how to detect the presence of ps/2 keyboard or mouse from mi

[newssvr]

Hello,

I am making a device that uses a (st9) microcontroller and i have the clock
and the data lines attached to some i/0 lines on the microcontroller. The
other two lines of a ps/2 mouse are thepower and ground lines and they are
hooked to the same 5v power source as my microcontroller.
The clock and data lines have weak pullups on them as per the way ps/2 mice
and keyboards should be interfaced, so these lines are normally high unless
me or the mouse decides to bring them low in the course of generating
signals.

My question is this: how can detect if the mouse is attached to my
microcontroller since the user could unplug or plug it in at any time?

Since the clock and data lines have pull ups they wont go low when the user
unplugs the mouse.

Should i do it by detecting the current the mouse draws when it plugged in?
I basically want to make this thing plug and play. But i am guess that
since personal computers dont do this after all these years, that is simply
is not doable.

I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to elecronics to i might be missing
something obvious,

Thanks! ~ Mark

 

[CWatters]

http://panda.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/%7Eachapwes/PICmicro/keyboard/atkeyboard.html

Take a look at the host commands on the above page. The host can send
commands to the keyboard and many (all?) are acknowledged by the keyboard.
If you don't get the Ack then you can assume the keyboard isn't connected or
isn't working.

For example these commands could be sent to the keyboard...

Quote:

*0xF2 (Read ID) - The keyboard responds by sending a two-byte device ID"
0xEE (Echo) - The keyboard responds with "Echo" (0xEE).
end quote.

In addition: Keyboards do a Basic Assurance Test (BAT) when they are powered
up and when complete send a message to the host. You have to detect this
anyway because you can't be sure the keyboard is listening until the BAT is
completed.

Colin



"newssvr" <bbalonis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hello,

I am making a device that uses a (st9) microcontroller and i have the
clock
and the data lines attached to some i/0 lines on the microcontroller. The
other two lines of a ps/2 mouse are thepower and ground lines and they are
hooked to the same 5v power source as my microcontroller.
The clock and data lines have weak pullups on them as per the way ps/2
mice
and keyboards should be interfaced, so these lines are normally high
unless
me or the mouse decides to bring them low in the course of generating
signals.

My question is this: how can detect if the mouse is attached to my
microcontroller since the user could unplug or plug it in at any time?

Since the clock and data lines have pull ups they wont go low when the
user
unplugs the mouse.

Should i do it by detecting the current the mouse draws when it plugged
in?
I basically want to make this thing plug and play. But i am guess that
since personal computers dont do this after all these years, that is
simply
is not doable.

I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to elecronics to i might be missing
something obvious,

Thanks! ~ Mark