PicoMite VGA - USB to PS2 Keyboard Adapter


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ebbandflow

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Posted: 02:24am 18 Feb 2024      

  LeoNicolas said  This is probably a dumb question; I'm not a hardware guy.

Can I add a small resistor in series to bring down the voltage to save levels?


No, I don't believe so but the github for the ps2x2pico here https://github.com/No0ne/ps2x2pico shows how to solder a little level shifter board directly to a pico. I have built and used the circuit described in the GITHUB and it works well.

If you're not using a level shifting circuit on the picomite VGA side, then level shifting is not required and I have had success with the ps2x2pico firmware and this circuit:


Edited 2024-02-18 12:25 by ebbandflow