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.Dd June 22, 1996 .Dt KBD 4 sparc .Os .Sh NAME .Nm kbd .Nd workstation keyboard .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "pseudo-device kbd" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm driver provides an interface to the workstation console keyboard. .Dq type 2 , .Dq type 3 , and .Dq type 4 keyboards are supported. All types generate keycodes encoding the key identity and motion (up or down) as the keys are pressed and released. The .Nm driver either passes the keycodes to an application as they come in, or translates them into ASCII characters first according to a set of built-in tables. If the keyboard is configured as the device to be used for system console input
q see Xr openprom 4 , it will be internally connected to the
a /dev/console device special file, which can be used as a .Xr tty 4 device. The device special file
a /dev/kbd is used to get direct access to the keyboard input stream. The following ioctl's are supported (mostly just enough to keep the X11 server going): l -tag -width KIOCSDIRECT t KIOCTRANS Set translation mode. The argument is of type .Fa "int *" , the only value supported is .Dv TR_UNTRANS_EVENT . t KIOCGTRANS Get translation mode. The argument is of type .Fa "int *" . .Dv TR_UNTRANS_EVENT is always returned. t KIOCGETKEY Fill in old-style key station translation. The argument is of type .Fa "struct okiockey *" . t KIOCCMD Send a command to the keyboard. The argument is of type .Fa "int *" , and can have one of the following values: l -tag -width KBD_CMD_NOCLICK t KBD_CMD_BELL Start the keyboard beeper. t KBD_CMD_NOBELL Stop the keyboard beeper. t KBD_CMD_CLICK Instruct the keyboard to make extra noise when touching keys. t KBD_CMD_NOCLICK Instruct the keyboard to.. oh well.. .El t KIOCTYPE Get keyboard type. The argument is of type .Fa "int *" , in which one of the values .Dv KB_SUN2 , .Dv KB_SUN3 or .Dv KB_SUN4 will be returned. t KIOCSDIRECT Route the keyboard input stream through the (SunOS) compatible event module. The argument is of type .Fa "int *" , a non-zero value will put the driver into .Dq event mode, while a value of zero will make it return to .Dq ASCII translation mode. t KIOCSKEY Set key station translation. The argument is of type .Fa "struct kiockey *"
q see Pa /usr/include/machine/kbio.h No for more details . t KIOCGKEY Get key station translation. The argument is of type .Fa "struct kiockey *" . t KIOCLAYOUT Get keyboard layout
q Do type 4 Dc only . The argument is of type .Fa "int *" , in which the uninterpreted result of the .Dv KBD_CMD_GLAYOUT keyboard command is returned
o on Dv KBDUN4 type keyboards this will be the setting of a DIP switch bank
c . t KIOCSLED Set LED state
q Do type 4 Dc only . The argument is of type .Fa "char *" , and is the inclusive OR of the following flags:
p l -tag -width LED_SCROLL_LOCK -compact t LED_NUM_LOCK t LED_COMPOSE t LED_SCROLL_LOCK t LED_CAPS_LOCK .El
p Each of these flags turn on the LED in the obvious key. t KIOCGLED Get LED state
q Do type 4 Dc only . The argument is of type .Fa "char *" , in which the current LED state is returned. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ms 4 .Sh BUGS .Nm is hardwired to the built-in .Em zs1 serial port.
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