got a new 4000 keyboard
stashed away somewhere...perhaps I'll use it
with my Peg2. Thanks platon42!

[KennyR]

Thanks Red.

[KennyR]

Oh, and cheers to platon42! :pint: Now openpci lacks only one more driver for the catweasel - the SID chip.

And actually I was working on that a while ago...but as soon as I got into 6510 emulation in c++ I had to admit defeat. :-(

[Jose]

I think UBoot supports the Catweasel, IIRC, so no need for drivers to AOS4.

[KennyR]

Doubtful.