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converting ps/2 mouse to serial port

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First post, by noshutdown

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i searched the web a bit, with different results that i dunno which is correct. wikipedia says that ps/2 port uses only 4 pins:
1.data
2.unused
3.ground
4.+5v power
5.clock
6.unused
how shall i connect each pin to the serial port? especially, from which pin of serial port can i get +5v power supply?

Reply 1 of 4, by keropi

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Is your mouse a dual protocol one? ps2 and serial?
If yes then just get an adaptor from eBay and don't mess with wires , they are ultra-cheap.
Else it's not that simple: PS/2 to Serial Mouse protocol converter

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Reply 2 of 4, by PeterLI

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Buy a PS/2 mouse. Those are really cheap. Especially in CN.

Reply 3 of 4, by noshutdown

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PeterLI wrote:

Buy a PS/2 mouse. Those are really cheap. Especially in CN.

yeah, i mean, that i want to plug a ps/2 mouse into old boards with only serial ports, not plugging a serial mouse into ps/2 port.

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