Keyboard.device

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Examples

Example: Show active keyboard matrix

Small example that shows how to read and display the current keyboard matrix. Note that the matrix result only contains the current keys being pressed.

program ShowActiveMatrix;

{$MODE OBJFPC}{$H+}
Uses
  sysutils,
  exec, amigados,
  aros_device_keyboard;


Const
  KB_MAXKEYS     = 256;
  KB_MATRIXSIZE  = (KB_MAXKEYS div (sizeof(BYTE)*8))  ;


procedure doTest;
Type
  IOStd = Type PIOStdReq;
Var
  mp     : pMsgPort;
  io     : pIORequest = nil;
  i      : integer;
  matrix : packed Array [0..Pred(KB_MATRIXSIZE)] of byte;
begin
  mp := CreateMsgPort;

  if (Mp <> Nil) then
  begin
    io := CreateIORequest(mp, sizeof (TIOStdReq));

    if (io <> nil) then
    begin

      If (0 = OpenDevice('keyboard.device', 0, io, 0)) then
      begin
        writeln('checking keyboard matrix');
        ioStd(io)^.io_Command := KBD_READMATRIX;
        ioStd(io)^.io_Data    := @matrix[0];
        ioStd(io)^.io_Length  := SizeOf(Matrix);
        DoIO(io);

        if (0 = io^.io_Error) then
        begin
          Write('Matrix: ');
          for i := 0 to ioStd(io)^.io_Actual - 1 do
          begin
            Write('0x', IntToHex(matrix[i], 2), ' ');
          end;
        end;

        CloseDevice(io);
      end;

      DeleteIORequest(io);
    end;

    DeleteMsgPort(mp);
  end;
end;


begin
  writeln('enter');
  DoTest;
  writeln('leave');
end.

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The unit

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unit aros_device_keyboard;

{$MODE OBJFPC}{$H+}

interface

Uses
  Exec;


Const
  //**********************************************************************
  //********************** Keyboard Device Commands **********************
  //**********************************************************************/

  KBD_READEVENT        = (CMD_NONSTD + 0);
  KBD_READMATRIX       = (CMD_NONSTD + 1);
  KBD_ADDRESETHANDLER  = (CMD_NONSTD + 2);
  KBD_REMRESETHANDLER  = (CMD_NONSTD + 3);
  KBD_RESETHANDLERDONE = (CMD_NONSTD + 4);

implementation

end.

Unit documentation

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