news_usb: Change keymap and add README

ramonpoca · Jul 16, 2017 · 28a5c26 · 28a5c26
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diff --git a/converter/news_usb/README.md b/converter/news_usb/README.md
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+Sony NEWS keyboard converter
+============================
+Sony NEWS is a BSD workstation with 68K/MIPS released in 1987 in Japan.
+
+- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_NEWS
+- https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/History/SonyHistory/2-12.html#block3
+
+This converter allows NEWS keyboard to be connected to modern PC via USB. It works with NWP-5461 and NWP-411A.
+
+How DIP switches work is unknown and you may need to turn all switches off with this converter.
+
+Limitations:
+- Speaker/Buzzer is not supported.
+- LEDs on NWP-5461 is not supported.
+
+Pics:
+- http://imgur.com/a/JyMzw
+
+Discussion:
+- https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=25759
+
+
+
+Protocol
+--------
+NEWS keyboard protocol is a usual asynchronous serial communication. You can receive data from the keyboard easily with UART of micro controller.
+
+- TTL level
+- 9600bps
+- 1-start bit
+- 8-data bit
+- non-parity
+- 1-stop bit.
+
+Its scan code is one byte consists of 1-bit release(break) flag at MSB and 7-bit code.
+For example 0x29 is sent when 'a' key is pressed and 0xA9 when released.
+
+   MSB         LSB
+    7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0   bit
+    | | | | | | | |
+    | +-+-+-+-+-+-+-- scan code(00-7F)
+    +---------------- break flag: sets when released
+
+
+Scan Codes
+----------
+### NWP-5461
+
+    ,---.   ,------------------------, ,------------------------. ,---------.                   
+    |Pow|   | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | | F6 | F7 | F8 | F9 | F10| | F11| F12| ,-----------.
+    `---'   `------------------------' `------------------------' `---------' |  *|  /|  +|    
+    ,-------------------------------------------------------------. ,---. ,---------------|
+    |Esc|  1|  2|  3|  4|  5|  6|  7|  8|  9|  0|  -|  =|  \|  BS | |Hlp| |  7|  8|  9|  -|
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |---------------|
+    |Tab  |  Q|  W|  E|  R|  T|  Y|  U|  I|  O|  P|  [|  ]|Del|   | |Ins| |  4|  5|  6|  ,|
+    |---------------------------------------------------------'   | |---| |---------------|
+    |Ctrl  |  A|  S|  D|  F|  G|  H|  J|  K|  L|  ;|  '|  `|Return| |Clr| |  1|  2|  3|   |
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |-----------|Ent|
+    |Shift   |  Z|  X|  C|  V|  B|  N|  M|  ,|  ,|  /|   |Shift   | |PgU| |  0|  .| Up|   |
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |---------------|
+    |Alt  |Gui |Alt |         Space     |          |Gui|App|Ctrl  | |PgD| |Tab|Lef|Dow|Rig|
+    `-------------------------------------------------------------' `---' `---------------'
+     
+    ,---.   ,------------------------, ,------------------------. ,---------.                   
+    | 7A|   | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 0A | | 68 | 69 | ,-----------.
+    `---'   `------------------------' `------------------------' `---------' | 64| 65| 52|
+    ,-------------------------------------------------------------. ,---. ,---------------|
+    | 0B| 0C| 0D| 0E| 0F| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18|  19 | | 6A| | 4B| 4C| 4D| 4E|
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |---------------|
+    |  1A | 1B| 1C| 1D| 1E| 1F| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27|   | | 6B| | 4F| 50| 51| 56|
+    |---------------------------------------------------------'   | |---| |---------------|
+    |  28  | 29| 2A| 2B| 2C| 2D| 2E| 2F| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34|  35  | | 6C| | 53| 54| 55|   |
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |-----------| 5A|
+    |  36    | 37| 38| 39| 3A| 3B| 3C| 3D| 3E| 3F| 40| 41|   42   | | 6D| | 57| 59| 58|   |
+    |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---| |---------------|
+    | 43  | 44 | 45 |       46          |    47    | 48| 49|  4A  | | 6E| | 66| 5B| 5C| 5D|
+    `-------------------------------------------------------------' `---' `---------------'
+
+
+
+Pinouts
+-------
+### NWP-5461
+
+     -------------
+     \ 1 2 3 x 5 /
+      \ 6 7 8 9 /
+       ---------
+    1 VCC
+    2 BZ(Speaker)
+    3 Keyboard Data(from keyboard MCU TxD)
+    4 NC
+    5 GND
+    6 Keyboard Command?(to MCU RxD via two schmitt triggers of Z8 74LS14)
+    7 Mouse Data(from Mouse Ext connector)
+    8 Power switch(directly to the switch via diode)
+    9 FG
+
+I have three NWP-5461s and GND and FG is connected in one of them for some reason.
+- Serial No.14178(EH0100 5 04 04 0173) GND and FG is not tied.
+- Serial No.14580(EH0100 5 09 12 0211) GND and FG is not tied.
+- Serial No.17458(EH0100 7 09 08 0104) GND and FG is not tied.
+
+
+### NWP-411A
+
+    -------------
+    \ 1 2 3 x 5 /
+     \ x 7 x 9 /
+      ---------
+    1 VCC
+    2 BZ(Speaker)
+    3 Keyboard Data(from keyboard MCU TxD)
+    4 NC
+    5 GND
+    6 NC
+    7 Mouse Data(from Mouse Ext connector)
+    8 NC
+    9 FG
+    NOTE: These are just from my guess and not confirmed.
diff --git a/converter/news_usb/keymap.c b/converter/news_usb/keymap.c
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ const uint8_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
     TAB, Q,   W,   E,   R,   T,   Y,   U,   I,   O,   P,   LBRC,RBRC,DEL,         INS,    P4,  P5,  P6,  PCMM,
     LCTL,A,   S,   D,   F,   G,   H,   J,   K,   L,   SCLN,QUOT,GRV,      ENT,    CLR,    P1,  P2,  P3,  PENT,
     LSFT,Z,   X,   C,   V,   B,   N,   M,   COMM,DOT, SLSH,RO,            RSFT,   PGUP,   P0,  PDOT,UP,
-    LALT,CAPS,LALT,          SPC,      ERAS,                    RALT,RGUI,RCTL,   PGDN,   TAB, LEFT,DOWN,RGHT
+    LALT,CAPS,LALT,          SPC,      RALT,                    RGUI,APP, RCTL,   PGDN,   TAB, LEFT,DOWN,RGHT
     ),
 };