But [Damcave] didn’t want to mess with the hardware. Instead he connected the Arduino via the PS/2 connector and used software to translate the data. The encryption format has long been know so ...

There’s an Arduino, the SPI SRAM, some transistors for TV video output, and a PS/2 connector for the keyboard. That’s it, really. It’s easily built on a breadboard in a few minutes if you ...

Companies trying to make the hobby more accessible, like Adafruit, SparkFun, and Seeed Studio, have each developed their own quick connectors to reduce the need for soldering. Arduino’s new Plug ...

[pins 1,3,5,7,9 are on left, and 2,4,6,8, are on right of header.]<BR><BR>since the connector for the ps/2 port i got was inline, i cut it with a razor through the slot that had no wire in it ...

After screaming in agonized frustration, I would then calmly explain to the students that they bent the pins in the PS/2 connector, rendering the keyboard into a lifeless mass of cheap plastic.