At work, I have an Easy button that sends two scroll lock taps like a USB keyboard to control an IOGear USB KVM switch.
At home, I have a a PS/2 KVM switch between my old Linux box and my VGA-input-having TV, and I'm thinking something different.
Honestly, I mostly use it when I have to repair one of the old PCs in the household, so I don't switch often, but I am finding it useful.
I saw an Adafruit video where they make an adapter to get an old NeXT keyboard to talk USB. I also learned how to talk to an Arduino via serial for Cheerlights. I'm thinking that I could put it together so that 1) it sends the scroll lock signal when restarted, and 2) it also sends it when sent a signal from the PC, which I could do via a Perl program.
The hardest part is figuring out how to talk PS/2.
At home, I have a a PS/2 KVM switch between my old Linux box and my VGA-input-having TV, and I'm thinking something different.
Honestly, I mostly use it when I have to repair one of the old PCs in the household, so I don't switch often, but I am finding it useful.
I saw an Adafruit video where they make an adapter to get an old NeXT keyboard to talk USB. I also learned how to talk to an Arduino via serial for Cheerlights. I'm thinking that I could put it together so that 1) it sends the scroll lock signal when restarted, and 2) it also sends it when sent a signal from the PC, which I could do via a Perl program.
The hardest part is figuring out how to talk PS/2.
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