Keyboard - Gp2x

[bigfreddiel]

can a keyboard be attached to a gp2x?

 

[Bongo]

i dont think so yet no modification has been made for a hardware item such as a keyboard yet

but i may be wrong so someone correct me if i am

but there is a virtual keyboard

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showt...l=gp2x+keyboard

 

[Ravnos]

You can probably use a USB keyboard when the breakout box becomes available but I don't know how many apps will support a keyboard.

 

[deadlychicken22]

yes, you can use a keyboard, but I don't know if any programs support them yet . . . not many people have their break-out-boxes yet

 

[DBH]

can't you just plug a USB keyboard into the GP2X USB port and use it with the office style apps?

 

[thelamer]

It should work with that new GPE App no problem .

 

[nickspoon]

can't you just plug it a USB keyboard into the GP2X USB port and use it with the office style apps?

No.

 

[God Ginrai]

can't you just plug it a USB keyboard into the GP2X USB port and use it with the office style apps?

The USB port is not powered, and there are no office-style apps aside from the word processor in the new GPE. That doesn't count as plural tho'

 

[Winterkid]

Would there be a way to power the keyboard on it's own, like a small USB keyboard modified to take a 9-Volt battery or some AAA's (4.5 or 6 volts?) to hook up to the usb port? Or draw a bit of power from the EXT port for a keyboard somehow?

 

[Shikaku]

If you have anything that works like a BOB, all things that do not require a high amount of power (like a hard drive for instance) will work, including USB controllers, flash drives, mice, keyboards, etc. The real problem is programs and drivers that support it.

 

[rooster]

here's a list of exciting peripherals you CAN add to your GP2X at present:

 

[Shikaku]

here's a list of exciting peripherals you CAN add to your GP2X at present:

TV-Out adapter
DC Adapter
SD cards
Headphones
Joystick Cap
USB connector
Developers Break-out-Box

 

[Loubear]

Hdds ...don't use alot of electricity? WHAT?

 

[lucoxade]

here's a list of exciting peripherals you CAN add to your GP2X at present:

You missed off power supply from your list. (Headphones arn't exciting because you can't get electric shocks from them)

The built in USB port is not a host port, meaning that it must be used to connect to a real host such as a PC. The GP2X will then appear on your PC as an external peripheral the same way a digital camera or MP3 player would.

The GP2X does have an EXT. connector (on the bottom) which can be used with the appropiate adapter to add USB host ports to the GP2X which can then be used for plugging a USB keyboard/mouse/etc.. into. Believe it or not, this is actually a bit exciting.

 

[DBH]

where exactly would you get hold of a EXT to USB cable etc then? nothing completely fancy like a BoB but just a simple cable? *attempts a google search*

hmm damn seems like its a custom DIY job lol

 

[Yono]

Hdds ...don't use alot of electricity? WHAT?

I think that was an example of something that DOES use a high amount of power. The OTHERS were examples of things that use a low amount of power.

 

[dateno1]

BUT NK develope gp2x's keyboard (include USB HOST and RTC) (it used MYKEE)

http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/1149925887/mykee.jpg

http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/usbport.jpg

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1168

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1169

this is MYKEE
http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1046

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1047



http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/mykee_rs.png
http://gp2mania.com/bbs/view.php?id=hard&no=11

 

[God Ginrai]

BUT NK develope gp2x's keyboard (include USB HOST and RTC) (it used MYKEE)

http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/1149925887/mykee.jpg

http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/usbport.jpg

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1168

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1169

this is MYKEE
http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1046

http://gpain.com/gp/skins/bbs/FileDownload...=6&FileNum=1047



http://gp2mania.com/bbs/data/hard/mykee_rs.png
http://gp2mania.com/bbs/view.php?id=hard&no=11

If you could explain that a little further for those of us who don't know the language, it'd be greatly appreciated. This looks very interesting and I'd like to know more. ^_^

 

[Winterkid]

Actually I was myself wondering where/how to get that, honestly. My bank card is twitching.

I think it says it has a realtime clock. I see RTC among all the ???s

 

[torpor]

With cables like this you can connect whatever USB device you want ..