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Geek Culture / Keyboard Emulation

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SageTech
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Posted: 16th Jun 2008 22:28
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Hi all,

I recently found out I had rca outputs on the back of my digital cable box, so ive run a cat5 cable from my room to where the cable box is, and then spliced on rca connectors on each end. So, it works, but at one cost...the box is in the other room, so controlling it is impossible without getting up and changing the channel in there.

But, as it turns out, the box has a USB port, which can take keyboard output and use that to change channels. So, obviously, id use a keyboard to talk to it, the only problem: wayyyy past the max usb length. So my solution is to emulate keyboard output from the computer very close to the cable box, and then talk to the emulation program over my home network. But is it possible to emulate keyboard output over usb?


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dagger24
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Posted: 16th Jun 2008 22:38
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Why not buy a couple USB cable extenders?
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Keo C
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Posted: 16th Jun 2008 22:42
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Wireless keyboard?


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IanM
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Posted: 16th Jun 2008 22:57
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Or maybe just get a wireless (RF) USB keyboard.

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SageTech
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Posted: 16th Jun 2008 23:43
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I considered all the wired options, but all of them more or less cost money. And the distance is to great for USB (i think the limit is 5m). I didnt know they made RF keyboards though....thats preaty neat.


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