Finally my foot keyboard is finished

[McZ]

I just finished building my foot keyboard
http://pici.se/thumbs/t_RyWtSAWPw.gif (http://pici.se/449281)

I have 5 buttons for each foot and they are all wired up to a USB numpad keyboard so I can press numpad key 0-9 with my feet. This gives me another 40 keybindings (when/if using ctrl, alt, shift macros on each button)

But first I have to learn to use the buttons with my feet, altough it was easier to find the right button than I first thought it wasn't too easy still need som practice :D

[Flekkie]

At first I thought the layout was one for each hand, before my brain kicked in and I realised the scale! :p

[McZ]

At first I thought the layout was one for each hand, before my brain kicked in and I realised the scale! :p

yes now that you say it, should have taken the picture with one foot on it or something to show the size :p

[David]

Nice one. I was thinking of making one myself as well. Do you have any other picures and/or a list of use materials?

[McZ]

wtb: more information and pics! :D

Here is some more for you and everyone else :D

http://pici.se/thumbs/t_wLJvOQjWq.gif (http://pici.se/450553)
My foot on the board.. it is huge I have size 12 on my shoes iirc

[McZ]

http://pici.se/thumbs/t_JpYQknOrN.gif (http://pici.se/450556)
The USB numpad keyboard I connected lots of wires to my buttons.


http://pici.se/thumbs/t_hpNDOZVUg.gif (http://pici.se/450557)
Wiring under the board.

EDIT: Forgot materials

What I bought
1x USB Numpad keyboard, the cheapest one I found cost ~15€
10x Buttons that only gives a signal when they are pushed down

What I already had
lots of 2 wired cable
"lab circuit board" don't know what to call it I used it to connect the USB keyboard circuit board to my wires to the buttons
MDF board one big square and one smaller to separate the left and right side, makes it easier to find the right button close to the middle. 2 triangle shaped to make the board raised one the back side.

[DrChaos]

You know, I was thinkin..... This is borderline gaming addiction right here :)

[emil_Gebl94]

Hahah, i got no idea what this is lol :S explain please :()?

[Smoooth]

This would be great for me but I don't understand how to connect the 2 wire to the keypad. Underneath the button when you pop it off can you just solder the wire to 2 points or something?

[RobinGBrown]

Do you think you could write a 'How-To' guide? I'm not that handy with wiring and stuff but I have wanted a footboard like this for some time. There's nothing available commercially that matches it.

[McZ]

This would be great for me but I don't understand how to connect the 2 wire to the keypad. Underneath the button when you pop it off can you just solder the wire to 2 points or something?

When I open the numpad keyboard there is a tiny PCB with 11 connections. The buttons was connected to different once of them but not in any logial order. I think I can use it to send any key to the computer not just numpad keys

My connection layout

http://pici.se/thumbs/t_yfcQPBLuc.gif (http://pici.se/450743)

X is wire 1 and Y is wire 2 for that button. So to get a numpad button 1 I had to connect 2 wires to pin 4 and 8. And as you can see buttons 1-3 all use pin 4 of the Numpad PCB. That is why I made had my own Lab circuit board as an extension of the pins to connect the wires.



Do you think you could write a 'How-To' guide? I'm not that handy with wiring and stuff but I have wanted a footboard like this for some time. There's nothing available commercially that matches it.

I know there isn't anything like this to buy thats why I made one. :D

Verry short guide
I got lots of stuff and then I put the pieces together :p