Hello to all.
I am curious to what lengths i have to go to to create a small three way KM (keyboard and mouse) switch for my small workstation??
I just need to free up desk space from the area three keyboards and mice take up, and hopefully find a way to accomplish this task without programing a chip or creating a whole dedicated PCB (Not quite sure if this is even the right site to ask about this)
I am willing for soldering, as to be assumed by the nature of the project. and i understand that the absence of a PCB will mean that i will have a minor birds nest of wires once it is done, and thank god i am not trying for video switching.
I do have one of those nifty usb tools that provide four ports from one i could scrap for this. (i will assume this is called a usb hub)
My basic idea is to have my keyboard and mouse plugged into the usb hub and switch that, in basics, yes?? because i am not worried about the computers thinking there is no keyboard at boot or which not.
Plus doing this would also allow me to plug in a bar code scanner into a third port of the usb hub, and possibly another usb input device
My only worry is the delay that might take place in the computer realizing the new hardware is in place before being able to use it (even though it is only like, a single second)
If anyone knows anything about how i can do this, please let me know, even if it is a link to another site, or forum. Thanks. And i am always willing to learn something new about electronics.
