Repository files navigation

You've always wanted to use your Commodore 64 or VIC-20 with an infrared remote control and wireless keyboard!!

The device is connected to Commodore internal keyboard connector and optionally to joystick pins.Uses mysterious infrared keyboard and remote labeled as FDC-3412

The device emulates the keyboard matrix withMT8816 Analog Switch Array.The switch array is controlled by a Arduino Nano. Infrared receiver is connected to one Arduino pin.5 other Arduino pins are connected to Commodore main board joystick pins. Only 1 joystick is supported.Current version uses direct connection to the joystick pins and does not take advantage of the keyboard connector.

Here's the schematics

Info aout the infrared keyboard and remote:https://github.com/kasbert/IR-Keyboard

Keyboard matrix code is originally fromhttps://github.com/Hartland/C64-Keyboard,which I have modified inhttps://github.com/kasbert/C64-Keyboard

Keycodes are based on this matrix (see c64key.h):