Sun to USB keyboard protocol converter ====================================== Target MCU is ATMega32u2/4 but other USB capable AVR will also work. This converter will work with Sun Type 2-5 Keyboards. Check wiki pages for other information about TMK keyobard firware. https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/wiki Update ------ 2020-04-08 Added unimap support Connector --------- Modern Type 4 and 5 keyboards uses 8Pin mini DIN. ___ ___ / |_| \ / 8 7 6 \ | 5 4 3 | \_ 2 1 _/ \_____/ (receptacle) Wiring: Pin mini DIN MCU ---------------------------------- 1 GND GND 2 GND GND 3 5V 4 RX/TX(Mouse) 5 RX PD3 6 TX PD2 7 GND GND 8 5V VCC Protocol -------- Signal: Asynchronous, Negative logic, 1200baud, No Flow control Frame format: 1-Start bit, 8-Data bits, No-Parity, 1-Stop bit AVR USART engine expects positive logic while Sun keyboard signal is negative. To use AVR UART engine you need external inverter in front of RX and TX pin. Otherwise you can use software serial to communicate the keyboard. This firmware uses software serial by default, so you don't need any inverter. It can be still built with 'make HARDWARE_SERIAL=y' to enable hardware serial if you have inverter. You can use 74LS04 for example. ### Commands From System To Keyboard 0x01 Reset Keyboard responds with following byte sequence: Success: 0xFF 0x04 0x7F Fail: 0x7E 0x01 0x7F 0x02 Bell On 0x03 Bell Off 0x0A Click On 0x0B Click Off 0x0E LED followed by LED status byte: bit: 3 2 1 0 LED: CapsLk ScrLk Compose NumLk 0x0F Layout Keyboard responds with 'Layout Response' 0xFE 0xXX ### Commands From Keyboard To System 0x7F Idle means no keys pressed. 0xFE Layout Response 0xFF Reset Response(followed by 0x04) ### Reference - http://kentie.net/article/sunkbd/page2.htm - http://kentie.net/article/sunkbd/KBD.pdf Build Firmware -------------- For TMK converter with ATmega32U2 just run `make` to build firmware hex file. For other DIY converters with ATmega32U4 like Teensy2 or Pro Micro use `make -f Makefile.atmega32u4` instead of `make`. $ cd sun_usb $ make Then, load the hex file into MCU with your favorite programmer. If you have `dfu-programmer` installed you can use `make dfu`. $ make dfu Keyboard Control ---------------- You can send Sun protocol commands with TMK `Magic` key combo. By default `Magic` key is `LShift` + `RShift`, `LAlt` + `RAlt' or `LMeta` + `RMeta`. https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard#magic-commands Following Sun specific commands are available. For example, to send 'Bell On' you can press `LShift` + `RShift` + `Up` keys simultaneously. ``` ----- Sun converter Help ----- Up: Bell On Down: Bell Off Left: Click On Right: Click Off PgUp: LED all On PgDown: LED all On Insert: Layout Delete: Reset ``` Tested on --------- ### Type 3 http://blog.daveastels.com.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2014/12/27/type-3-keyboard.html ### CTCSP SHORT TYPE KEYBOARD(Type 5) http://imgur.com/a/QIv6p