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piKey 0.2 is released! [updated]
Written by Fanjita    Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Image At long last, the new and updated version of πKey is finally released.


UPDATE: Last night's release contained a bug in the Danzeff plugin which caused it not to work.  That bug is now fixed, and the download link has been updated.


This version brings the following major updates:

  • A new keypress mode, which allows more natural use of the keyboard in action games etc.  The default mode is now keypress mode, and the keyboard will switch automatically to text input mode when required.
  • Custom key-to-button assignment - so now you can define WASD buttons for FPS game movement, as well as cursor keys for XMB movement, for instance.
  • Support for mapping keypresses to analog joystick movements.
  • Support for converting keypresses into Danzeff OSK presses - so now you can use your physical keyboard with homebrew that uses the Danzeff virtual keyboard - e.g. AFKIM.
  • Installer now fixed to correctly install to flash0, to support GAME150 homebrew.
  • Palm UW keyboard ought to at least partially work, but I can't test it myself.
  • Optional on-screen status information.
  • Various minor bugfixes.

You should read the information in the docs/ folder in the release for more details about these changes, as well as instructions on how to install and configure πKey correctly.

There are a few known problems:

  • Multilingual support isn't great.  Especially, the Sony OSK uses different key layouts for different regions, these are not correctly supported yet.
  • The Danzeff plugin occasionally misses keypresses when you type a lot of text at once.
  • When putting the PSP in standby, πKey doesn't usually recover properly when power is restored.
  • It has only been tested on 3.10 OE firmware.  It ought to work on other OE firmwares, but I haven't tested it myself.
 Download piKey 0.2
File Size:274.12 Kb
Downloads:2774
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Totaldunce said:

  Sweet! not to try and get it to work on my palm UW
April 24, 2007

CatfishD said:

  nice update! Funny though in the installer it still says piKey 1.0 Installer smilies/grin.gif


Nice work! Testing on 3.40OE-A now!
April 24, 2007

Ren9oku said:

  Thank You! I've been patiently waiting for an AFKIM supported plugin for this. I just tried it on my 3.10oe-a, seems to work great, but the AFKIM plugin doesn't seem to work. I can use the WASD keys as navigation buttons when the danzeff keyboard is in view, but other than that, I can't actually type anything. I tried pressing CTRL D to activate the plugin, but no luck. For the record, I installed using the installer, selected not to install to flash0, and i'm using AFKIM V3 (OE version)
April 24, 2007

razorbone said:

  nice! one question though, does this update support the use of Danzeff OSK now? for those of us who cannot get our hands on any physical wireless keyboard, Danzeff OSK is the next BEST thing. so please let me know if this supports the said OSK. smilies/wink.gif
April 24, 2007

chad said:

  what ever happened to work on the 3.03 eloader... were counting on the you/noobz team. Luv u guys
April 24, 2007

m&m geeker said:

  what kboars are supported with the best results that yall have found while building and testing these apps?
April 24, 2007

J Z said:

  Wooo, awesome thanks for the update YAY! One prob though I am having quite the time trying to get it to work with AFKIM... I had the OE version, and upon pressing Ctrl-D all it did was press analog right, and not enable Danzeff mode, so I got the 1.5 version of AFKIM and it froze on gameboot so i disabled pikey VSH and AFKIM 1.5 runs but pikey does not run with it in GAME mode...
April 24, 2007

wow said:

  chad your a f**king idiot go to hell.
April 24, 2007

AB88 said:

  I think the investment in a compatible wireless keyboard is now well justified :] (AFKIM in my case)
April 24, 2007

nnamffoh said:

  when i enable the plugin for my hama keyboard [21] my psp froze and on the top stands "pikey in now active"

April 24, 2007

mike said:

  THANK YOU! I am surprised by how well the palmone UW works now smilies/grin.gif
(i was thinking of returning it >
April 24, 2007

ray haingray said:

  smilies/sad.gif no joy.I lost pikey function when i upgraded to 3.40 oe-a. I installed the new pikey
agreed to the flash enabled plug-ins and still nothing.the sample wont even boot up it just locks.It was working great with 3.10 oe HELP
April 24, 2007

J Z said:

  YEEEEEAAAAAAAH! WOOOOOOO! Thanks for the speedy Danzeff fix, and thanks for the .2 update in general! This is the best plugin ever! Keep up the uber pwning awesomeness guys! smilies/grin.gif smilies/grin.gif smilies/grin.gif

@ray haingray... Mine does that in 1.5 mode homebrew stuff if both game and VSH are enabled, I dunno why. Try disabling PiKey in VSH and runing the sample.
April 24, 2007

J Z said:

  BTW and I'm on 3.03 OE-C
April 24, 2007

H/aiFlo said:

  Good work.

With the keyboard 21 Hama Palm Ir Keyboard the PSP is hanged up after starting it.
I couldn't move anything, altough i disabled all other plugins :S

I hope someone can resolve this problem...

Yours Florian
April 24, 2007

D4rklamp said:

  Ca you tell me please how to uninstall this? i want to remove it...
April 24, 2007

Syd said:

  hello! in 3.03 OE-C the plugin works perfectly, but like in the firs version, you can't enable VSH and GAME both, because the applications don't charge in the XMB smilies/sad.gif
After test it in doom and quake, another question is if I can change the keys that are associate to the keyboard keys.
I read something (user guide) about change it in the files, but I am not secure.
Great work with this plugin smilies/wink.gif smilies/wink.gif smilies/wink.gif you are doing a great work!!smilies/smiley.gif thanks for all!
April 24, 2007

hotrodkid said:

  can someone help me figure out what is the corresponding key for "triangle" and "square"??? based on the pikey configuration its "INSERT" and "END" respectively. btw, i am using a Targus keyboard.

nice working guys!!! keep up the good work!!!
April 24, 2007

tyranos said:

  i installed pikey , using the hama keyboard itworks but very very slow and the xmb moves like one frame per second , and this only if i keep pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard if i stop it hangs as nnamfoh said , i didnt flash any of the prxs though , it works both in game mode as in vsh but in both modes very very slow , smilies/sad.gif
and thx again for the cool apps ,
April 24, 2007

dajermster said:

  xmb plugin doesnt work with palm keyboard but game support works with all plugins disabled and game plugin flashed
April 24, 2007

Spo said:

  Game mode works perfect, especially Danzeff mode in 3.30 OE A' - many thanks.
VSH mode not working, when enabled causes all my games to hang just after gameboot. Just thought this may be helpful - many thanks again
April 24, 2007

RubberDucky said:

  what ever happened to work on the 3.03 eloader... were counting on the you/noobz team...
April 24, 2007

Bncplix said:

  For danzeff, you must change Keyboard = 15 ; to Keyboard = 0 ; right?

But it still dosnt work! When i clickk something like name in xmb, it goes to the typing thing to change my name, danzeff dosnt open! (Or am i suppose to click some button combinations?

Im on 3.03 OE-C...
April 24, 2007

syd said:

  hi!!I am having some problems with keys xD hahaha where are the "end" and "insert" keys in the targus universal wireless??hehe it is possible to change the asignations of the psp buttons in the keyboard for more comfortable play??
thanks for this incredible plugin!!! you are doing a great work with this!! I'm test it in the medal of honor umd hehe
bye smilies/wink.gif
April 24, 2007

Fanjita said:

  Bncplix: Danzeff mode is for input from an IR keyboard into a Danzeff-enabled homebrew. Although a plugin to use Danzeff as a global input device is planned, it does not yet exist.

Syd: There are no Insert/Delete keys on the Targus - you'll need to decide on alternative keys to use for Triangle and Square, and edit the ctrlmap.txt file to set them up. It's very easy to do, instructions are included in the user guide.

D4rklamp: To uninstall: Remove pikey.prx and pikey folder from /seplugins/ on the memory stick. Remove all mention of piKey from /seplugins/game.txt and vsh.txt. Then open the recovery menu, enable flash0 USB from the 'Advanced' menu, and remove all mention of pikey.prx from the /kd/pspbtcnf_game.txt file.
April 25, 2007

Bncplix said:

  Ahh, ok smilies/cheesy.gif

And, Targus Wireless Keyboard is the best? Im looking at one right now on ebay....
April 25, 2007

suishide said:

  @Fanjita:

can you please clarify for alot of people what would be causing the following problems, which alot of us seem to be experiencing.

pikey.prx in [vsh] causing ALL homebrew to freeze at the white psp screen during load when the plugin is enabled?

also, how come the sample program works fine with the keyboard without either of the plugins enabled (vsh/game) but will not run outside of the sample program with or without the plugin(s) enabled?

i have experienced the above problems with firmware versions 3.03oe-c and 3.30oe-a and with both versions of pikey - initially it worked like a charm, both in the xmb and within homebrew/web browser on 3.03oe-c but when i reinstalled pikey it stopped working on 3.03oe-c and within 3.30oe-a on the same psp it simply reverts to the behaviour above and the keyboard only works within the sample program or hangs with the plugin enabled for [vsh].

for both ms0: and flash0: the same thing happens.

is it a known issue, or a configuration problem?

many thanks for your time, please keep up the work - from what i had running briefly in working form it was a very useful bit of kit!
April 25, 2007

Bncplix said:

April 25, 2007

PSP996 said:

  Has anyone tested it with a Palm UW keyboard yet? That's the one I've been wanting to pick up since it uses AA batteries. If someone could let me know how well pikey works with it that would be great. Thanks.
April 25, 2007

cubicpixel said:

  Word of thanks to team noobz,

All is good, I just which to point out my findings:

1. The "VSH pikey plugin" gets activated when returning to the main menu (I only activate GAME plugin on startup)

2. My USB fonctions do not work when I return from a game or homebrew... I have to shutdown and activate USB threw the recovery menu.

I'm currently using 3.03oec (I just reinstalled everything) with the updated pikey 0.2. I have the flash install version SCEP 1.0. It is in a way always active... (but deactivated I guess when the pikey is turned on). I'm pointing this out to help find my problem.

Thanks for your time and effort, amazing comitement toward the community. Id hug you if it wouldn't be weird haha lol

have a good day,

cubicpixel
April 25, 2007

Spectreman said:

  Hi Fanjita. Pikey is a fantastic idea for the PSP ! However, I wonder if you or anyone else can help me out. I have a 3.03OE PSP. When I run the install program & choose to install the PRX to Flash 0, an error message appears saying "Failed to find the marker text in pspbtcnf_game.txt", so it is never flashed at all, & does not work. What can I do about this ? Thanks a lot, Chris.
April 25, 2007

DENISKA said:

  This is just an idea, but...
How hard would it be to add basic "dictate" mode via serial mic?
I know that speech recorgnition in general is a complicated topic, but sampling ~50 short wave parterns (this should cover all most frequently used charcters} and selecting between them, as the user slowly spells the letters, should be farelly acheivable, robust and possibly faster then danzeff or buildin OSK...
April 25, 2007

Fanjita said:

  Problems with freezes seem to be only on non-3.10 OE-A' firmwares, and are probably related to the module shutdown bug that caused this release to take so long in the first place. I'll take a look at it, but don't have a lot of time for PSP coding in the near future. In the meantime, using 3.10 OE-A' is recommended.

Spectreman: Can you please email me a copy of your flash0:/kd/pspbtcnf_game.txt file? To get it, the easiest way is to enable flash0 USB access via the Recovery menu's Advanced menu.

Bncplix: That keyboard is not the Targus IR one that I've been testing with. You should check with the seller whether it uses IR, or some other connection method. If it is IR, then there's a chance it will work, but no guarantee.
April 25, 2007

nnamffoh said:

  i'm using 3.10 OE-A' but nevertheless it freeze with the hama keyboard, 21.
April 25, 2007

hotrodkid said:

  Fanjita, can you please help me what is the corresponding key for "triangle" and "square"? based on the default configuration, its INSERT and END key respectively... but there is no INSERT and END key for Targus keyboard.

please help.... thanks!!!!
April 25, 2007

suishide said:

  @hotrodkid:
if you read this very page, you'll find your question has already been asked (by 'Syd')and answered (by 'Fanjita') above. it pays to read past posts.

Fanjita said:
Syd: There are no Insert/Delete keys on the Targus - you'll need to decide on alternative keys to use for Triangle and Square, and edit the ctrlmap.txt file to set them up. It's very easy to do, instructions are included in the user guide.
April 25, 2007

Syd said:

  Hi!! thanks fanjita, I changed the keys square and triangle editing de ctrlmap hehe like you said smilies/cheesy.gif
I have noticed one thing, I have desactivated both plugins (GAME and VSH) in the recovery, but when I launch an application the text " pikey is now active" is still shown on the top of the screen.I suppose that is a bug hehe smilies/smiley.gif
The same if I change the memory sitck for another which doesn't have pikey install.
eventhough after all, you've done a huge work whit that plugin
thanks for all again!smilies/wink.gif
April 25, 2007

Syd said:

  It's possible to fix the bug that I said in my last post??smilies/smiley.gif
April 25, 2007

Dustin said:

  Is there any program that would allow me to say take notes in class w/ this plugin or am I out of luck
April 26, 2007

hotrodkid said:

  Syd.... how did you solve the problem for the triangle and square button??? i tried editing the ctrlmap.txt based on the instruction, but it did not work for me. is it possible for you to send a copy of your ctrlmap.txt setup so i could just copy it in my MS??? BTW, i am using 3.03OE-C. thanks!!!

My email address is: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 26, 2007

bigdummy63 said:

  downgraded back to 3.10 oe-a2 and it is working like a charm.hope to see an update in the future that will allow newer cfw.in the meantime this is too sweet to give up.
psp=dax 3.10 oe-a2
keyboard=targus model PA870 V3
thanks again
April 26, 2007

mihar3467 said:

  Awww crap... I saw that the Palm keyboard now works for pikey 0.2 but i'm on 3.40 OE so after installing, it's still broken... Looks like i have to wait for a new version... BTW, how do i uninstall this??
April 26, 2007

Kandibu said:

  I think you started an 1.50Kernel-App and Plugins in "seplugins" are only for 3.XX-Kernel (XMB or Apps (or UMDs))
April 26, 2007

suishide said:

  @Syd:
are you sure it's a bug? i noticed this too, but i believe it only happens when you initially install pikey to the flash0 instead of just the memory stick (ms0) - unless i'm mistaken it's a feature to automatically run pikey when any homebrew application in GAME/GAME150 is ran (i forget which).

this feature tended to cause problems for me though, since in pimpstreamer and media player homebrew apps pikey running in the background would cause the playback to be choppy and as far as i know there's no hotkey to disable it (fanjita?) if there is not, a hotkey to disable pikey when flashed to the psp would be very handy since not all homebrew requires keyboard input.
April 26, 2007

W. Jones said:

  What is the Danzeff OSK?
April 27, 2007

PSP996 said:

  W. Jones: Danzeff OSK = Danzeff On Screen Keyboard, used with analog nub and the four face buttons (circle, square, triangle, cross).
April 27, 2007

Spectreman said:

  Hi again Fanjita. I got Pikey to work nearly 100% last night. Really awesome ! I upgraded my firmware to 3.10 OE-A and this fixed it for me. The VSH plugin works perfectly, after a minor mod to the control keys config file. In game mode, the control keys work fine too. However, when trying to use the Danzeff mode with Psposte, it will not work correctly. Danzeff mode turns on fine, when I press keys on the IR keyboard, the correct squares are selected in the Danzeff OSK, but no characters are actually printed on the screen. Don't know why this is. I have not tried it with AFKIM yet as I have no wifi point to connect to, but will later. Thanks a lot for the quick Pikey fix. This will be very useful for me. I am using the Palm keyboard by the way. Cheers !
April 27, 2007

Frenchman said:

  Hello i'm french so excuse me for fault smilies/cry.gif .
My question is : Fanjita do you put link for the keyboard (Palm UW) compatible with your Homebrew and a movie for look pikey in action ^^ ??
Because i can't buy keyboard if the keyboard does not work :/!!

Thx fanjita for the fabulous homebrew.

April 27, 2007

Frenchman said:

  thx for homebrew !!
April 27, 2007

Kandibu said:

  Yeah PSPoste doesn't work correctly with pikey. But Afkim is working really great... don't know why...
April 27, 2007

Jareddlc said:

  i couldnot get this to run. (custom fw 3.40-oe) and i install it but when i enabled the prx i cant load any game or hombrew. but when i disabel them i get the top menu thing saying pikey is now active, even though i disable the prx? any ideas? oh sigh i just read above seems like no support to 3.40-oe right? sigh
April 28, 2007

Vladare said:

  Fanjita, it seems that after flashing pikey.prx into flash0 my Bookr is out of work. It hangs right away after I trying to open some of menus (for example open file).
After removing pikey.prx from pspbtcnf_game.txt the Bookr works as usual. I have 3.10` OE fw.


April 28, 2007

hotrodkid said:

  syd... thanks again!!!! it is now working perfectly!!!
April 28, 2007

Snake said:

  in version 0.3 or 1.0 in other words in the next version!

make everything write to flash

example: GAME150 HOMEBREW write to flash (this feture is already done)

PSP ISOS write to flash

PSP DEMOS EBOOT.PBP write to flash

PS1 (PSX) EBOOT.PBP write to flash

XMB (internet browser - onscreen keybaord) write to flash

and then it will be everything works perectlty if everythign in flash

cos ver 0.2 didnt work with firmware 3.40 OE-A only GAME150 homebrew works.

it works cos it is written in flash...

SO DONT FORGET IN THE NEXT VERSION MAKE EVEYRHITNG WRITTEN IN FLASH!!!

THANKS AND CANT WAIT!!!
April 28, 2007

Vladare said:

  Fanjita, it seems that after flashing pikey.prx into flash0 my Bookr is out of work. It hangs right away after I trying to open some of menus (for example open file).
After removing pikey.prx from pspbtcnf_game.txt the Bookr works as usual. I have 3.10` OE fw.


April 29, 2007

DJ supreme said:

  This is a no go on 3.40 OE-A. smilies/sad.gif I hope this will be fixed on next release?

This has got great potential.

Thank you
April 30, 2007

slayer3d said:

  Hi Fanjita & crew,

Great program! Works fine except for one thing...

Please try to get this compatible with psp ssh (by zx81) - when pikey is enabled then pspssh hangs at 'connection part 4 of 4'. This would be amazing if we can get it to work!

btw I am using fw 3.10oea, and targus ir keyboard.


Thanks
May 01, 2007

almada.warrior said:

  hi fanjita and all the noobz team, more news are required, you guys only talk about pikey.
Are you guys working on a new hack? those would be wonderful news, lol
take care, and try to talk a lil bit more about the homebrew in general instead of only talk about pikey
May 01, 2007

mmick said:

  piKey should be part of 3.xx OE aswell as PSPlayer MT and some file manager.

piKey is a great concept and when it accepts most IR keyboards and it stays full compatible with most software (mainly PSP??s web browser and some kind of MSN -AFKIM sucks-) it will rock and opens another dimension on PSP!

It should exist some kind of "IR capture program" that captures IR signals from IR Keyboards and then saves a "keymap" for piKey to work. piKey should incorporate a capture mode that would say "Q" and then saves the "Q" IR signal from a certain keyboard. Just a suggestion, I don??t if it??s possible.

Congratulations for this kind of app!
May 01, 2007

psp filer not working said:

  after flashing pikey to f0, filer doesnt work anymore. im on 3.10OE-A'

the program just freezes (it loads pass the gameboot)
May 02, 2007

Syd said:

  I have noticed now that although you have the plugin disable in recovery mode, the pikey is runnig with the homebrew. I am having troubles with pimpstreamer, perhaps this is the problem hehe. The plugin is always active for GAME.
regards!smilies/smiley.gif I hope you can fix this in the next release smilies/wink.gif
May 02, 2007

Mr-PSP from pspsource.de said:

  yes my pspfiler dont work, too smilies/undecided.gif ... but when i uninstall pikey, it works ..

now i have the problem, that i backuped my ms, formated it (bacause there was curuppt data), and restored now piKey don work in VSH and when i want to exit a game, the psp crashes

i dont want to reinstall it again -.-
May 03, 2007

nnamffoh said:

  before we forgot it. if i activate the plugin for my hama keyboard my psp hang in the xmb and in every game :/
please update this bug in the next version smilies/smiley.gif
May 03, 2007

Syd said:

  I confirm that the problem I have with pmipstreamer was from pikey hehe
I have uninstall pikey to try it, and now pimpstream works better hehe
fanjita I hope you can fix this in next release.I can't wait for it more time smilies/cheesy.gif
thanks for all!regards!
May 03, 2007

Greg G. said:

  Can anyone e-mail me their pre-set .ini file for a targus keyboard? my e-mail address is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I'd really appreciate it.
May 04, 2007

ranton said:

  i tried to change the hama.ini to speed up, but it didnt work. so if you could fix this major problem, it would be a big step in the right direction. and it woild be a big help if you could write a setup menu, so we neednt to change in usb mode all the time. (i know, easy to say^^)
May 04, 2007

Palmela Handerson said:

  Just installed pikey using a PalmOne universal. Works great! But can anyone point me towards the Palm keycodes, as I'd like to make a few adjustments to the defaults keys. Thanks!!

May 05, 2007

seargent007 said:

  good job, using now, cant wait for a 3.40 version. PSPoste uses a custom build of LuaDanzeff thats why it doesnt work.
May 10, 2007

beefy said:

  would any version of the targus kybd work? like model number
May 13, 2007

Helpme said:

  how do i use this... and how do i upload it into the psp
October 21, 2007

stevep said:

  where is the m33 support?
February 26, 2008

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