ps2 splitter cable

[reg]

i have a motherboard with a split mouse/keyboard port ( purple/green )
does any body know / have a link for the pin wiring
i have ordered a ps2 spliter but they have a bad reputation of not working
if i can get a pin out schematic i can make my own
regards

[Rustys]

Why not use USB?

[reg]

there are several reason inc hardware preferences
but the main reason is that i use a KVM
and i’ve found when switching the latency is lot better using ps2
esp switching from a windows 10 machine to a windows 7 machine
ie theres lag of between 5 / 10 secs before the mouse is found on the
win7 machine . . .perhaps theres a fix for this?

[Rustys]

Several people have asked about them and no one has ever stated they work properly if at all.

Been several years for me since I have used a KVM setup so unsure on that others may have better information.
@Bruce
@PeterOz

[reg]

there are several reason inc hardware preferences
but the main reason is that i use a KVM
and i’ve found when switching the latency is lot better using ps2
esp switching from a windows 10 machine to a windows 7 machine
ie theres lag of between 5 / 10 secs before the mouse is found on the
win7 machine . . .perhaps theres a fix for this?

ps
if it is switched from w10 rapidly to w7 then back to w10 there is no latency
if it is switched from w7 rapidly to w10 then back to w7 there is about 13 sec lag before the mouse and keyboard
are detected again. . . the longer the pause in swiching the shorter the latency gets . . . the shortest latency is 3secs
the monitor is instantaneous both ways . . .is there dedicated drivers when using kvm perhaps??

[PeterOz]

Is this what you need
From Here https://jusko.paradiseoffires.it/mou...-wire-diagram/

[Bruce]

also been several years for me since using a KVM switch, or PS/2 connections for that matter.
if your KVM requires PS/2 devices, they now come in USB formats as well.

but yeah, I gave up having more than one physical PC, each with a different OS, when I discovered Virtual Machines, never looked back!

[PeterOz]

OS, when I discovered Virtual Machines, never looked back!

And with a separate monitor for both.
However this does not always work. A VM can’t do the same as separate machines or Separate drives

[reg]

Is this what you need
From Here https://jusko.paradiseoffires.it/mou...-wire-diagram/

WOW thanks for the link

[reg]

so it seems pin3 and 4 are common ( power to mouse and keyboard )
pins 2 and 6 are for mouse ( data and clock)
pins 1 and 5 are for keyboard ( data and clock )
which makes sense since 2 and 6 are one side of the skt and 1 and 5 are the other
makes sense♪♪

[reg]

so it seems pin3 and 4 are common ( power to mouse and keyboard )
pins 2 and 6 are for mouse ( data and clock)
pins 1 and 5 are for keyboard ( data and clock )
which makes sense since 2 and 6 are one side of the skt and 1 and 5 are the other
makes sense♪♪

ps need now to find out now which ps2 pins do what on the discreet keyboard and mouse ps2 plug

[PeterOz]

ps need now to find out now which ps2 pins do what on the discreet keyboard and mouse ps2 plug

?

[reg]

yeh the information is in the schematic
thanks

[reg]

tried a splitter which is wired mouse to green and keyboard to purple
the mouse side of the splitter works with the mouse or the keyboard
but the keyboard side of the splitter works with neither
the splitter is wired correctly ( iv’e buzzed it through ) so it seems
the dual mouse/kbd ps2 port is NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE . . why they couldn’t just
provide separate mouse and keyboard ps2 ports is a joke for the sake of a 50p ps2 skt
beggars belief

[PeterOz]

Check connection 4 on both sides for +5v