hi guys

i wondered if it's possible to use multiple [hid]'s in one patch?

i'm currently working on a patch where i want to use an old computermouse for controlling the dry/wet of some fx and an old keyboard as a footswitch. both are connected with the computer via an USB PS/2 adapter (something like http://ergopages.com/pix/ck/USBPS22.gif).

i try to get the data of the keyboard and the mouse using two [hid]'s: assigning the first one to open 6 (= port of external keyboard) and the second one to open 7 (= port of external mouse). now it appears that only one of the objects is able to get information: namely the one i assigned last.

does anyone got some experience w/ this kind of problem ?
or does anyone know a solution ?

thanks anyway
btw: using Pd-extended 0.42.5 on OSX.

aa i got some new developments.

it seems that when i change one [hid] object, it automatically
changes the other [hid] too. really strange. maybe it's because
like the helpfile says "this software is very much alpha" ?

that would be a pity

Hi vandijckv,

I have successfully used multiple [hid] objects for two USB mice and one USB keyboard simultaneously (on OSX). However, tracking two keyboards with [hid] objects simultaneously is impossible, you only get info from one of them. Your problem is different, maybe it is related to the PS2/USB conversion? Try USB keyboard and mouse as a test.

Katja

good tip.

i'll check it out as soon as i grab my hands on an usb-keyboard/mouse.
thanks