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So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?

Ben Eater

So how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?

Ben Eater explains how the PS/2 keyboard interface works, covering its clocked serial protocol and scancodes. He builds up the hardware-level understanding needed to read keypresses.

HN commenters point to it as the clearest explanation of the PS/2 protocol, usually when keyboard interfaces come up.

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