Logic Controls KB5000 Series User manual

LOGIC CONTROLS, INC.
KEYBOARD PROGRAMMIG UTILITY
USER GUIDE
for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
INSTALLING THE LCI KEYBOARD PROGRAMMING UTILITY
1. Make sure the programmable keyboard is attached to the computer.
2. Double click the SETUP.EXE file o the utility diskette.
3. Select the desti atio folder if ecessary a d click “I stall” to start the i stallatio
process. Skip a y war i g messages by clicki g “Yes” or “Co ti ue”.
4. Whe i stallatio is completed, reboot the computer.
5. Utility ca be started through Wi dows by clicki g o Start→Programs→LCI Key oard
Utility
6. Select Keyboard type PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD from me u bar to show the
PROGRAMMABLE KEYBOARD programmi g i terface. Before programmi g, read the
template from the keyboard or load the keyboard .tpl template file. Select
Template→Load→Key oardName.tpl (you will have to avigate to this file withi the
folder that the utility file is located).
(You may also use the LCI Keyboard Programmi g Utility by double-clicki g the utility
program file i the desti atio folder where the utility is i stalled.)

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MENU COMMANDS
[Template]
[New] Clear all key defi itio s.
[Load] Load key defi itio s from template file o disk. (*.TPL)
[Save] Save key defi itio s to template file o disk. (*.TPL)
[Save As] Save key defi itio s to template file o disk with ew
File ame. (*.TPL)
[Load Default] Load key defi itio s from default template.
[Import Text Data] Import key defi itio s data from a text file. (*.TXT)
[Export Text Data] Export key defi itio s data to a text file (*.TXT)
[Exit] Exit programmi g utility
[Key oard] Select programmable keyboard model to program (for
example, KB5000)
[Key Edit]
[Clear Curre t Key] Clear defi itio of key bei g highlighted
[Set ASCII Mode] Set programmi g mode for curre t key to ASCII Code
[Set Sca Code Mode] Set programmi g mode for curre t key to Sca Code
[I sert Caps Code] I sert [Caps] fu ctio i key defi itio
[I sert Delay Time] I sert i ter-stri g delay i key defi itio
[E ter Level Separator] I sert a Multi-level Separator Code i key defi itio
[E ter Shift Level code] I sert a Multi-level Shift Code i key defi itio
[E ter ASCII Code] E ter ASCII code value (1-240) directly
[Switch ASCII Display mode] Display ASCII code stri g i decimal format
[Select Sca Code] Displays a I put Sca Code Dialog Box with a drop dow
list of various Sca Codes (F6, Backspace, Space, Tab,
etc.) for selectio
[Configuration]
[Read From KB] Read key defi itio data from programmable keyboard to
utility
[Write I to KB] Write curre t key defi itio data i to programmable
keyboard
[Co fig KB Properties] Set or Cha ge programmable keyboard features
[Co fig MR Properties] Set or Cha ge optio al Mag etic Stripe Reader properties
[Testing]
[Keyboard Output] You may test the keys you have programmed by selecti g
this fu ctio which ope s a Test dialog box

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GENERAL STEPS IN PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD
1. Connecting the Key oard
For PS/2 versions: Co ect the programmable keyboard to the PC with the special
i terface cable provided. Plug the sta dard PC keyboard to the female PS/2 co ector
o the i terface cable a d the male PS/2 co ector to the computer.
For USB versions: Co ect the programmable keyboard to a y USB port o the
computer.
2. Starting the Utility
Start the Programmi g Utility by double clicki g o the “KBWN” short-cut ico or by
goi g to Start→Programs→Logic Controls Utilities→KBWN (Folder)→KBWN. You
may also double click the UTILITY ico i the folder where the utility is i stalled.
3. Select the Communication Port
Select the appropriate commu icatio port by selecti g either “USB” or “PS/2” i the
drop dow me u.
4. Select your key oard model
Depe di g o what model keyboard you have, click o Key oard me u to select the
correct keyboard ame. The layout of selected keyboard will be displayed.
5. Preparing the Template
The utility starts with a bla k template (all key defi itio s are bla k). A existi g
template ca be brought i to the utility as a starti g poi t for editi g. There are 3 ways
to get existi g template files i to the utility -- “LOAD” from a .TPL file, “IMPORT” from a
.TXT file, or “READ” from the Keyboard that co tai s the previously programmed
template). Refer to sectio below for details of editi g key defi itio s. Whe key editi g
is do e, co figure properties of the keyboard i the “Properties” dialog if ecessary (see
sectio “MODIFYING PROPERTIES” for details). For the programmable keyboards with
optio al i tegrated mag etic stripe reader, also co figure the MSR properties, Both
keyboard a d MSR programmi g data will be saved i to a si gle template file.
6. Writing into the Key oard
It is stro gly advised that the template should be first saved i to a .TPL template file for
future refere ce a d for programmi g multiple keyboards. After savi g the file, click
Configuration→Write into KB o the Me u bar or click o the “Dow Arrow” ico
o the toolbar to write the template i to the keyboard.

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EDITING KEY DEFINITIONS
1. Selecting Keys to Edit
Use Shift Key a d the Arrows Keys o the sta dard keyboard to select the key for
editi g. Hold dow the shift key a d hit the arrow keys u til the key to be edited is bei g
highlighted.
2. Checking Key Definitions
The curre t key defi itio is show o the si gle li e “Key Co te t” text box below the
keyboard layout.
3. Selecting Programming Modes
Programmi g mode is selectable for each i dividual key. Select the key to be edited a d
the click o Key Edit me u or the ico o the toolbar to select the desired
mode. Note that switchi g betwee modes will clear origi al co te t of the key.
Scan Code Mode
 Key defi itio e tered as Sca Codes (codes that are se t by a sta dard
keyboard to the PC)
 Allow e try of special key fu ctio s (e.g. F1 to F12, Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Arrows
Keys, Wi dows Keys, Caps Lock, NumLock, Number pad keys, etc.)
 Emulate exact key operatio seque ces.
 Upper/Lower case status depe ds o Caps Lock a d Shift key status.
ASCII Code Mode
• Key defi itio e tered as ASCII stri g of characters.
• Simplify programmi g for e try of text stri g i the key defi itio (e.g. for
e teri g logi ames, passwords, item ames etc.) Note that if the text
stri g is case se sitive, it is better to e able the “Use <Alt>+ umber key
to make ASCII code” optio i the Configuration→Config KB
Properties me u.
• Se d out ASCII codes i RS232 mode (optio al i terface). Note that keys
programmed with Sca Code mode will se d out Sca Codes via the
RS232 port. If actual ASCII codes are required, all keys have to be
programmed i ASCII mode. I this case, special fu ctio keys ca ot be
programmed.
• Special key fu ctio s that are ot part of sta dard ASCII code (e.g. F1 to
F12, Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Arrows Keys, Wi dows Keys etc.) ca ot be
programmed i ASCII mode.
• Decimal equivale t umeric values for ASCII codes (o ly 1 to 240
allowed) ca be directly e tered.
• ASCII mode ca also be used to e ter Sca Codes by e teri g the key
toke ames.
4. Entering Key Definitions
Scan Code Mode
• I Sca Code mode, pressi g a key will e ter that key i the defi itio
a d show as the key ame e closed betwee square brackets, [ ].

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• For special fu ctio keys, use <ESC> a d <Fu ctio Key> to e ter their
sca code i this mode. For example, to program <F9> i to the key
positio , hit <ESC> first, followed by <F9>. To program <ESC>, hit
<ESC> twice.
• Si ce the followi g 4 keys are used by Wi dows, we ca ot use <ESC> +
<Fu ctio Key> to program these keys: <F6>, <F10>, <Alt>,
<Pri tScree >. These keys have to be programmed i ASCII mode by
e teri g the key toke ames.
• The sca codes for multiple keys e tered i to o e key will act as if all the
keys were pressed co secutively without releasi g the previous o e. At
the same time these keys will be released whe the key at the
programmable keyboard is released. Thus, to program <Shift-F2>, just
e ter <ESC>, <Shift>, <ESC> <F2>. To program <Ctrl-A>, just e ter
<ESC>, <Ctrl>, <a>.
• If a certai key has to act as if it is released (key up) withi the
programmi g stri g before the actual key is released, “release codes”
have to be i serted ma ually:
o For regular keys (i cludi g Shift, RightShift, a d Ctrl), i sert <ESC> &
<f> followed by the key to be “released”. For example, to simulate
press a d release of the <b> key, e ter <b>, <ESC>, <f>, <b>.
Whe <ESC> & <f> is e tered, the display will show [0F0]. To release
<Ctrl> key, e ter <ESC>, <f>, <ESC>, <Ctrl>.
o There are some keys that eed special code combi atio s. For
example, to release the <RightCtrl> key,use
<ESC>,<e>,<ESC>,<f>,<ESC>,<Ctrl>. It will be show as
“[0E0][0F0][Ctrl]”.
o For releasi g <Alt> a d <RightAlt>, type i [0F0][Alt] or
[0E0][0F0][RightAlt] directly i ASCII mode.
• More examples o page 12.
ASCII Code Mode
• I ASCII mode, pressi g a regular key will e ter that key i the defi itio
a d be show as a stri g of characters. Special fu ctio keys will be
ig ored or used to co trol e try of data (e.g. Backspace will erase
previous character).
• There are some special codes used i ASCII code mode:
o [Caps] Emulates fu ctio of CapsLock key. Used i RS232 mode to
emulate Caps Lock fu ctio for POS keyboards. To i sert [Caps]
fu ctio , click o the ico o the toolbar.
o [CR] Carriage Retur code. Used i RS232 mode to emulate <E ter>
fu ctio .
o [[ E ters the character ‘[‘ character.
o ]] E ters the character ‘]’ character.
o [Separator] Separator Code used i Multi-level defi itio . Used to
separate several defi itio s codes that work i combi atio with Multi-
shift-level fu ctio key. Click o ico to i sert a Level Separator
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o [ShiftLevel*] Multi-shift-level fu ctio key defi itio for differe t shift
levels (* is from 1 to 9). To defi e a Multi-shift-level fu ctio key, click
o the ico a d e ter the level umber.
• Decimal equivale t umeric values for ASCII codes (o ly 1 to 240
allowed) ca be e tered directly by clicki g o the ico o the tool bar
or Key Edit→Enter ASCII Code o the me u bar. After code e try, the
ASCII code will be show as a ormal character or as blocks if the code
is a o -displayable character. To view the decimal value, click o the
ico o the tool bar or Key Edit→Switch ASCII Display mode o the
me u bar. The decimal value will be show as [xxx].
• Special Fu ctio keys a d sca codes ca also be e tered i ASCII code
mode by e teri g the toke ames of the keys as a character stri g. For
example, to defi e a key to press a d release <a>, e ter the stri g
“[A][0F0][A]”. However, ASCII code a d Sca code should NOT be mixed
together i o e key.
o Each key is e tered as a character stri g e closed betwee square
brackets, [ ]. For example, [Ctrl], [Alt], [E ter], [A], [B], [1], [2], [=],
[PAD3], [ESC] etc.
o Full List of all toke ames of the keys ca be fou d at e d of this
me u or click o Help→Key Word List
o Toke ames are case se sitive.
5. Special Features
A. Multi-Shift-L v l Function
• A si gle key ca be programmed to output differe t codes whe combi ed
with the Multi-Shift-Level fu ctio keys.
• To program multiple defi itio s i to a si gle key, e ter the differe t defi itio s
separated by the [Separator]. The [Separator] ca be i serted by clicki g o
the ico o the tool bar or Key Edit→Enter Level Separator o the
me u bar. It will be show i the defi itio co te t as [Separator].
• The defi itio co te t before the first [Separator] correspo ds to the ormal
key output. The first defi itio co te t after the first [Separator] will be the
Shift Level 1 output. Defi itio after seco d [Separator] will be the Shift Level
2 output, a d so o up to ShiftLevel 9.
• Certai desig ated keys will be programmed as Multi-Shift -Level fu ctio
keys for activati g multiple defi itio output of the multi-defi itio key. Multi-
Shift-Level fu ctio keys ca o ly be programmed u der ASCII Code mode.
To program a key as Multi-Shift-Level fu ctio key, click o the ico o
the tool bar or Key Edit→Enter Shift Level code. The defi itio will be
show as [ShiftLevel1] to [ShiftLevel9] correspo di g to the Shift Level
selected.
• After the keyboard is programmed, holdi g dow [ShiftLevel1] key a d the
press the multi-defi itio key will se d out Level 1 defi itio . Holdi g dow
[ShiftLevel2] key a d the press the multi-defi itio key will se d out Level 2
defi itio , a d so o .
• See examples o page 12.

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B. Int r-string D lay
• A delay time up to 100 seco ds ca be i serted betwee key stroke outputs
by clicki g o the ico o the tool bar or Key Edit→Insert Delay Time o
the me u bar. For example i serti g [Delay2] will cause keyboard to pause 2
seco ds before se di g out subseque t output.
• See examples o page 12.
(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 multiple keyboards.)

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MODIFYING PROPERTIES OF THE KEYBOARD
After key defi itio s are fi ished, click o the item Configuration→Config KB Properties o
the me u bar or click o the “Modify Properties” ico o the toolbar to set or cha ge
programmable keyboard features.
Config OPOS/JPOS
• You may co figure the keyboard accordi g to which sta dard, OPOS/JPOS, your
POS applicatio is ru i g.
Send reak-code for scan-code mode key
• E ables the tra smissio of break codes for each sca codes programmed i to
the keyboard. A break code is a code that is se t to tell the PC that the key is
bei g released.
Ena le eep when a key typed
• E ables the e tire keyboard from beepi g whe a y key is depressed.
No eeping if a key is not defined
• If a key has o defi itio , it will ot beep whe depressed.
Translate code set #2 for PC/AT
• E ables the output of the keyboard to be tra slated i to AT sca code.
Use <ALT> +num er key to make ASCII code
• E ables the use of ALT key alo g with the umeric keypad to ge erate codes for
defi itio s programmed i ASCII mode. This will allow output of ASCII characters
i the specified upper or lower case i depe de t of the Caps Lock status a d
Shift key status.
Ena le typematic for scan code
• E ables keys programmed with sca code mode to repeat key outputs as lo g
as the key remai s depressed.
Ena le typematic for ASCII code
• E ables keys programmed with ASCII code mode to repeat character output as
lo g as the key remai s depressed.
Inter-character delay (ms)
• The time delay betwee characters ca be adjusted from 1 milliseco d to 250
milliseco ds. This delay is set for all key strokes or characters programmed i to
the keyboard. This feature should ot be co fused with the I terstri g Delay
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DELIMITED TEXT TEMPLATE FILE
The ew programmable keyboard utility ca import a d export a delimited text file directly. The
text file may have two colum s a d as ma y rows as umber of keys (See the example .TXT
file i the utility diskette). Colum s are delimited by commas a d rows are delimited by <E ter>.
The first colum is key’s ame that will appear o the utility’s key layout scree . These ames
ca be also cha ged. The seco d colum is key’s defi itio .
• All rules a d limitatio s o key defi itio s apply.
• Do ot mix Sca Code a d ASCII defi itio s.
• As the characters ‘[‘, ‘]’, ‘\’ a d ‘,’ have special mea i gs or fu ctio s, whe they
are used i the text file i the key ame label field or key defi itio co te t field,
followi g format has to be used:
[ - [[
] - ]]
\ - \\
, - \,
Importing a Delimited Text File
• Use a y text editor (e.g. Notepad) to create/edit a text file or use the Export Text
Data fu ctio to co vert the curre tly loaded template i to a text file.
• Start the utility a d click o Template→Import Text Data.
• E ter the text file ame a d hit <E ter>.
• If the file is ot imported correctly, check if the text file has 2 colum s a d the umber of
row is equal to the umber of key i programmable keyboard. Also check the proper
format of ‘[‘, ‘]’, ‘\ ’ a d ‘,’.
Exporting a Delimited Text File
• The simplest way to create a properly formatted template text file is to use the
Export fu ctio .
• Start the utility a d edit a ew template, load from .TPL template file or read from
keyboard.
• Click o Template→Export Text Data.
• E ter the text file ame a d hit <E ter>.
• The exported text file will have key ame labels curre tly used o the scree .
The ame label field i the text file ca the be edited with a y text editor. Whe
the ew text file is imported the ext time, the edited key ames will be used as a
label o the scree . (Note that loadi g a .TPL template file will ot cha ge the
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KEY LABEL COLOR
To ide tify the status of a key duri g template editi g, the key label is displayed i three
differe t colors.
• Black - The key is bla k with o defi itio .
• Blue - Whe a template is loaded from file or read from keyboard, all keys that
are ot bla k will be displayed i blue.
• Gree - Whe a key is modified after a template load or keyboard read, it will be
cha ged to gree to ide tify that this key has bee cha ged from the origi al
template.
I this example
of the KB5000
template, the
L51 key is a
bla k key a d is
i dicated by the
color black.
I this example
of the KB5000
template, the
R11 key is a
defi ed key a d
is i dicated by
the color blue.