OT.keyboard from PC/mac to embedded thingy

I'm working on my pension scheme project. 99% worked out, coded  and I
just need one little extra.

I need to embed text info into my serial datastream ( that is going
through my 8051) from the usual PC/mac coming from the keyboard in an
open text document, Word, Open Office etc. Probably use FTDI stuff on
my 8051 board.

That is echo the  keyboard to a USB/ serial port, one way only.

I don't have a clue of where/who/how to look for it

thanks


martin

On Mon, 05 May 2008 21:49:54 +0200, in comp.arch.embedded Martin
Griffith <mart_in_medina@yah00.es> wrote:

>I'm working on my pension scheme project. 99% worked out, coded  and I
>just need one little extra.
>
>I need to embed text info into my serial datastream ( that is going
>through my 8051) from the usual PC/mac coming from the keyboard in an
>open text document, Word, Open Office etc. Probably use FTDI stuff on
>my 8051 board.
>
>That is echo the  keyboard to a USB/ serial port, one way only.
>
>I don't have a clue of where/who/how to look for it
>
>thanks
>
>
>martin
Just realised, it's a keyboard sniffer, any recommendations for a
legal one?


martin

On 2008-05-05, Martin Griffith <mart_in_medina@yah00.es> wrote:
>
> I need to embed text info into my serial datastream ( that is going
> through my 8051) from the usual PC/mac coming from the keyboard in an
> open text document, Word, Open Office etc. Probably use FTDI stuff on
> my 8051 board.
>
> That is echo the  keyboard to a USB/ serial port, one way only.

I have to admit that I can't make much sense out of this post and
I can see a number of different ways to parse it.

Are you asking about a software application for the PC or an embedded
device that monitors the keyboard signals?  If the latter one of
the hardware key logger designs should prove a good place to start.
There is an 8051 based design at http://www.usbkeylogger.org/diy.html
that you might find useful.

-- 
Andrew Smallshaw
andrews@sdf.lonestar.org

On Mon, 5 May 2008 22:52:29 +0200 (CEST), in comp.arch.embedded Andrew
Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

>On 2008-05-05, Martin Griffith <mart_in_medina@yah00.es> wrote:
>>
>> I need to embed text info into my serial datastream ( that is going
>> through my 8051) from the usual PC/mac coming from the keyboard in an
>> open text document, Word, Open Office etc. Probably use FTDI stuff on
>> my 8051 board.
>>
>> That is echo the  keyboard to a USB/ serial port, one way only.
>
>I have to admit that I can't make much sense out of this post and
>I can see a number of different ways to parse it.
>
>Are you asking about a software application for the PC or an embedded
>device that monitors the keyboard signals?  If the latter one of
>the hardware key logger designs should prove a good place to start.
>There is an 8051 based design at http://www.usbkeylogger.org/diy.html
>that you might find useful.

I'm asking for a bit of PC/mac sw that will send the PC/mac keyboard
to my 8051 box of tricks, as well as it's intended application.

I will get somebody else to write the user manual :)


martin

On May 5, 5:01=A0pm, Martin Griffith <mart_in_med...@yah00.es> wrote:

> I'm asking for a bit of PC/mac sw that will send the PC/mac keyboard
> to my 8051 box of tricks, as well as it's intended application.

If you want a hardware wedge, that's fairly challenging for USB, BUT
once you've got it working it will continue to work regardless of OS
and even across software updates and antivirus scans. A software
keyboard wedge is going to require constant maintenance since it is
pretty much by definition malware.

For Windows it's fairly simple <http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/
vb_system/keyboard/article.php/c4829/>. For MacOS it's a bit harder.

Martin Griffith wrote:
> On Mon, 5 May 2008 22:52:29 +0200 (CEST), in comp.arch.embedded Andrew
> Smallshaw <andrews@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 2008-05-05, Martin Griffith <mart_in_medina@yah00.es> wrote:
>>> I need to embed text info into my serial datastream ( that is going
>>> through my 8051) from the usual PC/mac coming from the keyboard in an
>>> open text document, Word, Open Office etc. Probably use FTDI stuff on
>>> my 8051 board.
>>>
>>> That is echo the  keyboard to a USB/ serial port, one way only.
>> I have to admit that I can't make much sense out of this post and
>> I can see a number of different ways to parse it.
>>
>> Are you asking about a software application for the PC or an embedded
>> device that monitors the keyboard signals?  If the latter one of
>> the hardware key logger designs should prove a good place to start.
>> There is an 8051 based design at http://www.usbkeylogger.org/diy.html
>> that you might find useful.
> 
> I'm asking for a bit of PC/mac sw that will send the PC/mac keyboard
> to my 8051 box of tricks, as well as it's intended application.
> 
> I will get somebody else to write the user manual :)
> 
> 
> martin
PC = Hyperterm
MAC = not a clue

On Mon, 5 May 2008 16:33:35 -0700 (PDT), in comp.arch.embedded larwe
<zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 5, 5:01&#4294967295;pm, Martin Griffith <mart_in_med...@yah00.es> wrote:
>
>> I'm asking for a bit of PC/mac sw that will send the PC/mac keyboard
>> to my 8051 box of tricks, as well as it's intended application.
>
>If you want a hardware wedge, that's fairly challenging for USB, BUT
>once you've got it working it will continue to work regardless of OS
>and even across software updates and antivirus scans. A software
>keyboard wedge is going to require constant maintenance since it is
>pretty much by definition malware.
>
>For Windows it's fairly simple <http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/
>vb_system/keyboard/article.php/c4829/>. For MacOS it's a bit harder.
Thanks Larwe,
I suppose I'll have to suggest Terra Term, as a stop gap




martin