Scavenging keyboard ports?

[Guest Xcen]

I hope I'm not making a fool of myself here but I was wondering if it is possible to use old keyboard 5pins connectors to use as midi in/out ports?

TIA

[MrMusicman]

Hey Xcen

Short, yes

Long, Old (AT) keyboards use the same 5pol. DIN 180c plug as MIDI so you can use them.

However do not use cabel  or extention cabel from old keyboard, as the wireing are not the same.

(MIDI use pin 2 as ground, keyboard pin 4.)

See you

Kent

[Guest Xcen]

nice there goes two midi ports from old 8086 motherboards :)

If  I can manage to unsolder them hehe