input-lk201

Name

input-lk201 -- LK201/LK401 keyboard input

Synopsis

input-lk201 : [ file]

Description

The lk201 and lk401 devices are keyboards made by Digital Equipment Corporation for some of there older micro computer systems and terminals.

They connect via a 4 pin RJ connector, which carries 11.8V (+/- 6%), GND, and two bidirectional async RS423 (RS232 Compatible) serial lines, which are Receive and Transmit. For the pin diagram, please consult inputs.txt.

Options

file

Specifies the serial port device to use (e.g. /dev/ttyS1). If this argument is not specified as part of the input's arguments, then the device named in the environment variable GII_LK201_OPTIONS is used.

Environment variables

GII_LK201_OPTIONS

File name of serial port.

Features

Generates evKey* events.