# Receive Commands from Specific Devices

**URL:** <https://forum.bome.com/t/receive-commands-from-specific-devices/1457>\
**Category:** Bome Products\
**Created:** [April 18, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/receive-commands-from-specific-devices/1457 "2020-04-18T06:47:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![apkyburz](https://forum.bome.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@apkyburz](https://forum.bome.com/u/apkyburz)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/receive-commands-from-specific-devices/1457/1 "2020-04-18T06:47:03Z")

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Hi Forum,

MacOS, no Bome Box.

I've used the Translator for a handful background commands for a while, but never extensively.

For a lot of my reprogramming needs, I use ControllerMate. Lately, their programmers have become somewhat negligent, so I'm looking for an alternative.

Here's the only hindrance I have (or haven't figured out):

I have multiple USB Devices, all triggering standard ANSI keyboard values. Is there a way to tell Bome to only accept value 'xy' from a specific device, but not from a different one?

E.g.: Key F12 triggered by 'Keypad 1' outputs MIDI Note 72, ch. 1

Key F12 by 'Keypad 2' outputs Note 104, ch. 4

I'm not finding any way to specifically tell Bome where to take the commands from.

Thanks and,

Best,

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**Author:** ![SteveC](https://forum.bome.com/user_avatar/forum.bome.com/stevec/32/8250_2.png) [@SteveC](https://forum.bome.com/u/SteveC)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.bome.com/t/receive-commands-from-specific-devices/1457/2 "2020-04-18T07:47:03Z")

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No, all keyboard are keyboards, there is nothing to identify them as unique without special keyboard drivers.

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Steve Caldwell  
Bome Q and A Moderator and  
Independent Bome Consultant/Specialist  
bome@sniz.biz

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PS. MIDI keyboards can be differentiated, however.

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