First post, by cyberluke
Hi, I browse whole internet and read a lot of old threads here. There is no active USB to PS/2 adapter in 2021 available anymore, not even on E-Bay.
I need this USB HID Keyboard Active Adapter to PC/AT DIN (or at least PS/2).
I want connect AJazz K510 keyboard to PC/AT 486DX2 66Mhz. The keyboard probably acts as USB HID and has RGB light support, so it needs 5V USB power.
My approach would be to take MBED Arduino compatible board with USB Host and add PC/AT DIN connector on a breadboard. Then write some software. But I have currently two jobs, so I'm very busy. I would rather make money with my job and pay someone to do something like that. Additional USB mouse to serial com support would be nice, but not required.
Original Startech active usb to ps/2 did cost $50.
My budget for this project is $200. It would support this retro gaming community and also I don't need to buy and store old keyboards, which is not cost effective.
Can someone make it or does someone know if there is some solution? For example some ATEN KVM with additional PS/2 to DIN adapter?
It has been many years and nobody did address this yet, so I'm willing to pay for the development and release it as opensource....because life is short 😉