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====== Finding your Keyboard' | ====== Finding your Keyboard' | ||
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- | + | Understanding the pinout of your keyboard' | |
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+ | //**Note:** A multimeter will be required for the following methods.// | ||
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- | + | ===== Prerequisite: Multimeter | |
- | ===== Method: Using the Original Cable ===== | + | [{{ :bittenguide_pinout_12.jpg?300|Multimeter}}] |
- | {{:bittenguide_pinout_11.jpg?nolink& | + | This segment |
- | + | === Switch to Resistance mode === | |
- | //**Note:** An NTC KB-6153 | + | For all the following methods, the dial on your multimeter must be set to the " |
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- | ==== 1) Prepare | + | |
- | === 1.1) Resistance mode === | + | |
- | Switch your dial to the " | + | |
This mode depicts how easy it is for electricity to travel through a medium, such as a wire. | This mode depicts how easy it is for electricity to travel through a medium, such as a wire. | ||
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- | + | === Demonstration === | |
- | === 1.2) Demonstration === | + | When in Resistance mode, the multimeter |
- | In the photo below, the multimeter | + | |
- | Once the yellow wire is broken up, the multimeter reads " | + | |
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+ | * In the first photo above, the multimeter demonstrates that both ends of the yellow wire are **connected**, | ||
+ | * However, once the yellow wire is broken up, the multimeter reads " | ||
+ | * Using this information, | ||
//**Note:** For a healthy connection, the multimeter must read a small and stable number. Larger numbers represent more resistance.// | //**Note:** For a healthy connection, the multimeter must read a small and stable number. Larger numbers represent more resistance.// | ||
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+ | ===== Method 1: Using the Original Cable ===== | ||
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+ | //**Note:** An NTC KB-6153 will be used for demonstration purposes.// | ||
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- | ==== 2) Lookup the connector' | + | |
+ | ==== 1) Lookup the connector' | ||
Cable connectors follow a **standardized** pinout in most cases, and are already [[http:// | Cable connectors follow a **standardized** pinout in most cases, and are already [[http:// | ||
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- | ==== 3) Search for connections ==== | + | ==== 2) Search for connections ==== |
- | === 3.1) Probe the PCB's Pin === | + | === 2.1) Probe the PCB's Pin === |
Connect one probe to a pin on the PCB. Any pin can be chosen here, but for this demonstration, | Connect one probe to a pin on the PCB. Any pin can be chosen here, but for this demonstration, | ||
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//**Note:** As shown above, a pin can probed from multiple areas.// | //**Note:** As shown above, a pin can probed from multiple areas.// | ||
- | === 3.2) Find the connected pin === | + | === 2.2) Find the connected pin === |
Using the other probe of your multimeter, find the pin on the connector that's connected to the PCB pin. | Using the other probe of your multimeter, find the pin on the connector that's connected to the PCB pin. | ||
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//**Note:** Cycle through all the pins until you find a pin where the multimeter reads a small and stable number.// | //**Note:** Cycle through all the pins until you find a pin where the multimeter reads a small and stable number.// | ||
- | === 3.3) Note it down! === | + | === 2.3) Note it down! === |
When a stable connection is detected, refer back to connector' | When a stable connection is detected, refer back to connector' | ||
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+ | ===== Method 2: Using the Keyboard' | ||
- | ==== 4) Conclusion ==== | ||
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