>BTW, I made a list of every keycode on this keyboard. This>takes a few hours to generate, but is the same for all>keyboards of the same make and model. It is a Gateway keyboard>with built in 2-port HUB. If anyone is interested in having>this keypress list, let me know and I'll be happy to post/send>them.>>Robert@ robertI used a faster solution. Use Keyscan. This program tels you which button is pressed. It even can see when more then one button is pushed.Following the lines on the keyboard layout belongs to the past with this.I also used it for testing the fmc board. I finally tracked down the wrong connections ( 3 ) and now it works flawlessly. @ jimYou talk about the 5 inch p/n 205/400.Can you tell me were to buy it (e store)Norbert

>@ robert>>I used a faster solution. Use Keyscan. This program tels you>which button is pressed. It even can see when more then one>button is pushed.>Following the lines on the keyboard layout belongs to the past>with this.Really? I am speaking of the "port combinations" not the ASCII codes. Are we talking about the same thing?I also use a keyboard scanner (F12 in Pro MFD) to get the ASCII codes for any keypress or combination. But let's say you want to wire a button to the letter "a" on the keyboard card. There aren't any programs that will tell you that it uses the 12th pin on the long keyboard slot and the 3rd pin on the short keyboard slot... or are there?Very glad to hear your keypad is now working well! I understand your joy :*-)Robert

Jim, That GPS is fantastic! Are you going to add a frame?Robertwww.777Project.cjb.net

>> Congratulations on what looks to be truely a great piece of work Thx bro! I feel like a parent giving up his son for adoption. You will forever be known by the CDU as "new dad" >> (and becoming a decent photog to boot)!. Aahhh... so that's what that macro button does on the camera !! Damn throw away cameras have too many features!>> You must have the patience of a saint.[Reply] :*-) Thx! Actually I just have a boss that's been out of town for two weeks! Consider this CDU sponsored.. LOL! You can't imagine the oohhh's and aahhh's I get walking around with this thing at a petroleum company!Robertwww.777Project.cjb.net

>>Really? I am speaking of the "port combinations" not the ASCII>codes. Are we talking about the same thing?>>I also use a keyboard scanner (F12 in Pro MFD) to get the>ASCII codes for any keypress or combination. But let's say you>want to wire a button to the letter "a" on the keyboard card.>There aren't any programs that will tell you that it uses the>12th pin on the long keyboard slot and the 3rd pin on the>short keyboard slot... or are there?>>Very glad to hear your keypad is now working well! I>understand your joy :*-)>>RobertNo it does not give ascii codes. When you start the program, you see a keyboardlayout on the monitor. Then I took a wire and connected the 15 lines on the one side with the 9 on the other side. When I connected line 1 (left side) with line 1 on the right side of the keyboardcard, the F6 was highlighted on the screen. I did that with all the combinations there were and wrote everything down. On that paper I saw that several lines were just double and not needed.In any case this was faster and with less mistakes than the first time that I hacked a keyboard and had to follow all the tiny lines.When anybody can not find the prog on the internet just mail me and I will send it to you.Norbert

Ahh yes... you are correct. That is basically the same thing I am speaking of. But instead of giving you the ASCII code, it shows you graphically what key it is. I would like to have a copy of that one if you don't mind :-)What I was speaking of initially though is having to bridge port 1s and 1l.. then see what you get. Then 1s and 2l and see what you get, etc. There are more than 150 combinations to determine, and that still takes time. That's the list I have put together. It's the final list that tells you what every port combination produces. That way you can start wiring immediately.The program you have is certainly helpful, but it still requires you to sit there with a jumper wire and figure out every port combination. I have attached the list so you can see what I mean.I found this keyboard on eBay, but I think the seller got banned... And is it just me or are alot of sellers on eBay getting bad! I've had problems with almost every auction for the past month or two :-([strong]Gateway Keycode Definitions[/strong]http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/30660.txtThis looks identical to the keyboard I used. The one I have has a strange model number on it though, so I can't compare them to see whether it is the same one.[strong]Gateway Keyboard on EBay[/strong]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=33965Also keep in mind, when you scan for ASCII codes, you can use "EXTRA" keys. There are a few combinations that don't correspond to any useful outputs in Windows (and may not even be on the keyboard's keypad), but they still produce ASCII codes.Robertwww.777Project.cjb.net

Petroleum company??? CVX by any chance?Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

Duke Energy actually! I'm a Cost Estimator there... work loads vary wildly. Some days there aren't enough hours, and some days there are way too many .Robert

Robert,I worked in the oil patch for some time: Gulf, Chevron, ChevronTexaco. Finally decided to take the money and run when ChevTex started shedding employees. Been out on my own for over a year now (and haven't made a dime yet). Thought we might have had an employer in common.Mikewww.mikesflightdeck.com

Nobert, go their website, www.partsexpress.com & click mobile video & click Lcd monitors, scroll down to the 5", p/n 205-400. Just checked their site & they have them in stock.Jim

Yeah. I just got the bezels form the engraver. I'll post a picture. The neat thing is that I can run the GNS 530 on it or the GNS 500. I have a few bugs to work out with the 530. I have some problems with it & FS9. But the 500 runs great.Thanks for the complement.Jim

Hi Robert.I was a cost estimator for Boeing for 25 years. Actually the last 10, I did the investment analysis for the Lean Manufacturing Teams. Remember the NES? I got my CPE in 1985. Anyway, nice to meet a fellow Cost Estimator.Jim

>Yeah. I just got the bezels form the engraver. I'll post a>picture. The neat thing is that I can run the GNS 530 on it or>the GNS 500. I have a few bugs to work out with the 530. I>have some problems with it & FS9. But the 500 runs great.>>Thanks for the complement.>>JimDo you have a solution to hide the GPS frame from the screen? I was thinking one solution would be (if those still exist) the drivers of some videocards allow "virtual desktop" that is larger than the actual monitor resolution, so you can scroll the view. So then you could have the GPS panel window larger than your LCD and just resize it so that the GPS "LCD" part is the size of your LCD and then pan the desktop so it aligns. But it sounds like a pain to do it every time though..Are there other ways? I heard TVTool did something but I dont really do stuff in Windows other than FS so I dont follow all those things..Tuomas

Robert, thats very fine work - if you like you can do my FMC

Man that's cool! Sometimes I forget that most sim builders are not engineers .Robertwww.777Project.cjb.net