Windows Utility User Guide
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1. F4 Function key lt F4 gt F5 Function key lt F5 gt F6 Function key lt F6 gt F7 Function key lt F7 gt F8 Function key lt F8 gt F9 Function key lt F9 gt F10 Function key lt F10 gt F11 Function key lt F11 gt F12 Function key lt F12 gt ESC Function key lt Esc gt Backspace key lt Backspace gt Tab key lt Tab gt CapsLock key lt Caps Lock gt Enter key lt Enter gt Shift key lt Shift gt on left RightShift key lt Shift gt on right Ctrl key lt Ctrl gt on left RightCtrl key lt Ctrl gt on right Alt key lt Alt gt on left RightAlt key lt Alt gt on right Space key lt space bar gt Insert Function key lt Insert gt Delete Function key lt Delete gt Home Function key lt Home gt End Function key lt End gt PageUp Function key lt Page Up gt PageDown Function key lt Page Down gt ArrowUp Function key lt Up Arrow gt ArrowLetft Function key lt Left Arrow gt ArrowRight Function key lt Right Arrow gt ArrowDown Function key Down Arrow NumLock Function key lt Num Lock gt ScrollLk Function key lt Scroll Lock gt PrintScreen Function key lt Print Screen gt PauseBreak Function key lt Pause Break gt Win Function key lt Win gt on left RightWin Function key lt Win gt on right Menu Function key lt Menu gt Ctrl PauseBreak Function key lt Ctrl gt lt Pause Break gt Ctrl PrintScreen Fun2. Large Coke will be sent out 3 Inter string Delay Sometimes when a key is pressed an application software takes time to response before the next key can be pressed For example after pressing lt F2 gt wait 1 second before entering lt 3 gt and Enter e F2 Delay1 3 Enter 4 Starting a Windows Program by pressing a Key on the Programmable Keyboard To start a Windows Program the Win key is used activate the Start menu and the Run command is used Note that the whole key definition has to be done with Scan Code mode Break codes has to inserted where necessary to allow Windows to recognize the command string correctly For example release Win key Shift keys and to enter more than one stroke of the same key e g 00 To run a program in path C Program Files Test Demo001 exe the following key definition is required e Win OE0 OFO Win R C Shift OFO Shift P R O G R A M Space IFIMIILITEJISINI TICEJISTITINIDIIEIIM O 0 OFO 0 0 1 f TE X E Enter 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 7 of 9 TOKEN NAMES FOR SPECI AL FUNCTION KEYS There are no ASCII codes for some function keys They have to be programmed with Scan Codes In key definitions the following symbols represent their scan codes The token name symbols are case sensitive They have to be entered exactly as shown below Symbol Function Key s Name F1 Function key F1 F2 Function key lt F2 gt F3 Function key lt F3 gt
3. Clear definition of key being highlighted Set programming mode for current key to ASCII Code Set programming mode for current key to Scan Code Insert Caps function in key definition Insert inter string delay in key definition Insert a Multi level Separator Code in key definition Insert a Multi level Shift Code in key definition Enter ASCII code value 1 240 directly Display ASCII code string in decimal format Read key definition data from programmable keyboard to utility Write current key definition data into programmable keyboard Set or Change programmable keyboard features 1 of 9 PROGRAMMI NG THE KEYBOARD 1 Connecting the Keyboard Connect the Programmable Keyboard to the PC with the special interface cable provided Plug the standard PC keyboard to the Programmable Keyboard s pass through port 2 Starting the Utility Start the Programming Utility by double clicking on the LCI Keyboard Utility short cut icon or the KBWN EXE icon in the folder where the utility is installed 3 Select Keyboard Model Select the appropriate keyboard model by clicking Keyboard on the menu bar The corresponding key layout for the keyboard will be displayed Check that the layout matches the keyboard to be programmed 4 Preparing the Template A new template can be prepared by entering new contents for each key position Alternatively an old template can be brought into the utility for editing LOAD from a TPL file IMPORT fro
4. and have special meanings or functions when they are used in the text file in the key name label field or key definition content field following format has to be used M l H MN F X Importing a Delimited Text File e Use any text editor e g Notepad to create edit a text file or use the Export Text Data function to convert the currently loaded template into a text file e Start the utility and click on Template gt Import Text Data e Enter the text file name and hit lt Enter gt e If the file is not imported correctly check if the text file has 2 columns and the number of row is equal to the number of key in programmable keyboard Also check the proper format of T V and Exporting a Delimited Text File e The simplest way to create a properly formatted template text file is use the Export function e Start the utility and edit a new template load from TPL template file or read from keyboard e Click on Template gt Export Text Data e Enter the text file name and hit lt Enter gt e The exported text file will have key name labels currently used on the screen The name label field in the text file can then be edited with any text editor When the new text file is imported the next time the edited key names will be used as label on the screen Note that loading a TPL template file will not change the key labels KEY LABEL COLOR To identify various status of a key during templa
5. use lt ESC gt lt Function Key gt to program these keys F6 lt F10 gt lt Alt gt lt PrintScreen gt These keys has to be programmed in ASCII mode by entering the key token names The scan codes entered in one key will act like all keys are pressed one following the other without releasing the previous key and will be released at the same time when the key at the programmable keyboard is released Thus to program lt Shift F2 gt just enter lt ESC gt lt Shift gt lt ESC gt lt F2 gt To program lt Ctrl A gt just enter lt ESC gt lt Ctrl gt lt a gt If a certain keys has to act as released within the programming string before the actual key is released release codes has to be inserted manually o For regular keys including Shift RightShift and Ctrl insert lt ESC gt amp lt f gt followed by the key to be released For example to simulate press and release of the lt b gt key enter lt b gt lt ESC gt lt f gt lt b gt When lt ESC gt amp lt f gt is entered the display will show OFO To release lt Ctrl gt key enter lt ESC gt lt f gt lt ESC gt lt Ctrl gt o There are some keys that need special code combinations For example to release the lt RightCtrl gt key use lt ESC gt lt e gt lt ESC gt lt f gt lt ESC gt lt Ctrl gt It will be shown as OEO OFO Ctrl o For releasing lt Alt gt and lt RightAlt gt type in OFO AIt or OEO OFO
6. I code mode to repeat character output as long as the key remains depressed Emulate Link Terminal e Enables the keyboard s ability to emulate a link terminal Inter character delay ms e The time delay between characters can be adjusted from 1 millisecond to 250 milliseconds This delay is set for all key strokes or characters programmed into the keyboard This feature should not be confused with the Inter string Delay feature RS232 Port e Enable the keyboard to work in RS232 mode Note that when a keyboard enabled in RS232 mode is connected to the PC PS 2 or AT interface for programming it must have a standard PC keyboard attached and the RS232 connections including the power adapter disconnected After programming the keyboard has to be disconnected from the PS 2 or AT port before connected to RS232 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 5 of 9 DELI MI TED TEXT TEMPLATE FILE The new programmable keyboard utility can import and export a delimited text file directly The text file have two columns and as many rows as number of keys See the example TXT file in the utility diskette Columns are delimited by commas and rows are delimited by lt Enter gt The first column is key s name that will appear on the utility s key layout screen These names can be also changed The second column is key s definition e All rules and limitations on key definitions apply e Do not mix Scan Code and ASCII definitions e As the characters T V
7. KEYBOARD After key definitions are finished click on the item Configuration gt Modify Properties on the menu bar or click on the Modify Properties icon on the toolbar to set or change programmable keyboard features Send break code for scan code mode key e Enables the transmission of break codes for each scan codes programmed into the keyboard A break code is a code that is sent to tell the PC that the key is being released Enable beep when a key typed e Enables he entire keyboard from beeping when any key is depressed No beep if a key is not defined e Ifa key has no definition it will not beep when depressed Enable Laser Scanner Input e For models equipped with Laser Scanner this option will enable the input Translate code set 2 for PC AT e Enables the output of the keyboard to be translated into AT scan code Always Emulate PC XT keyboard e Enables the output of the keyboard to be translated into XT scan code Use lt ALT gt number key to make ASCII code e Enables the use of ALT key along with the numeric keypad to generate codes for definitions programmed in ASCII mode This will allow output of ASCII characters in the specified upper or lower case independent of the Caps Lock status and Shift key status Enable typematic for scan code e Enables keys programmed with scan code mode to repeat key outputs as long as the key remains depressed Enable typematic for ASCII code e Enables keys programmed with ASCI
8. LOGIC CONTROLS I NC KEYBOARD PROGRAMMING UTILITY USER GUIDE for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP I NSTALLATI ON The Logic Controls Programmable Keyboard Windows version programming utility works under Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP To install the utility change to the Windows folder in the utility floppy diskette and double click on the Setup program Select destination folder and click Install to start the installation process Skip any warning message dialog boxes by clicking Yes or Continue When installation is completed remove floppy diskette and reboot the computer MENU COMMANDS Template New Load Save Save As Load Default Import Text Data Export Text Data Exit Keyboard Key Edit Clear Current Key Set Key ASCII Set Key ScanCode Input Caps Code Input Delay Time Input a Level Separator Input Shift Level Input ASCII Code Display ASCII Decimal Configuration Read From KB Write Into KB Modify Properties 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 Clear all key definition Load key definition from template file on disk TPL Save key definition to template file on disk TPL Save key definition to template file on disk with new Filename TPL Load key definition from default template Import key definition data from a text file TXT Export key definition data to a text file TXT Exit programming utility Select programmable keyboard model to program
9. RightAIt directly in ASCII mode B ASCII Code Mode In ASCII mode pressing a regular key will enter that key in the definition and shown as a string of characters Special function keys will be ignored or used to control entry of data e g Backspace will erase previous character There are some special codes used in ASCII code mode o Caps Emulates function of CapsLock key Used in RS232 mode to emulate Caps Lock function for QWERTY keyboards To insert Caps function click on the C icon on the toolbar o CR Carriage Return code Used in RS232 mode to emulate lt Enter gt function o IL Enter the character character o JJ Enter the character character o Separator Separator Code used in Multi level definition Used to separate several definitions codes that works in combination with Multi shift level function key Click on P icon to insert a Separator Code o ShiftLevel Multi shift level function key definition for different shift levels is from 1 to 9 To define a Multi shift level function key click on the L icon and enter the level number 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 3 of 9 ASCII codes decimal equivalent numeric values only to 240 allowed can be entered directly by clicking on the I icon on the tool bar or Key Edit gt Input ASCII Code on the menu bar After code entry the ASCII code will be shown as normal character or as blocks if the code is a non displayable character To view the d
10. ction key lt Ctrl gt lt Print Screen gt Alt PrintScreen Function key lt Alt gt lt Print Screen gt PADO number key lt 0 gt on keypad PAD1 number key lt 1 gt on keypad PAD2 number key lt 2 gt on keypad PAD3 number key lt 3 gt on keypad 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 8 of 9 PAD4 number key lt 4 gt on keypad PAD5 number key lt 5 gt on keypad PAD6 number key lt 6 gt on keypad PAD7 number key lt 7 gt on keypad PAD8 number key lt 8 gt on keypad PAD9 number key lt 9 gt on keypad PAD number key lt gt on keypad PAD number key lt gt on keypad PAD number key lt gt on keypad PAD number key lt gt on keypad PAD number key lt gt on keypad PADEnter number key lt Enter gt on keypad OEO scan code used for generating break codes of special keys keys listed above with OFO scan code used for generating break codes Note Normal alpha numeric characters and symbols are represented in scan code as the character itself enclosed in square brackets For example A B C 1 2 3 BL VI 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 9 of 9
11. ecimal value click on the M icon on the tool bar or Key Edit gt Display ASCII Decimal on the menu bar The decimal value will be shown as xxx Special Function keys and scan codes can also be entered in ASCII code mode by entering the token names of the keys as a character string For example to define a key to press and release lt a gt enter the string A OFO A However ASCII code and Scan code should NOT be mixed together in one key o Each key is entered as a character string enclosed between square brackets For example Ctrl Alt Enter A B 1 2 PAD3 ESC etc o Full List of all token names of the keys can be found at end of this menu or click on Help gt Key Word List o Token names are case sensitive 5 Special Features A Multi Shift Level Function A single key can be programmed to output different codes when combined with the Multi Shift Level function keys To program multiple definition into a single key enter the different definitions separated by the Separator The Separator can be inserted by clicking on the P icon on the tool bar or Key Edit gt Input a Level Separator on the menu bar It will be shown in the definition content as Separator The definition content before the first Separator corresponds to the normal key output The first definition content after the first Separator will be the ShiftLevel 1 output Definition after second Separa
12. m a TXT file or READ from the Keyboard Modify properties of the keyboard in the Properties dialog if necessary 5 Writing into the Keyboard It is strongly advised that the template should be first saved into a TPL template file for future reference and for programming multiple number of keyboards Then click Configuration gt Write into KB on the Menu bar or click on the Down Arrow icon on the toolbar to write the template into the keyboard EDITING KEY DEFINITIONS 1 Selecting Keys to Edit Use Shift Key and the Arrows Keys on the standard keyboard to select the key for editing Hold down the shift key and hit the arrow keys until the key to be edited is being highlighted 2 Checking Key Definitions The current key definition is shown on the single line Key Content text box below the keyboard layout 3 Selecting Programming Modes Programming mode is selectable for each key individually Click on Key Edit menu or the A S icon on the toolbar to select the desired mode A Scan Code Mode e Key definition entered as Scan Codes codes that are sent by a standard keyboard to the PC e Allow entry of special key functions e g Fl to F12 Shift Ctrl Alt Arrows Keys Windows Keys Caps Lock NumLock Number pad keys etc e Emulate exact key operation sequences e Upper Lower case status depends on Caps Lock and Shift key status B ASCII Code Mode e Key definition entered as ASCII string of cha
13. racters e Simplify programming for entry of text string in the key definition e g for entering login names passwords item names etc Note that if the text string is case sensitive it is better to enable the Use lt Alt gt number key to make ASCII code option in the Modify Properties menu 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 2 of 9 Send out ASCII codes in RS232 mode optional interface Note that keys programmed with Scan Code mode will send out Scan Codes via the RS232 port If actual ASCII codes are required all keys has to be programmed in ASCII mode In this case special function keys cannot be programmed Special key functions that are not part of standard ASCII code e g F1 to F12 Shift Ctrl Alt Arrows Keys Windows Keys etc cannot be programmed in ASCII mode ASCII codes decimal equivalent numeric values only 1 to 240 allowed can be entered directly ASCII mode can also be used to enter Scan Codes by entering the key token names 4 Entering Key Definitions A Scan Code Mode In Scan Code mode pressing a key will enter that key in the definition and shown as the key name enclosed between square brackets For special function keys use lt ESC gt and lt Function Key gt to enter their scan code in this mode For example to program lt F9 gt into the key position hit lt ESC gt first followed by lt F9 gt To program lt ESC gt hit lt ESC gt twice Since the following 4 keys are used by Windows we cannot
14. te editing the key label is displayed in three different colors e Black The key is blank with no definition e Blue When a template is loaded from file or read from keyboard all keys that are not blank will be displayed in blue e Green When a key is modified after a template load or keyboard read it will be changed to green to identify that this key has been changed from the original template 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 6 of 9 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES 1 Inserting Break Codes To program key sequence lt Ctrl A gt then lt F9 gt the lt Ctrl gt key need to be released before pressing lt F9 gt Otherwise the definition will be interpreted as lt Ctrl A gt lt Ctrl F9 gt e Ctrl A OFO Ctrl F9 2 Multi Shift Level Function Program a key that contains several level of definitions such as Small Coke Medium Coke Large Coke When pressing this key the actual output will be either of the 3 strings We may call this a multidefinition key e Small Coke Separator Medium Coke Separator Large Coke Two other keys are programmed as the Multi Shift Level function keys Level 1 and Level 2 e ShiftLevell e ShfitLevel2 If the mu Iti definition key is pressed alone message Small Coke will be sent out If the ShiftLevell key is held down and the multi definition key is pressed message Medium Coke will be sent out If the ShiftLevel2 key is held down and the multidefinit ion key is pressed message
15. tor will be the Shift Level 2 output and so on up to ShiftLevel 9 Certain designated keys will be programmed as Multi Shift Level function keys for activating multiple definition output of the multi definition key Multi Shift Level function keys can only be programmed under ASCII Code mode To program a key as Multi Shift Level function key click on the L icon on the tool bar or Key Edit gt Input Shift Level The definition will be shown as ShiftLevell to ShiftLevel9 corresponding to the Shift Level selected After the keyboard is programmed holding down ShiftLevell key and then press the multi definition key will send out Level 1 definition Holding down ShiftLevel2 key and then press the multi definition key will send out Level 2 definition and so on B Inter string Delay A delay time up to 100 seconds can be inserted between key stroke outputs by clicking on the D icon on the tool bar or Key Edit gt Input Delay Time on the menu bar For example inserting Delay2 will cause keyboard to pause 2 seconds before sending out subsequent output Note After editing the template it has to be written into the keyboard before the new key definitions can be used with the keyboard In addition to writing to the keyboard it is recommended that the template is saved into a TPL template file for future reference and for programming to multiple number of keyboards 10 16 02 Ver 2 01 4 of 9 MODI FYI NG PROPERTI ES OF THE
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