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rfdes:
Hi -
I have a legacy project where I need to write some PS/2 firmware(mouse) for a client. The PS/2 interface has never had an official specification with a governing entity unlike USB (USB.org) although I have found plenty of literature on the subject. If I am wrong with this assertion please correct me. Anyway, I was hoping to find a software tool that would allow me to exercise my mouse PS/2 firmware and ensure that it will be *compliant*. I would have to believe that PS/2 device companies (Logitech, etc.) used something such as this when testing their PS/2 devices. They likely wrote their own custom software. There exists protocol analyzers for logic analyzers (I have one) but I want the software to have the ability to manually send/receive PS/2 host commands to a device (mouse, etc.).
So, in lieu of writing my own (which I don't have the time) software does any know of a tool similar to what I have describes?
Thanks for you help
Jim
MosherIV:
Hi.
I do not know of any test software that does what you want.
There is no official standard or body that defines the PS2 standard because it was copied from IBM.
Technically IBM designed the format for their PS2 architecture of PCs and everyone else just adopted it, probably because the mini DIN connector was more conveinient than the old 5Pin DIN keyboard connector or 25w/9w Dtype for serial mouse.
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