Intermec External Keyboard – Installation & Operation Ed. 1
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Chapter 1
TheExternalKeyboard(partnumber1-200591-02)isanRS 232C
keyboard intended for connection to the present range of Intermec
Fingerprint-compatible EasyCoder printers, i.e.:
EasyCoder 201 IIS, E, SA
EasyCoder 401, 401 LL
EasyCoder 501S, E, SA, XP
EasyCoder 601S, E, XP
The keyboard uses the following communication parameters:
Interface: RS 232C
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Character length: 8
Stop bits: 1
Thekeyboard's communicationcable isfitted witha femaleDB25
connector at the printer end and a mini-DIN connector at the
keyboardend.ConnectthecablebetweenanRS232Cserialporton
theprinter(usually"uart1:")and theouteroneofthetwoconnectors
onthekeyboard(theinneroneisusedforprogramming,seebelow).
Note that the keyboard requires +5V (42 mA) from the printer,
which in some cases must be enabled by a strap on the CPU-board
or interface board, see the Technical Manual or Installation &
Operation manual for the printer model in question.
Thekeybord hasastandard U.S.layout,but isfullyprogrammable
using special software (see below).
Inadditiontothestandardkeys,thekeyboardhas32freekeyswith
cleartops and16keyswithblind tops,that canbe programmedfor
userapplications. Theblind topscanbereplacedby clearones and
thetopsofthelowerpartofthekeyboardcanbemovedsoastoadapt
the keyboard for various national standards.
ProgrammingsoftwareforMicrosoftDOSandvariousversionsof
Microsoft Windows are available free of charge at http://
www.tipro.si/Technical.htm (MIDDOS, MIDWIN, and
MIDWINNT). You will also need a PC-to-keyboard cable from
Intermec. The PC must have a PS2 keyboard connection.
Informationinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice
and does not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec
Printer AB.
© Copyright Intermec Printer AB, 1999. All rights reserved.
Published in Sweden.
EasyCoderandFingerprintareregisteredtrademarksofIntermec
Technologies Corp.
Application of Use
Intermec External Keyboard
Installation & Operation
Edition 1, January 1999
Part No. 1-960449-00
Communication
Programming
1. Description