From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 28 12:37:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53EBA16A4CE for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:37:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.intradyn.com (ip67-95-33-115.z33-95-67.customer.algx.net [67.95.33.115]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3F1743D31 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:37:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hmiller@intradyn.com) Received: from gamma (124-240-168-192.hq.intradyn.com [192.168.240.124] (may be forged)) by mail.intradyn.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i9SCbUer001197; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:37:30 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from hmiller@intradyn.com) Message-ID: <200410280738430499.04D4CA01@mail.intradyn.com> In-Reply-To: <4E678154-285C-11D9-8646-000A95CEE8B4@bomar.us> References: <4E678154-285C-11D9-8646-000A95CEE8B4@bomar.us> X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.30.00.00 (4) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:38:43 -0500 From: "Henry Miller" To: "Bob Bomar" , questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: Need some ideas X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:37:32 -0000 On 10/27/2004 at 16:08 Bob Bomar wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I am building a machine that connects to my stereo, to play mp3's, and >does some other stuff. I am looking a way to add a keypad for >fast forward/rewind/stop/play/pause/next/prev, etc. I tried hacking a >keyboard, but I didnt get too far. The one serial port on the machine >is taken, >so it needs to be parallel or USB. > >Anybody have any ideas? Several. I'd start with http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm which is a more general how-to site, but has a bunch of stuff that might be of interest. In particular lookup their interfaces link, which is the most customize able solution. Very do it yourself, but that means you can put exactly the buttons you want on. I you haven't looked at this link beware, there are some examples that just might inspire you to toss everything out so far and start over again. You can also search google for numeric keypad. Don't forget to search froogle as well.