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    ZX Spectrum keyboard - Pi400 mapping

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    • chubstaC
      chubsta
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      I am keen to get my experience as close as possible to the original so am trying to set my Pi400 up as my 'general purpose retro computer' emulation system.
      With this in mind I want to be able to use it exactly as I did my Spectrum all those years ago. I am aware of the settings in RA to setup the joystick and keyboard but is there anything I can do specifically as I am using a Pi400 to get everything as close as possible? Even just a printout which shows which keys on the Pi relate to which keys on the Spectrum would be a nice start as I currently struggling to marry up the keys on the Pi with what I would like to achieve on the 'Spectrum'.

      Thanks for any and all advice. I have checked previous threads but they just tend to relate to getting a joystick/keyboard working whereas mine is more about how to actually use it when it is working...

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @chubsta
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        @chubsta said in ZX Spectrum keyboard - Pi400 mapping:

        Even just a printout which shows which keys on the Pi relate to which keys on the Spectrum would be a nice start as I currently struggling to marry up the keys on the Pi with what I would like to achieve on the 'Spectrum'.

        Assuming you're using the fuse core, I don't think the mapping is that complicated. The core docs show the keyboard is sent as is, but I assume this applies to the core when game focus mode is enabled in RetroArch. Unfortunately, the PI400's keyboard doesn't include the 'Scroll Lock' key which is used by RetroArch to toggle 'game focus mode', so you'll have to rebind it to another key.

        Alternatively, you can give Zesarux a try and see how it fits with the Pi400.

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