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Did you know that the keyboard on a typical computer system is actually a computer itself? Your basic Windows keyboard At its essence, a keyboard is a series of switches connected to a microprocessor that monitors the state of each switch and initiates a specific response to a change in that state.microprocessor

Types of Keyboards 101-key Enhanced keyboard 104-key Windows keyboard 82-key Apple standard keyboard 108-key Apple Extended keyboard Types of Keys Typing keys Numeric keypad Function keys Control keys

Control keys provided cursor and screen control. Four keys arranged in an inverted T formation between the typing keys and numeric keypad allow the user to move the cursor on the display in small increments. The control keys allow the user to make large jumps in most applications.display Common control keys include: Home EndInsert Delete Page UPPage DownControl(Ctrl) Alternat(Alt)Escape(ESC)

Inside the Keyboard The processor in a keyboard has to understand several things that are important to the utility of the keyboard, such as: The amount of bounce and how to filter it. The speed at which to transmit the typematics. Position of the key in the key matrix. The microprocessor and controller circuitry of a keyboard.

The key matrix is the grid of circuits underneath the keys. In all keyboards except for capacitive ones, each circuit is broken at the point below a specific key. Pressing the key bridges the gap in the circuit, allowing a tiny amount of current to flow through. The processor monitors the key matrix for signs of continuity at any point on the grid. When it finds a circuit that is closed, it compares the location of that circuit on the key matrix to the character map in its ROM. The character map is basically a comparison chart for the processor that tells it what the key at x,y coordinates in the key matrix represents. If more than one key is pressed at the same time, the processor checks to see if that combination of keys has a designation in the character map. For example, pressing the a key by itself would result in a small letter "a" being sent to the computer. If you press and hold down the Shift key while pressing the a key, the processor compares that combination with the character map and produces a capital letter "A."ROM A look at the key matrix.

From the Keyboard to the Computer As you type, the processor in the keyboard is analyzing the key matrix and determining what characters to send to the computer. It maintains these characters in a buffer of memory that is usually about 16 bytes large. It then sends the data in a stream to the computer via some type of connection.memorybytes A PS/2 type keyboard connector.

The most common keyboard connectors are: 5-pin DIN (Deustche Industrie Norm) connector 6-pin IBM PS/2 mini-DIN connector 4-pin USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectorUSB (Universal Serial Bus) internal connector (for laptops) Normal DIN connectors are rarely used anymore. Most computers use the mini-DIN PS/2 connector; but an increasing number of new systems are dropping the PS/2 connectors in favor of USB. No matter which type of connector is used, two principal elements are sent through the connecting cable. The first is power for the keyboard. Keyboards require a small amount of power, typically about 5 volts, in order to function. The cable also carries the data from the keyboard to the computer.

The other end of the cable connects to a port that is monitored by the computer's keyboard controller. This is an integrated circuit (IC) whose job is to process all of the data that comes from the keyboard and forward it to the operating system. When the operating system is notified that there is data from the keyboard, a number of things can happen: It checks to see if the keyboard data is a system level command. A good example of this is Ctrl-Alt-Delete on a Windows computer, which initiates a reboot. reboot The operating system then passes the keyboard data on to the current application. The current application understands the keyboard data as an application-level command. An example of this would be Alt - f, which opens the File menu in a Windows application. The current application is able to accept keyboard data as content for the application (anything from typing a document to entering a URL to performing a calculation), or The current application does not accept keyboard data and therefore ignores the information.