HuntsMitch Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I was wondering how y'all achieve the 20-KRO on the K60 without using a PS2 connector. I could be incorrect, but I thought the nKRO limit for USB devices was 10 (6 non-modifier keys and 4 modifier keys). None of the reviews I could find touched on it other than reading 20-KRO off the box, and I couldn't find anything mentioned about it on the forums. Sorry if this was addressed already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntsMitch Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Bump because newegg has some finally and I've got no answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltiki100 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Interesting... I am no expert on keyboard hardware/software interaction but I think one solution could be tricking the driver/OS that multiple keyboards are plugged in. Ever try plugging in multiple keyboards and pressing on the keys of both? Or maybe messing with the packets sent? I have a feeling the limitation is just from a software interface standard. Corsair probably won't give away their secrets though :P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgdragos Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 i'm also interested in this subject, and i know that corsair are not the first to engineer this. Microsoft X4 can handle NKRO (as of march 2010?!) over usb , but i think only on Win 7 sp1, otherwise it can only handle 12NKRO. Also the Ducky G2( or Noppoo) offered full NKRO over USB ,the controller emulated three keyboards. I don't think this thread will have a closure from Corsair on this matter. anyway i'd go with a ps2 keybord or settle with 6NKRO. I don't like things that i dont fully understand how they work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntsMitch Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 i'm also interested in this subject, and i know that corsair are not the first to engineer this. Microsoft X4 can handle NKRO (as of march 2010?!) over usb , but i think only on Win 7 sp1, otherwise it can only handle 12NKRO. Also the Ducky G2( or Noppoo) offered full NKRO over USB ,the controller emulated three keyboards. I don't think this thread will have a closure from Corsair on this matter. anyway i'd go with a ps2 keybord or settle with 6NKRO. I don't like things that i dont fully understand how they work... I agree =(. I hope my query doesn't sound like I'm asking for a trade secret; it's just I'm aware of what I thought was a industry standard (10KRO for USB Keyboards) and the only evidence I have that the K60 can support 20KRO is Corsair essentially saying, "yeah it does, trust us. It says so on the box!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I was wondering how y'all achieve the 20-KRO on the K60 without using a PS2 connector. I could be incorrect, but I thought the nKRO limit for USB devices was 10 (6 non-modifier keys and 4 modifier keys). None of the reviews I could find touched on it other than reading 20-KRO off the box, and I couldn't find anything mentioned about it on the forums. Sorry if this was addressed already! I'm going to take a stab at this, and hope im close.:) I think the 10-kro limit is for USB 2.0. With mother boards being shipped with USB 3.0 i would think that would allow for the 20-kro. B ut thats just my observation and i could be totally off on this... L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastek Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 You can test any keyboard for NKRO limit. http://www.fileserve.com/file/5ENSNue/KeyScan.exe Useful utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted December 16, 2011 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 16, 2011 Rollover is a term used to describe how many simultaneous key-presses can be reported to the PC. Multi-key rollover is advantageous for gaming, where it’s common for many keys to be pressed simultaneously. Most USB gaming keyboards have 6-key rollover (6KRO), meaning that only 6 keys can be pressed simultaneously. You can test this yourself by simply opening Notepad and trying to press more than 6 keys simultaneously or using a key press utility like Aqua’s Keytest to see what keys are actually pressed. Some manufacturers have misunderstood the 6KRO roll over as a limitation of the USB bus and have resorted to the obsolete PS/2 interface as a workaround. The architecture of the Vengeance series keyboards utilizes the full USB spec report length that allows for up to 20 keys to be reported simultaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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