Any way to capture keystrokes from a usb keyboard on an RT box?

[InfiniteNothing]

I have a motor connected to an RT box through the RS232 port and I want to be able to step it with a USB keyboard attached to it. Is this possible?

[MikeS81]

Hi InfiniteN…,

i think it's possible if you have a keyborad driver for your RT box. If your RT box has a n Ethernet connection to another pc, then you can send TCP/IP packages and control your motor from there.

Hope it helps.

Mike

[InfiniteNothing]

Yes, the latter option (TCP/IP) would certainly work but that would involve purchasing another computer.

Please explain the RT driver option.

I was also considering a USB RAW through visa possibility.

[InfiniteNothing]

Thread bump. Should I assume it is not possible to capture keystrokes from a USB keyboard directly attached to the RT box?

[TCPlomp]

Maybe they are quite hard to find but a serial keyboard would be much easier

But I don't know the USB support in Visa for RT, maybe you can get the raw USB stream and read it from there.

Ton

Message Edited by TonP on 12-19-2008 07:29 PM

[InfiniteNothing]

I need the serial port for sending motor comands 

[Smootastic]

Hi InfiniteNothing,

Right now, the USB port can only be used for storage.  Unless your RT box has an additional serial port, you will be unable to use the keyboard.  Again, developing a host VI to control the motor is your best bet even though that requires a second pc.  For applications such as yours, filing product suggestions here (http://digital.ni.com/applications/psc.nsf/default?OpenForm) will ensure that future versions can support these features.