How can I use Multiple Keyboards?

[GPC]

I would like to use two USB keyboards on my application in a independent form.

Does anyone know how I can do that?

Thanks,

GPC

[becktho]

What exactly do you mean with "in an independent form"?

[GPC]

I need to be able to identify the inputs from each one of the keyboards.

For instance, I have two keyboards and a VI with two text inputs, I want that every character typed on keyboard1 go to textinput1 and that every character typed on keyboard2 go to textinput2.

Thanks for your help,

GPC

[becktho]

I don't know how you could do this.

What's behind this specialty? Maybe there's another solution.

[GPC]

I have an application that acquires data from an equipment that is controled by an operator. To lower the costs of the project, I must use one computer to acquire from two distinct equipments. I can have a shared display for the two operators, showing on the left side the acquisitions and setup options of operator1 and on the right side the acquisitions and setup options of operator2. The problem is that operator1 must be able to controle, via keyboard1, the left side of the application while, at the same time, operator2 controls the right side of the application via keyboard2.

I have found  "Keyboard Utilities for Capturing Keystrokes"  at: http://sine.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/3647 but I could not start the download of the files yet so I don´t know if this can help me but I think not. (it seems like their ftp server is down...)

Thanks for the help,

GPC

[MRedRaider]

Try downloading from:

http://ftp.ni.com/pub/devzone/epd/keyboard.zip

Not sure it will help either way because of how Keyboard input is handled by Operating Systems.

I did read an article recently on having 2 OSs display on 1 monitor from 1 computer.... Something about sharing computers in the fashion you mentioned. I will look for it and try to link it to you.

[MRedRaider]

found it:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/05/04/splitscreen_tec.html

Skip the ad and read the article... you may have to wait for this to become available but the technology exists.

[GPC]

I was actually trying for the role morning to download that file with no success and know it worked! Thank you!

I have seen a lot of ways of "building" multiterminals but they are always on linux and for this application I must use windows.... all the solutions I have found for windows are through payd softwares and that won´t be a solution.

Thanks again,

GPC

[GPC]

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@MattH wrote:

found it:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/05/04/splitscreen_tec.html

Skip the ad and read the article... you may have to wait for this to become available but the technology exists.

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"We´re sorry. This page is not available"

It gives me that error just after I skip the add. I even tried to access from: http://dsc.discovery.com/search/results.html?query=split+screen+tech&go.x=0&go.y=0 but with no success.... =/

Thanks anyway,

GPC

[GPC]

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@MattH wrote:

Try downloading from:

http://ftp.ni.com/pub/devzone/epd/keyboard.zip

Not sure it will help either way because of how Keyboard input is handled by Operating Systems.

I did read an article recently on having 2 OSs display on 1 monitor from 1 computer.... Something about sharing computers in the fashion you mentioned. I will look for it and try to link it to you.

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It actually did not help. It gives no option of distinguishing keyboards, it just treats as if there were just one keyboard pluged.