Tysso PKB-078 User manual

PKB-078
Programmable POS Keyboard
User’s Manual

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Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Unpacking.....................................................................................................................................2
1.2 Main Features...............................................................................................................................2
1.3 Magsripe Card Reader Features (Option) ....................................................................................2
1.4 Specifications................................................................................................................................3
2. Get Started ...................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Edit Key Map ..................................................................................................................................4
2.1.1 Key Code .............................................................................................................................4
2.1.2 ASCII Code ..........................................................................................................................7
2.1.3 Layer Index ..........................................................................................................................7
2.2 Basic Settings.................................................................................................................................8
2.2.1 Update Keyboard .................................................................................................................9
2.2.2 Keyboard Setting..................................................................................................................9
2.2.3 Key Map Preview ...............................................................................................................10
2.2.4 Diagnostic ..........................................................................................................................11
2.2.5 Clear All..............................................................................................................................12
2.2.6 Save...................................................................................................................................12
2.2.7 Open ..................................................................................................................................12
2.3. Key Lock Function.......................................................................................................................12
2.3.1 Control Keys.......................................................................................................................12
2.3.2 Key Lock Settings ..............................................................................................................12
2.4 Magstrip Card Reader Settings (Option) ......................................................................................13

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1. Introduction
1.1 Unpacking
The contents may vary with different options. If there’s any physical damage or missing parts, please
contact your supplier immediately. Please keep all packing materials in case you need to ship back the
device for service.
PKB-078 
One piece of quad key and its keycover. 
Magstripe Card Reader (Option) 
A Set of Keys (3 keys for 3 different authorized level operators) 
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1.2 Main Features
Membrane key switches with tactile feeling 
Operating life cycles up to 10 million strokes 
True keyboard wedge function: Key Code or ASCIICode 
Windows software programming without TSR program 
Magnetic stripe card reader available with various trackcombinations 
6 positions key lock function 
Each key can be programmed up to 200codes 
1.3 Magsripe Card Reader Features (Option)
Comply with ISO 7812, IBM standards, American DrivingLicense 
Support programmable MSR setting for the header, tailor, separator, preamble, postamble, and track
sequence 
Track 1: 210BPI with max 76 characters 
Track 2: 75BPI with max 37 characters 
Track 3: 210BPI with max 107 characters 
Card swipe speed: 10 to 100 cm/sec. 
30,000 or 1,000,000 swipe cycles 
Various track combinations 

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1.4 Specifications
Models
PKB-078
Physical
Material
ABS
Interface
PS/2
Dimension
290L x 175W x 45H mm
Cable Length
2800mm
Weight
1.12Kg
Color
Black or Beige (Option)
Travel Distance
4±0.5mm
Operating Life Cycles
10 million strokes
Electrical
Power Supply
+5VDC±10%
Interface
PS/2
Current Input
≤100mA
Magstripe Card Reader (Option)
Card Density
Track 1: 210BPI with max. 76 characters
Track 2: 75BPI with max. 37 characters
Track 3: 210BPI with max. 107 characters
Magnetic Tracks
Track 1 or Track 2 or Track 3 or Dual Track (Track 1&2 or Track
2&3) or Three Track (Track1&2&3)
Card Swipe Speed
10 to 100 cm/sec.
Swipe Cycles
30,000 or 1,000,000 (Option)
Others
OS
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista 32
Position Key Lock
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Operating Temperature
0℃~+40℃
Storage Temperature
-20℃~+55℃
Operating Humidity
40%~90%

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2. Get Started
Run the “PKB078Setup.exe” file from TYSSO official website to start the installation. After finishing the
installation, execute Start >> All Programs >> PKB078 to start the programming software.
2.1 Edit Key Map
When the mouse cursor moves to a key on the key mapping drawing, the key becomes light blue
indicating that the key at the state of being edited. Click the key with the left mouse button, a menu will
pop up for selecting. Two methods can be used to assign the key map; one is “Key Code” and the other is
“ASCII Code”.
“Layer Index” is used to assign a layer index to a key. There are total 0~15 layers can be defined. “Clear”
can be selected to clear the codes that have been assigned to a key.
2.1.1 Key Code
In this method, you can assign key code to a key with a virtual keyboard. Double click the field on the “Key
Code Definition” window. A “Keyboard Interface” window will appear. Up to 200 codes can be mapped to
per key.

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The default keyboard picture is English version. If you click the language combox to select other language,
for example, Japanese, the Japanese keyboard picture willpopup.
Example
If you want to assign a key to “Hello\nWorld”, press “Shift”, “H”, “Shift”, “E”, “L”, “L”, “O”, “Enter”, “Shift”,
“W”, “Shift”, “O”, “R”, “L”, “D” in sequence on the virtual keyboard. The key mapping is as shown in the
window below. Then press “Accept” on the window to finish the programming.

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After programming this key (A01), if you type this key on the programmable keyboard, it will display:
Hello
World
Note
 Press “Shift” once on the virtual keyboard and the codes will change to uppercase. Press “Shift” again
and the codes will change to lowercase. 
 If you want to delete the codes, press the mouse left button and drag to select the codes to be deleted.
Press “Erase” on the window and the selected fields will become blank for assigning new codes. Or
press “Delete” and the selected fields will be deleted directly. 
Mark Area Erase Delete

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\n or\N
\e or\E
\t or \T
\\
\999 where 999 must be a three
digit integer
EnterCharacter
Esc Character
Tab Character
\ Character
ASCII Code
Representation
Symbol
2.1.2 ASCII Code
In this method, you can assign any printable ASCII Codes, i.e. A-Z, a-z, 0-9, +, - ,* , / , and punctuation
symbols with a computer keyboard. Up to 200 ASCII codes can be assigned. Five special symbols can
also be assigned by the following representations.
Example
Enter “Hello\nWorld” with the computer keyboard and the entered string will be shown on the “ASCII
Code” window.
After programming this key (A01), if you press this key onthe programmable keyboard, itwill display:
Hello
World
Note
In this method, no matter Caps Lock is on or off will not change the character string. That is, the same
character string will be displayed.
2.1.3 Layer Index
Depending on the category of the keyboard, the keyboard can be programmed up to 16 layers. You can
assign a layer index to any key you like.

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If, for example, you want to program the keyboard at the 2nd layer, choose Layer 2 in the tool bar. Then assign
the key codes by “Key Code” or “ASCII Code” method. Assigning a key to Layer Index 2 is required for
changing the whole key map to the 2nd layer. There are three operational modes of the layer index key and
onefunctionallowsuserto set thelayer index keyback tolayer0. Theiroperationsaredescribedas below:
1. Shift Mode: Press index key while strike any key at the keyboard. When release the pressing of the
layer index key it alters the keyboard back to layer 0.
2. Lock-on Mode: The index layer key pressed, the keyboard is locked tothe designated layer.Atthis
mode, any key strike without pressing index layer key is required. When the index layer key is
pressed again, then, the keyboard alters to layer0.
3. Alternate Mode: The index layer key pressed, the board is locked to the designated layer.However,
after any key strike would alter the keyboard back to layer 0.
4. Break: The index layer key is programmed and it pressed, the index layer key would back to layer 0.
2.2 Basic Settings

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2.2.1 Update Keyboard
After assigning the codes to the buttons of the programmable keyboard, click “Keyboard” then “Update
Key Mappings” or click icon on the toolbar to download the key mappings to the programmable
keyboard.
Note
Please do not press any keys on the keyboard during updating.
2.2.2 Keyboard Setting
On the menu bar, click “Keyboard” and then “Keyboard Setting”.

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The following dialogue window will appear:
If you want to have a beep sound when pressing a button on the keyboard, select “Beep Enable”. Then
you can choose either “All Keys” or “Only Programmed Keys” option.
If you allow the key to be displayed repeatedly when pressing the button continuously, select “Repeat
Enable”.
Delay Input Time
Each key can be key-mapped as a Delay Input key,value 0 represents the shortest delay input time. To
drag the arrow mark by pointing the mouse cursor on it and press the left button to travel it across in the
line to set the optimized value of the delay input time. While dragging the allow mark, a represented
number would rotate toappear atthe small box. The higher number appears, the longer delay input time
acts.
After finishingthe settings, press the “Update” button tosend the settings tothe keyboard, or press the “OK”
button to save the setting in the program memory, and then the dialogue window will be automatically
closed.
Caution
If“Repeat Enable” optionisselectedandnolayer indexfor certainkey lock positionis assigned,forexample,
assigning“Hello” for key lock L. When the key is switchedonL position,“Hello” will be generatedrepeatedly.
If “Beep Enable” is selected as well, you will hear a continuous beep sound. Therefore, it is recommended
the key lock to be assigned to a layerindex.
2.2.3 Key Map Preview
Click “Keyboard” and then “Key Map Preview” to view the whole key mapping.

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2.2.4 Diagnostic
Update Firmware
Click “Keyboard” and then “Update Firmware” on the menu bar, or click icon on the toolbar, and it will
ask you the location of the firmware file.
During updating, please do not press any keys on the keyboard.
Firmware Version
Get the current version of the firmware.

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Key Position
Key Revolving Positions
OP
S
PRG
Lock
OP
X
S
X
PRG
2.2.5 Clear All
Click “Keyboard” on the menu bar and then “Clear All” or click icon on the toolbar to clear all key
mappings and keyboard setting.
This action only clears the program memory. It does not clear the settings in the actual keyboard.
2.2.6 Save
If you want to save all key mappings, the keyboard setting or the magstripe card reader setting into a file,
click “File” and then “Save” onthe menu bar, or click icon on the toolbar.
2.2.7 Open
Click “File” then “Open” on the menu bar, or click icon on the toolbar to load the key mappings and
keyboard settings from a file.
An error will occur if you choose to load a key mapping file with a wrong format.
2.3. Key Lock Function
2.3.1 Control Keys
The programmable keyboard is equipped with 3 operating keys named OP,S, and PRG. Each key can be
revolved to its corresponding positions (refer to the above table), which enables different key holders to
have different levels of authorization.
2.3.2 Key Lock Settings
The key lock has 6 positions and can be used as a key or a layer. Press the left mouse button and the
menu bar will appear for setting. (Refer to 2.1.1 Key Code, 2.1.2 ASCII Code, and 2.1.3 Layer Index.)

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2.4 Magstrip Card Reader Settings (Option)
On the menu bar, click “Keyboard” and then “Magstrip Card Reader Setting”, or on the toolbar, click
icon, the following dialogue window will appear.
Set Preamble, Separator, and Postamble by clicking the computer keyboard. The code length for preamble
and postamble string is limited to 10 only.
After sliding a magstrip card along the reader, it will display as follows:
Preamble string, Track 1 Start Sentinel, Track 1 Data, Track 1 End Sentinel, Track 2 StartSentinel, Track 2
Data, Track 2 End Sentinel, Track 3 StartSentinel, Track 3 Data, Track 3 End Sentinel, Postamble string.
After finishing the settings you like, press the “Update” button to send these settings to the keyboard, or
press the “OK” button to save the setting in the program memory, and then the dialogue window will be
automatically closed.