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Supported Hardware
Plover supports several protocols that are in use by various machines:
- Stentura serial: most machines by Stenograph and many others.
- Gemini PR serial: typically any recent machine made by the Neutrino Group, such as the Piper, Revolution, or Infinity series.
- TX Bolt: an older protocol supported by some machines as a primary or secondary protocol.
- Treal: used only by the Treal from Word Technologies.
- Passport: used only by the Passport Writer from Advantage Software.
This means that, in theory, many machines work with Plover.
The following machines have been confirmed by users to work with Plover after actually trying it:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Protocol/Connection | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elan Cybra Student | Stenograph | TX Bolt (serial) | |
| Flash Writer | ProCAT | TX Bolt | Press Mode (far right button), click Setup, then press the Emul button. Display should read Emulate: Baron
|
| Gemini2 | Neutrino Group | Gemini PR (serial) | |
| Gemini RT | Neutrino Group | TX Bolt | Must start a job on screen or in Infinity2 |
| Lightspeed | Stenovations | TX Bolt (serial over USB/Bluetooth) | Baud rate 9600 |
| Infinity Ergonomic | Neutrino Group | Gemini PR (serial over USB/Bluetooth) | Baud rate 115200 |
| Infinity Genesis | Neutrino Group | Gemini PR (serial) | |
| Passport | Advantage Software | Passport (USB) | |
| Passport Touch | Advantage Software | USB, Bluetooth | While in "Emulation Mode": Stentura over Bluetooth or TX Bolt over USB |
| Protege | Stenograph | ||
| Revolution Grand | Neutrino Group | Gemini PR (serial) | |
| SOFT/HRUF | Scott Urueta | TX Bolt (serial) | Open source hardware |
| Stenoboard | Utopen | NKRO/TX Bolt/Gemini PR | Open source hardware |
| Stentura 400 SRT | Stenograph | Stentura (serial) | [[Setup Instructions |
| Tréal | Word technologies | Treal (USB) | |
| Wave | Stenograph |
If you don't have a steno machine, Plover is best used with a keyboard supporting N-Key Rollover (NKRO).
This is a feature that certain keyboards have that let the keyboards register each key regardless of other keys being pressed. Read the Wikipedia entry about NKRO.
A simple test is to open up a text editor and--while holding down both shift keys--type each letter on your keyboard. If all keys are typed into the text editor, your keyboard probably has NKRO.
This site provides a web application that lets you test your keyboard's capabilities for registering multiple key presses. To test, click where it says "click to use", then each key you press lights up green in the picture of a keyboard. Press the middle row keys asdfjkl; and with a normal keyboard only 6 of the 8 keys will light up green, maybe fewer, but if your keyboard has n-key rollover, all 8 will light up green. Then press other multiple-key combinations such as yuhj and see if they all light up green.
If you don't have a keyboard that's capable of NKRO, but still want to give Plover a try, you can arpeggiate/roll the keyboard chords. More info can be found at the bottom of this post.
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Comments | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex m-800 | SteelSeries | NKRO over USB | $199 |
| CM Storm Quickfire TK | Cooler Master | NKRO over USB | $85 |
| Noppoo Choc | Noppoo | NKRO over USB | $95 |
| Ergo Pro | Matias | NKRO over USB | $200 |
| Ergodox | Ergodox | NKRO over USB | $295 |
| G710+ | Logitech | NKRO over USB | $130 |
| Keyboardio | Keyboardio | NKRO over USB | $329 |
| Majestouch-2 | Filco | NKRO over USB | $167 |
| Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate | Das Keyboard | NKRO over USB | $169 |
| Ultimate Hacking Keyboard | Ultimate Gadget Labs | NKRO over USB | $250 |
| Vengeance K65 | Corsair | NKRO over USB | $90 |
| ZM-K600S | Zalman | NKRO over USB | $40 |