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1. requirements MID USER S MANUAL E Page 50 COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 5 2 Short travel keyboard modules Short travel modules are equipped with Omron B3F 4005 mechanical keyswitches and covered with fixed protection cover It guarantees front side protection IP65 from dust and liquids Protection cover is made of a high quality textured polyester film resistant to alcohol dilute acids dilute alkalis esters hydrocarbons ketones and household cleaning agents W Dimensions for the long and short travel modules2. 16 3 4 2 ADDING MODULES 17 3 4 3 DELETING 5 17 3 4 4 DELETING CONFIGURATION 18 3 4 5 SAVING 18 3 4 6 OPENING EXISTING 18 3 5 KEYBOARD 18 3 6 EDIT OPTIONS 20 3 7 SELECTING COMMUNICATION PORT 21 3 8 SETTING THE MATRIX 5 21 3 8 1 WRITING DEFAULT KEY CONFIGURATIONS 21 3 8 2 KEY CONFIGURATION 22 3 9 SETTING UP ADDITIONAL 5 27 3 9 1 MAGNETIC CARD 27 3 9 2 MATRIX MODULES WITH INTEGRATED KEYLOCK 28 3 9 3 MATRIX MODULES WITH INTEGRATED 29 3 9 4 MATRIX MODULE WITH INTEGRATED SMART CARD READER 30 3 9 5 MATRIX MODULE WITH INTEGRATED I
3. MID USER S MANUAL Page 52 COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 7 Card Reader modules ICCR Consists of 4 ICC Reader N e 2x16 character alphanumeric LCD 4 4 programmable keys Weight 520g rd Power consumption 20 mArv IC card 8 consumption Card Reader n conformance with ISO 7816 standard PC SC specification e Supported asynchronous protocols T 0 T 1 Supported synchronous protocols 5 10 Asynchronous baud rate 10752baud 4MHz 372 Synchronous bit rate approximately 30kb s Detecting and reporting ICC insertion and withdrawal IC contacts position ISO 7816 compliant IC contacts type landing IC contacts material copper alloy with gold over nickel plating IC contacts pressure 1 5 Nmax per contact e Card insertion force 10 Nwax Card withdrawal force 3 Durability more than 200000 cycles insertion withdrawal MID USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT Page 53 6 8 Bar Code slot Reader BCR e Connectors 2 internal connectors for side connection with other MID modules Weight 250 g 5425 _ Power consumption 45 mA Package module with bar code slot reader Light Source 660 nm red LED Light Sensor
4. Matrix size housing dimension W D H mm 4 8 32 93 210 42 5 93 210 48 8 x 8 64 196 210 42 5 12 x 8 96 246 210 42 5 16 x 8 128 322 210 42 5 Main features of the keyswitches long travel Cherry MX short travel OMRON B3F lifetime gt 50 million operations gt 300 000 operations actuating force 60 20 cN 255 65 cN key travel 4 mm 0 349 mm MID USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT Page 51 6 5 3 Integrated iButton module Button properties ROM Read Only Memory pre programmed with unique 64 bit registration number Operating Storage Temperature Range 40 C to 85 C Mechanical Shock 500278 6 axis Immersion in Saline 24 hours e Drop Test 1 5m to concrete Crush Test 12kg for 30 seconds Contact Durability million insertion 6 6 MCR modules Connectors 2 internal connectors for side connection with other MID modules Weight 250 g poe Power consumption 15mArvp e Package module with magnetic card reader e Reads tracks 1 2 or 2 3 or 12243 n conformance with ISO 7811 standard Head operating life up to million card passes with ISO 7810 7811 conformed cards Card thickness range 0 18 mm to 0 84 mm e Stripe media coercitivity range both Lo Co and Hi Co more than 4200 Oe e Card feeding speed 5 150 cm s 210 2
5. 2 E MODULE T g SIDE aid COVER p L R R L R R L R R E n H MODULE MODULE MODULE 052 054 095 94 e a lt 22 gt e y Figure 5 Assembling the keyboard I bottom view rb e 1 4 MASTER MCR MCR BOTOM PLATE HOUSING M m 551 7777771 0900 Ll O ae Key peers E R L R R ki H 9 MATRIX 064 ho aa LI Figure 6 Assembling the keyboard II combining a 64 key matrix module with an MCR module bottom view MID USER S MANUAL E Page 6 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD The assembling procedure is as follows steps are indicated on the Figure 5 1 2 3 QN CA 9 Turn the modules upside down dismount the bottom plates Insert joiners between modules Connect all modules together with short ribbon cables connectors L R Slip the master modules in the place of the back cover and connect it to the module s middle connector connector
6. 49 6 5 KEYBOARD MODULES 49 6 5 1 PULL TRAVEL KEYBOARD MODULES ec esecetens ane ue uera eoa ru iue uerus 49 6 5 2 SHORT TRAVEL KEY BOARD MODULES irene 50 6 5 3 INTEGRATED IBUTTON MODULE 51 6 6 MOR MODULES 51 6 7 IC CARD READER MODULES 52 6 8 BAR CODE SLOT READER BCR 53 6 9 ACCESSORIES 53 6 10 ORDERING CODES 53 7 COPYRIGHTS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT 54 MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 1 1 Describing MID The MID is a new concept of programmable keyboard offering a solution for the ever changing needs of retailers VARs OEMs and POS software developers MID is a modular input device which brings plug and play to the level of programmable keyboards MID is build around a master module Figure 7 that controls programming communication between MID modules communication with the computer It can control up to 14 modules with a maximum of 256 keys Non volatile memory EEPROM stores all the programmed data for the keyboard making it independent of the computer and its operating system For more demanding systems there is a master module which can simultaneously communicate via the keyboard port AT PS2 and the RS232 interface enabling users to choose the
7. MODULAR INPUT DEVICE USER S MANUAL MID UMANGBO6 Rev 6 November 2000 Covers MIDWIN ver 3 0 7 and higher Tir RO CONTENTS Page 1 Contents 1 DESCRIBING 1 1 1 WHERE TO USE 4 1 2 HOW TO INSTALL MID 4 2 ASSEMBLING AND CONNECTING 5 2 1 ASSEMBLING MID CONFIGURATION 5 2 2 CONNECTING 7 2 2 1 CONNECTING THE MID TO THE AT PS2 PORT ONLY 8 2 2 2 CONNECTING THE MID TO THE 52 AND RS232 PORT 8 2 2 3 CONNECTING THE MID TO THE RS232 PORT ONLY 9 2 3 CONNECTING EXTERNAL MID MODULES 11 2 4 CONNECTING THE BARCODE SCANNER 12 3 PROGRAMMING THE 13 3 1 PROGRAM INSTALLATION 13 3 2 RUNNING THE 13 3 3 PROGRAMMING KEYBOARD FLOW CHART 15 3 4 ARRANGING THE KEYBOARD 16 3 4 1 5
8. 9600 1200 1ms 4800 600 C 2 ms 2400 C 300 C 4 C 8 ms Figure 19 Settings window Page 20 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 3 6 Edit options The editor options how the contents are entered are set in the Edit options window which can be opened with the Options gt Editor Alt O E command or with the Editor options button on the desktop With the Scan line exit key you may reserve one key that is used for exiting the scan line the field where the AT PS2 Scan Codes are captured For RS232 or a special not standard AT PS2 key content mode set the Content edit mode option to Extended When this option is checked keys contents can be inserted as standard AT PS2 special AT PS2 or RS232 keys while the Normal mode enables only standard AT PS2 keys refer to 3 8 2 2 Content keys MID keyboard allows you to program a special beep or delay in between other codes So called intercharacter beep and delay can be entered with Delay 100 ms Delay 1s and Beep keys that are defined in this window When a standard key is assigned a special function e g FIO Delay Is every press of that key inserts a delay of 1 s If you would like to enter a F10 original value then the Delay 1s key need to be reassigned to None or other possible key In the control Fast EX xi Scan line exit key 2 d i Right CTRL Esc whether the Conten Tab
9. tft dae p Byte 2 RX timeout f 02 04940000 00 9500 O 00 Set Mode Get BCR Mode AT PS MID USER S MANUAL Page 36 KEYBOARD FEATURES BCH Properties Ej Headers end Teminsrers Bytes 1 22 Intertnce Bier ard 1 Byle 4 HX prefix byte Amie D x cnp dr liste amp Predia 2 Byle Pretix Diced prelis characters ia C Byte 8 AX suffix byte fv Use delent alte P ee Byte 2 Sulfix 1 CEA SAN Bytu 10 Sj VG Byte 11 Sut Dh Discord ehyseter 5 f eid ciis io ct fe 00 Q0 OD 86 0D 0A 00 Set BOR Mode Get Mode 52 3 10 Saving the keyboard contents The contents are saved with the Save command in the File menu File gt Save or F2 that opens the Save As window Enter the name of the keyboard with the extension lay into the File name field example File name example lay The keyboard configuration is automatically saved into the separate file as well Information on how to save and open the keyboard configuration file can be found in the chapters 2 3 5 Saving configurations and 2 5 6 Opening existing configurations 3 11 Import Export key contents Sometimes you would like to copy key
10. 96 3321 7 34122 B 66 42 44 MID USER S MANUAL TECHNICAL DATA Page 49 6 4 Specification of the serial communication Baud rate Selectable to 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 or 300 Baud Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits ONE Protocol Tipro defined protocol The protocol guidelines can be obtained from the Tipro web site http www tipro net Support Docs MidMisc RS232PRO doc 6 5 Keyboard modules 6 5 1 Full travel keyboard modules H W Full travel modules are equipped with Cherry MX EFF mechanical keyswitches Ooo Thanks gold crosspoint contact technology and 4 mm travel these modules are satisfying the most demanding user s
11. Num Enter CF12 None is copied to all the 2 Scan line enter keys other contents if they are empty CF11 C F10 CF9 Cins C Home C PgUp None None None Content edit mode C Normal Extended East entry Copy content 1 to all when empty C Don t copy Figure 20 Edit options window with default values MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 21 3 7 Selecting Communication Port In the chapter 4 4 Keyboard information we will discuss how to get the information Select Communication Port OK Cancel Interface RS232 Baud rate about the keyboard and 9600 1200 4800 600 integrated firmware through 300 the primary interface if is set to AT PS2 at start up and current primary interface is displayed in bottom right hand corner of the main window see Figure 16 In case if you have connected MID keyboard only to RS232 port then you may obtain the data through this port as well just by selecting the port with Options gt Communication Port Be aware that also the other communication with the keyboard e g autodetect download and upload will be performed through this port Only the master modules version 03 00 xx support these additional functions so it may happen that some functions will not work 3 8 Setting the matrix modules The matrix modules are set i
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13. or as Alt ASCII sequence check MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 19 The keyboard can produce the sound every time a key is pressed key click function There are two controls in this window used to set the characteristics of the sound tone and duration By the global control element Click default it is set whether the key click function for the whole keyboard is enabled check ON or disabled check OFF on the keyboard reset This option can be combined with Click switch key refer to 3 8 2 Key configuration input which enables and disables this function on line while working If the key click function is set to DEFAULT OFF you can turn it on by Click Switch key and vice versa If you use an RS232 MID keyboard you can select the RS232 Baud rate of the keyboard Default setting is 9600 Baud MID keyboard may send codes too fast for some computers In this case you need to change the Interbyte delay setting that defines the time difference between two consecutive sent codes default is 1 ms The pre set values are shown on the following figure MID USER S MANUAL Layout United States Number of layers ASCII C 1layer Selected layout C 2 layers C Alt NumPad C layers 4 layers Click tone Click duration Click default low short ON middle middle OFF high long RS 232 Baud rate rInterbyte delay
14. photo diode E Resolution 0 15 mm 6 mils Height of Scan Line 10 5 mm Card Swiping Speed 100 1000 mm sec 3 9 39 0 inch sec e Card Thickness up to 1 8mm e Ambient Light up to 3000 lux e Supported Bar Codes all types of UPC EAN JAN Code 3 of 9 Code 3 of 9 full ASCII Code 128 Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Codabar MSI Plessey Code 11 gt 1 pm amp 6 9 Accessories Accessory is a set of equipment necessary to assemble the keyboard It consists of two side covers left and right one joiner one cable for communication with the computer Accessory for master with both RS232 and AT PS 2 interface encloses a cable with split end on the computer side for keyboard and RS232 connection 6 10 Ordering Codes Tables with ordering codes for all key modules MCRs BCRs accessories and cables can be obtained on the Tipro home page http www tipro net Support Docs MidMisc ordcodes htm MID USER S MANUAL Page 54 COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT 7 Copyrights and technical support Copyrights MIDDOS Copyright by Tipro keyboards 4 0 0 MIDWIN Copyright by Tipro keyboards d o o MID and Modular input device are trademarks of Tipro keyboards All rights reserved iButton is registered trademark of Dallas Semiconductor IBM is registered trademark of Internati
15. cover REN keycap Figure 2 Keyboard modules MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 3 For electric funds transfer identification and secure data entry there are e Magnetic card reader MCR two and three track readers e Bar code slot reader BCR and e Smart card reader writer modules ICCR 46 1 Figure 3 Magnetic card readers Figure 4 Smart card reader and bar code slot reader share the ICCR same housing Software allows programming of each key in four layers four functions per key as well as programming of other modules MCR BCR keylock iButton Definition of each key in each layer can include e Any key function of a standard keyboard Combination of simultaneously pressed keys Inter character delay and beep Auto repeat function and click tone when the key is pressed Label printing utility connected to the software for programming the keyboard enables preparing formatting and printing of labels for programmed keys giving a professional look to the keyboard MID USER S MANUAL Page 4 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 1 1 Where to use MID MID is a programmable keyboard where keys can represent e A sequence of codes e g SOLUTION A combination of standard keys e g CTRL F 11 e Or combination of both This makes the MID ideal to be used
16. data exchange connector DSUB 9 to COM RS 232 port connector DIN 5 or mini DIN 6 to keyboard connector Computer MID keyboard Figure 9 Using both AT PS2 and RS232 primary interfaces With this kind of connection you need a split cable that is connected as follows DINS5 or mini DIN6 connector is connected to the keyboard connector of the PC computer DSUB9 connector has to be connected to the COM port RS232 port on the Terminal or PC computer This connector is used for sending data from computer to the keyboard NOTE A standard IBM compatible keyboard be also connected to the MID see Figure 8 2 2 3 Connecting the MID to the RS232 port only If a keyboard is connected to the system which do not have a keyboard port e g cash registers industrial printers industrial machines special PC applications then the communication is performed through the RS232 port only In this case the power supply has to be provided by additional power supply and using special cable adapter MID USER S MANUAL Page 10 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD connector D SUB 9 to COM RS 232 port MID keyboard DM connector DIN 5 or mini DIN 6 adapter to DIN 5 mini DIN 6 Figure 10 Using RS232 primary interface only Same split cable as in previous chapter is needed It has to be connected DINS or mini DING connector is connected through a special adapter directly to
17. main window This command is identical to pressing the Auto detect button on the desktop This procedure is executed automatically when MIDWIN is started MID download lol x File Desktop Keyboard Tools Options window Help BS DL 8 Verity LCD 2x20 BL H x Layout United States KbdMem 6503 B Intf AT PS2 Figure 16 Autodetecting the MID configuration MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 17 3 4 2 Adding modules The keyboard may be constructed manually using the Desktop Add Module ALT D A command This produces the Add New Module window Add New Module X Modul type 96 keys Position i Figure 17 Add New Module window The Module Type scroll down menu shows the list of all modules Select the desired module and choose its position in the Position option Repeat the procedure for all modules 3 4 3 Deleting modules Modules added by mistake or made redundant can be removed with the Delete Module option Use main menu command Desktop Delete Module Alt D D to produce the Delete Module window Choose the module to be deleted under the option Module Delete Module ix Select which module shall be deleted Module 1 KM036 2 3 032 Figure 18 Remove Module Window MID USER S MANUAL Page 18 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 3 4 4 Deleting con
18. through the RS232 interface First the program asks for the connected serial port and the baud rate which can be changed later also MID USER S MANUAL Page 40 KEYBOARD FEATURES TTY Terminal Ea Change Part Intf 2 9500 Close Received Codes Clear Text Box 92 Insert New Line 13231214312423161415142827 3351 62 7352 5051 52 51 50 52 50 51 52 62 63 64 62 62 63 64 62 62 63 64 62 64 63 62 64 62 53 36 32 20 36 33 20 36 34 20 36 32 20 36 33 20 36 34 20 Figure 29 TTY terminal The data coming from the keyboard to the system can be displayed as ASCII or hexadecimal codes check Show Hex Codes in the field 4 3 Uploading the keyboard It may happen that you would like to check File Desktop Tools Options Window Help what is programmed in the MID The P Chie Download and Verify Ctrl Alt L Upload function reads the content of the 7 ity connected MID and displays it on the SEY sars Uplo fo Ctrl Alt Space desktop sin hut detest 4 4 Keyboard information Sometimes you need the compressed information about the arranged keyboard You would like to know how much of the free keyboard memory is still available how many matrix modules can be added how many extra sized keycaps do you need etc This all can be displayed in the Keyboard info dialogue window if you select Keyboard gt Info Alt optio
19. up additional modules 3 9 1 Magnetic card reader Up to three tracks on magnetic cards can be read with the MCR module The magnetic reader s track is active when the corresponding field in the Enabled tracks control field is ticked Entering data in the Header and Terminator fields is only possible when the track is active Field contents are identical to the contents of the keys refer to 3 8 2 2 Content keys MCR form X _ Headers Scan codes Terminators Scan codes Enabled tracks v Track 1 Track2 Track 3 TRACK 1 mak2 0 0 O Tak3 0 1 Clear Clear H2 Clear H3 Clear T1 Clear T2 Clear T3 Interface Head Term type AT PS2 Scan codes M Exit key Right Ctrl Diy 100ms key Ins Dly 1s key Home Beep key PgUp Figure 23 MCR properties The Interface Head Term type field determines the MCR interface AT PS2 or RS232 and how the contents of the Headers and Terminators are entered as scan codes code sequence or ASCIT The content of the magnetic card can be sent to the system either as ALT ASCII codes or as scan codes in selected standard keyboard layout AT PS2 mode only This option can be selected in the Keyboard settings window refer to 3 5 Keyboard settings MID USER S MANUAL Page 28 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 3 9 2 Matrix modules with integrated keylock Matrix modules with integrated keylock are 5 displayed
20. vd 3o A4 S CT A 4 4 4 C 4 4 F 4 4 F4 4 A5 S CT A 4 4 4 Ct t 4 4 Ft 4 5 F5 S 5 Every following line consists of key definition describing first line Al co ordinate of the key left hand upper key S single key Custom key etc content key S2 Shift to layer 2 etc A autorepeat key has in all layers autorepeat function MID USER S MANUAL Page 38 KEYBOARD FEATURES C key click function key has in all layers click function fixed layers layer 1 and 2 are fixed 3 and 4 are programmable 1 F1l 4contents separated by content 1 is letter 1 content 2 is key F1 contents 3 and 4 are blank all contents are described in the US English layout and are translated when importing 1l 4 labels separated by label 1 is letter label 2 is letter 1 labels 3 and 4 are blank 3 12 Program version About Download Program Modular Input Device Windows download Ver 3 0 7 September 04 2000 Cover32 DLL ver 3 0 0 24 07 2000 WEMIDAPI DLL ver 3 0 1 28 07 2000 C Tipro Keyboards 1997 2000 The Help gt About from the Main Menu provides full information on the software release MIDWIN version code e g Ver 3 0 7 e Release date e g September 04 2000 e Name version code and release date of the DLL with Printing key labels utility e g Cover32 DLL ver 3 0 0 24 07 2000 e Name version code and release date of the DLL wi
21. ARD FEATURES How does it occur The terminals of each key are connected to the microprocessor one to the output and the other to the input port When the key is pressed the processor detects that two signals one OUTPUT and one INPUT are linked together On the following figure you can see the situation when three keys which are connected to the same processor s port are pressed at the same time solid lines From the processor s point of view it is the same situation as if the fourth key was pressed as well dashed line Figure 31 Rollover connections microprocessor s port All matrix modules are designed in a way that quadruple keycap can be put at any position on the module The only restrictions are when an extra sized key quadruple or double is combined with another key normally with Shift layer key To obtain this we have integrated an additional function in the download program Before sending data to the keyboard memory the download program checks if there are any prohibited combinations of Shift layer keys and extra sized keys The data are downloaded only if the keyboard layout was designed properly MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 43 4 5 2 What to do if a rollover occurs Here is the example of the situation where the rollover occurs The key D2 is set as Shift layer key and key 1 15 set as quadruple key This combination is not allowed because the rollover will occur when bot
22. DENTIFICATION BUTTON 3 9 6 BAR CODE READER BCR 3 10 SAVING THE KEYBOARD CONTENTS MID USER S MANUAL Page ii CONTENTS 3 11 IMPORT EXPORT KEY CONTENTS 36 3 11 1 MID EXPORT TEXT FILE 37 3 12 PROGRAM VERSION 38 4 KEYBOARD FEATURES 39 4 1 PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD 39 4 2 TESTING THE KEYBOARD 39 4 2 1 TESTING THE RS232 KEYBOARD terrierin rirse irr EErEE 39 4 3 UPLOADING THE KEYBOARD 40 4 4 KEYBOARD INFORMATION 40 4 5 41 2 5 T WHAT IS ROLLOVER 41 4 5 2 WHAT TO DO IF A ROLLOVER 5 43 5 UTILITIES 44 5 1 PRINTING KEY LABELS ener tnnt 44 46 6 TECHNICAL DATA tea ves 47 6 1 KEYBOARD 222 1 47 6 2 TECHNICAL DATA nnne 47 6 3 ASCII CHARACTER 6 2 221 48 6 4 SPECIFICATION OF THE SERIAL COMMUNICATION
23. ED control Command 5 35h Exchange ICC APDU Execute Data block 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 217 28 29 30 31 32 1j00 10 10 00 00 Response block 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 13 10 91 46 OB 81 15 4E 56 20 00 00 00 01 61 OB 06 D2 76 00 00 04 00 53 01 00 20 2 20 43 68 65 72 72 19 20 4D 69 6B 72 6F 73 63 68 61 6C 74 65 72 20 47 GD 62 48 20 43 68 65 72 3 72 79 73 74 72 61 DF 65 20 31 39 20 39 31 32 37 35 20 41 75 65 72 62 61 63 68 50 43 42 32 30 4 30 30 20 47 46 4D 32 4B 20 20 20 45 45 32 4B 20 20 20 20 4D 43 4D 32 38 31 34 20 41 54 32 34 5 5 43 30 32 20 4E 4D 32 34 43 30 32 20 50 43 42 33 32 30 30 30 53 4C 45 34 34 31 38 20 53 4C 45 How to read the content of the memory card based on the Siemens SLE 6 34 32 38 20 53 4C 45 34 34 33 32 20 53 4C 45 34 34 34 32 20 50 43 42 32 30 33 32 20 50 43 1 12 32 34 32 20 53 4C 45 34 30 36 20 44 31 30 34 20 20 20 20 47 50 4D 31 30 33 20 20 47 8 50 4 32 35 36 20 20 47 50 4D 38 39 36 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 9 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Figure 26 Smart card reader window 4432 4442 IC 1 2 4 DOS version of the download program not support some ICCR Insert the card Press the Power ON Mem button in the Card Properties 1
24. MEDIUM LARGE SMALL LARGE FRUIT CAKE CAKE FRIES FRIES FRIES 4140 54140 4 2 MINER SPARK PEACH STROB WATER WATER JUICE JUICE JUICE BEER BEER NON ALCOHOL ALCOHOL ALKO ripe e pe 02 0 3 0 4 0 5 BEER sie COKE FANTA SPRITE Labels Font Sakon Style Alignment Autosize Font size pr bz _ ee p x B s zu E amp e jw Figure 32 Printing labels MID USER S MANUAL 1 KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 45 With these two buttons you can save the entered changes to the key labels or exit this window and return back to the main window The label properties are saved in a file with the extension cov while the changes of the label texts are saved in the keyboard layout file and are therefore visible in the key definition window Key labels are printed separately each size on a different page With these 5 buttons you can print labels Single Double horizontal Double vertical or Quadruple keycaps If you want to print all pages at once you need to press the button The Draft button starts printing of the complete keyboard layout on single page Since all single double and quadruple keycaps are visible on the same sheet this feature is very useful for layout design and verification The drawback of such printout is disproportional size of double and quadruple keyc
25. T on the master module see Figure 7 This connector is integrated only on some variants of master module master modules with ord code MID MxOxC PC computer PC EXT Master module Module 1 Figure 14 External MID module connection MID USER S MANUAL Page 12 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 2 4 Connecting the barcode scanner There are two types of barcode scanners that can be connected directly to MID These two types are e Scanners with PS 2 output can be connected directly to master module s KBD connector see Figure 7 Scanned codes are forwarded to AT PS2 primary interface e Some master modules ord code MID MROBx have in addition to PS 2 also the RS232 pass through port provided via the KBD connector This enables connection of a scanner with decoded RS232 output to the KBD connector on the MID master module using a MID CBB cable Scanned codes can be forwarded either to primary AT PS2 or RS232 interface There is also available a split cable ord code MID CKB that is used for simultaneous connection of RS232 scanner and standard PS 2 auxiliary keyboard Connection of barcode scanner to MID may reduce the number of cables and used computer s ports How to set parameters for different types of barcode scanners is explained in chapter 3 9 6 Bar Code Reader BCR Barcode scanner Fi
26. an codes and are captured automatically by pressing the desired key You can enter any key combination e g A F11 CTRL A Since all scan codes are captured also TAB there is one reserved key used for exiting the scan line and is displayed in the status bar This key is by default Right CTRL key and can be altered in the Edit options This mode is the default entry mode and is used normally Example In the scan line you can also enter a delay between two characters or force a keyboard to beep The special codes for so called intercharacter beep and delay can be entered by the special keys which need to be assigned in the Edit Options menu refer to 3 6 Edit options There are two different delay periods that can be entered 100 ms and 15 You can enter of course a sequence of several delay codes to get the appropriate delay 5 times 15 makes delay of 5s Whenever you start entering the codes you can see in the status line which keys are assigned as special delay and beep keys Figure 22 Insert Delay 100ms Home Delay Is PgUp Beep If you want to use the original key value e g key Insert Ins not Delay 100 ms you need to reassign that key in the Edit Options menu By default there is no key assigned as special Intercharacter beep and delay keys MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 25 Example the keyboard will send ABC wait 15 and yet after that send DEF and beep at the very end AT PS2 ASCII
27. aps Therefore it shall not be used for final labels assembling The option Print preview enables you to see the printed layout before printing Only labels on one module can be seen at once You can change the visible module with keys in the upper row Each key can have up to 4 different labels printed on the inserted paper You can set different font type text and background colour font style bold italic and underline alignment and font size for each label separately Font size can be set automatically to maximum check the Autosize field or manually Font size cannot be bigger than the one that fits onto the key label For the background colour also a custom colour could be selected To change the key label properties first click on the selected field if the keycap size is bigger than single keycap you should click the upper left handed corner and then change the text colour and other text properties MID USER S MANUAL 1 IMPORTANT use the right mouse button to select multiple keys Page 46 KEYBOARD FEATURES 5 2 MID API MID Application Programming Interface MID API is a set of functions that your application can call to perform specific commands on TIPRO MID modules MID API communicates to MID via AT PS2 keyboard or serial interface It supports the following platforms Windows 95 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 The MID family consists of many different modules which you can combine into so
28. as two separated modules a ien matrix and a keylock module this case key module 96 keylock Keyloc LTT KM096A To change the keylock properties select the keylock module and the following window appears KeyLock Form Of x Content Scan codes Alt LStrg F4 Alt LStrg F5 Alt LStrg F3 Alt LStrg F6 CLR a A CLR Alt LStrg F2 _ Ait L Strg F7 CLR CLR Alt LStrg F1 Alt LStrg F8 CLR Interface and content type AT PS2 Scan codes E B Exitkey RightCtl Dly100mskey Ins Dlyiskey Home Beepkey PgUp Figure 24 Keylock properties with default values When the position of the keylock is changed the programmed content is sent to the system As you can see on the Figure 24 you can set a different content in each keylock position The keylock contents can be entered in the same way as key contents they can be sent through AT PS2 or through RS232 interface for more information about setting different interfaces and content types refer to 3 6 2 2 Content keys MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 29 3 9 3 Matrix modules with integrated LCD Matrix modules with integrated LCD are 9UEREREEES displayed as two separated modules a matrix LCD 2x20 BL and LCD module in this case key module 96 LCD 2x20 with backlight LCD functions display string clear display g
29. cates via RS232 primary interface only this solution 15 suitable wherever only RS232 communication port is available MID modules sending data towards the host system 1 referred as INPUT modules as seen from the host side while modules receiving data form the host are referred as OUTPUT modules But before explaining in details all three operating modes get us first familiar with the connectors that are available on the rear side of the master module Figure 7 right Rear side of the master module GS 9 5 2 SS EXT optional Short description of the connectors PC mini DIN 8 is used for connection of the MID to the system e KBD is a pass through port where a standard IBM PC compatible keyboard any other device with PS 2 could be connected barcode scanner OCR additional MID Optionally you may also connect a barcode scanner with decoded RS232 output or other RS232 device RS232 option available only on master models MID MROBx MID USER S MANUAL Page 8 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD e Optional EXT connector is used for connection of an external MID module available only on master models MID MxxxC 2 2 1 Connecting the MID to the AT PS2 port only These types of applications are based on the communication in the direction from the keyboard to the system The keyboard is composed of input modules e g key modules keylock iButton MCR BCR and is connected to t
30. contents from one module to another To avoid wasting time we have included Import and Export text file features MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 37 These two features highly increase your flexibility You can save contents of keys ARH into the text files each module separately You just need to press the right mouse maan ares button on the selected module and the following popup menu is opened You may have several different MID keyboard configurations and all of them have one or more identical modules With these options you can create as many different configurations while the basic module remains the same An example your program needs one 128 key module 128 but for one customer it is not enough he wants an additional numpad module 032 the other one wants additional MCR module etc Instead of building the KM128 module for each configuration you can copy it from one keyboard to the others 3 11 1 MID export text file format Exported key contents are saved in the MID export text file format filename mtx This format is used not only by exporting and importing key contents but also by reading the definition of fixed keys e g QWERTY module Here is listed an example of exported text file A1l S CT At 4 Ct 4 F4 1 Fl 1l A2 S CT At 4 4 Ct 4 F 2 F2 2 A3 S CT At 4 Ct tt 4 F 4 3 F3
31. ent 3 8 2 1 Special function keys Special function keys are intended for controlling the keyboard These are the following Shift to layer 1 or 2 3 4 temporarily switch to layer 1 or 2 3 4 Shift layer keys can be due to the rollover problem only single sized keys refer to 4 5 Rollover Step layer up down switch between layers up or down respectively Lock to layer 1 or 2 3 4 goto layer or 2 3 4 Click switch enable disable beeping The keys type can be selected in Key type control element MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 23 3 8 2 2 Content keys e Key can have up to 4 different layer contents and every layer content can be a sequence of characters any combination of standard keys etc The function keys of standard keyboards e g Backspace Enter etc are literally recorded and displayed in the content line in a different colour than normal keys with alphanumeric characters just so a up with character strings cannot occur For example a string of entered Enter characters is completely different from simply pressing the Enter key e The Label fields are intended for entering names of specific key layers These labels can be later printed with the Print labels function M1 Key Al Key type Shape Content key C Step layer up Single C Shift to layer 1 C Lock to layer 1 C Double horizontal C Shift to layer 2 C Lock to la
32. entry contents are entered as chars and ASCII codes You can enter any character simply by pressing the key e g A B C or by entering the ASCII code These codes should be entered as decimal or hexadecimal numbers in between pipe characters A B C 165 4A 32 Example AT PS2 Code sequence contents are entered as codes which should be sent from the keyboard to the system Use this option only if you are very familiar with the system architecture and communication protocols Example 65 544 32 RS232 ASCII entry contents are entered as ASCII signs and codes You can enter any character simply by pressing the key e g A B C or by entering the ASCII code The codes should be entered in between pipes and can be entered as decimal or hexadecimal numbers The key contents are sent to the system through RS232 C 65 54 32 If this field is disabled change the Content edit mode to Extended refer to 3 6 Edit options NOTE Code 0 is not allowed to be a part of the key content and will be removed automatically Repeat the described procedure for each key of the keyboard Thus a configuration catering for our every need can be created 3 8 2 3 Copying deleting keys When several keys should hold the same content the functions Clear Cut Copy Paste content are used Go to the key that needs copying Press the right mouse but
33. figuration All the modules of the keyboard can be deleted by the Clear Desktop option Choose the command Desktop gt Clear Desktop Alt D C from the main menu and the entire on screen configuration will be deleted 3 4 5 Saving configuration Save the combined modules with the Save Desktop command The command Desktop gt Save Desktop Alt D S opens the standard Save dialogue input the configuration s name and the desired saving location here The file extension for the MID configuration file is mef Note that only the names of the modules and their positions are stored in the configuration file 3 4 6 Opening existing configuration Any completed configuration may be recalled with the Open Desktop command The menu option Desktop gt Open Desktop Alt D O opens the Open window where the location of the keyboard to be reconfigured may be pinpointed 3 5 Keyboard settings The basic keyboard options are set in the Settings window and are opened with the Keyboard gt Settings Alt K S command The following options can be set e In the field Layout you must set which international standard keyboard layout is used e By control element Number of layers is set how many separate contents layers that can be set for each keyboard key e The ASCII control element selects how the ASCII data ASCII key content and magnetic card data are sent to the PC computer It can be sent as keyboard scan codes check Selected layout
34. gure 15 Connecting barcode scanner into MID MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 13 3 Programming the keyboard 3 1 Program installation The software used to program the keyboard is on the supplied floppy disc There are two programs MIDDOS and MIDWIN The MIDDOS program is used to program the keyboard under the MS DOS operating system The MIDWIN program should be used in Windows 95 NT Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments Installing the program Insert the floppy disc into a 3 5 inch floppy disc drive If you are using MS DOS run the file SETUPDOS ANSETUPDOS In Windows use the file SETUP A SETUP SETUPDOS copies the contents of the floppy disc into the chosen directory on the computer s hard disk SETUPWIN copies the contents into the chosen directory on the computer s hard disc and creates all necessary icons 3 2 Running the program Programming which is identical for both DOS and Windows environments follows combining the keyboard The program is executed with the following commands e Under MS DOS change directory to the C TIPRO MID then run the program MIDDOS gt CD ct TIPRO MID lt ENTER gt c gt MIDDOS lt ENTER gt e Under Windows use the program MIDWIN in the program group Tipro keyboards MID USER S MANUAL E Page 14 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD NOTE you shouldn t run the MIDDOS program from the DOS PROMPT in Windows environment You should exit Wi
35. h keys are pressed at the same time As you can see on the figure the not allowed combination is coloured and the problematic quadruple key 15 signed with the question mark To continue you need to remove either the quadruple key from the position or the Shift layer key from the position D2 or to redefine the A1 key to a smaller keycap size Choose what matches your application best On this example the Shift layer key is moved to the position H1 the prohibited situation is removed MID USER S MANUAL Module 1 KMOD4 a s x gt Rollover Module 1 KMOD4 T2 34 6 6 7 8 WISI x Rollover solved Page 44 KEYBOARD FEATURES 5 Other utilities 5 1 Printing key labels Integrated in MIDWIN is the ability to print keycap labels The program allows you to print labels in different colours font types and sizes There are 4 label fields in the key definition window refer to 3 8 2 Key configuration input where you can put the text that should be written on the keycaps Only the non blank fields are printed on the default selected printer The command File gt Print labels ALT F P opens the window where the keycap labels can be edited and printed On the figure below you can see an example of configured keyboard the description of the significant parts follows THIS THIS STEAK SAU WEEK WEEK pese 2 BEER SAGE SMALL
36. he system s keyboard port called also AT or PS 2 port port where normally a standard keyboard is connected This port on the PC has been designed basically as input interface that is very suitable for collecting data coming from the human driven peripherals and less suitable rather slow for sending data from the system toward throughput hungry peripherals Module 2 PC keyboard Figure 8 Connecting keyboard to the PC On the figure above you can see a typical connection of the MID to the system A standard PC keyboard is not needed it may remain connected if besides programmable keys also fast alphanumeric entry is needed 2 2 2 Connecting the MID to the AT PS2 and RS232 port This connection type is very useful where both input key modules MCR and output modules LCD ICCR are used In contrast to keyboard port the RS232 interface is basically bi directional channel and provides much higher data throughput This interface is in also called serial port and is labelled and COM2 on the PC side Both MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 9 interfaces can be used simultaneously It is advisable to use Input modules through the keyboard port it is well supported in operating system and is easy to capture incoming codes and communicate with output e g LCD and input output modules e g ICCR via the RS232 especially if the communication requires fast and comprehensive
37. in POS where every key means an item e Special office applications where every programmable key replaces a combination of keys or mouse action e g CAD managers or bookkeeping programs Dedicated applications where very few commands are needed or where low introduction time is essential e g telephone exchange label printers industrial machines 1 2 How to install MID In the following chapters you will be introduced how to assemble connect and program the MID The proper sequence of actions is as follows Assemble the MID configuration Connect MID to the computer where the MID will be programmed Define MID layout and program the keyboard once the keyboard is programmed the content remains in the non volatile memory Install MID on the final working place the working place and the working type of MID connection may differ from the programming one s MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 5 2 Assembling and connecting 2 1 Assembling MID configuration An MID is a composition of one master module and one or more slave modules On the figures below you can see how to assemble modules together
38. mode of communication for each connected device It is also possible for one key to send data to the keyboard port while the next one communicates via RS232 SIDE VIEW REAR VIEW Figure 1 The Master module MID USER S MANUAL Page 2 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Modules are available with various numbers of keys 32 to 128 with a choice of input and output devices that can be combined to create a keyboard to meet customer s immediate and future needs Simple connection of additional modules user friendly software that automatically recognises the attached configuration enables programming of each module a utility for printing labels and many other features distinguish MID from other programmable keyboards designed for POS and similar applications Keyboard modules with 32 64 96 and 128 keys are available in full travel and sealed short travel membrane protected variants plus modules with a combination of alphanumeric qwerty programmable keys Both keyboard types use mechanical switches mounted on the rigid metal carrying plate for strength and durability In addition the full travel modules are available also with integrated keylock iButton and or LCD The first two which can be integrated in the upper right hand corner of a module are used for identification purposes while the built in LCD with 2x20 characters makes the keyboard ideal for applications requiring space saving BOTIOM LID KEY MATRIX
39. n MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 41 Keyboard info xi Free Module VER amp IDs Memory 6699 B 02 00 00 04 Master module Key space 128 Module space 12 02 00 00 DF MID KMO96A 02 00 00 08 MID ICCR Statistics All keys 112 Content keys 0 Funct keys 0 Empty keys 112 KeyCaps Single 112 Double Ver Double Hor Quadruple Blank Figure 30 Keyboard info window The displayed keyboard parameters are Free shows how many memory bytes keys and matrix modules are free to be used Statistics shows key content usage Keycaps shows the number of single keycaps double vertical etc Module VER amp IDs the list of IDs and firmware versions of the master module and all connected modules 4 5 Rollover 4 5 1 What is rollover Sometimes when three or more keys are pressed at the same time the microprocessor in the keyboard detects that also an extra fourth key was pressed This fourth key is called the Ghost key and the situation when this happened is called the rollover Since a keyboard cannot know which specific key combination was used might be any 3 of these 4 keys or all 4 it reacts as if an illegal condition has occurred The Modular keyboard warns the user with a beep that something illegal was pressed and sends no code to the system MID USER S MANUAL Page 42 KEYBO
40. n be defined in the bottom left hand corner of the window shall be used only in some special occasions when some part of the data e g Removal Header should not be sent WARNING Socket of the reader is a permanent magnet Do not place MAGNETIC CARDS as well as anything else sensitive to the magnetic field in close proximity of the reader in order to prevent damage MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 33 Content Scan codes Z OK Insertion Header Clear X Cancel Insertion Terminator Beep Clear X Cancel Removal Header BeepDelay100msBeepDelay100msBeep Clear Interface and content type AT PS2 Scan codes Set iButton Mode Iv Insertion Header Enabled Set Insertion ROM Enabled Insertion Terminator Enabled Get M Removal Header Enabled AT PS2 Figure 27 iButton Properties dialogue NOTE Set Get iButton Mode functions shall be used for special use only 3 9 6 Bar Code Reader BCR Both two different types of MID Bar Code Readers MID BCR Slot reader left and MID BCR Input right are supported in MIDWIN MID BCR is a Bar Code Slot Reader designed as a slave module for the MID keyboard The module which is integrated in the same housing as MID MCR provides fully programmable header and terminator that are appended to the bar code data as well as two other programmable event descriptions for identifying successf
41. n the following way each key is assigned a content that 1s sent when the key is pressed These may be any of the sort of standard keyboard keys contents character strings key combinations and special function keys of the programmable keyboard 3 8 1 Writing default key configurations Setting up the keyboard can be simplified with using the default key attributes With the menu option Options gt Key defaults Alt O D you can define common key attributes which will be offered when a new blank key will be opened Common key attributes can be e Key click and Autorepeat function RS232 output e Key size etc MID USER S MANUAL 22 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 3 8 2 Key configuration input To change the key settings you need to click on the selected key The following dialogue is opened Key type Shape Content key Step layer up Single Shift to layer 1 Shift to layer 2 C Lock to layer 1 C Lock to layer 2 C Double horizontal C Double vertical x Cancel Shift to layer 3 Lock to layer 3 Quadruple Shift to layer 4 Lock to layer 4 Blank Click switch Step layer down Custom Content Scan codes Label aE DEA taye i YO Clear 1 Clear 2 Clear 3 Clear 4 Interface and content type AT PS2 Scan codes r Figure 21 Setting of the Al key cont
42. ndows in pure DOS mode NOTE this manual covers MIDWIN versions 3 0 7 issued on September 04 2000 and higher Some described functions may not be available in previous versions MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 15 3 3 Programming keyboard flow chart Run MIDWIN START gt Tipro keyboards gt MIDWIN Autodetection of the MID configuration see 3 4 1 Press the desired programmable key Set all key properties see 3 8 2 li All keys entered NO Save data in the file Select File gt Save F2 see 3 10 Download data to the keyboard Press Download button see 4 7 Test the keyboard Select Tools gt Text Window see 4 2 N Keyboard OK YES MID USER S MANUAL Page 16 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD 3 4 Arranging the keyboard The configuration of the keyboard is detected automatically when the MIDWIN is started However you may generate the keyboard also off line by adding and removing modules i GM Keyboard Tools Opti indow Help functions that are explained in Add Module ETT Delete Module this chapter can be found in the menu group Desktop Desktop Save Desktop Clear Desktop Auto Detect Ctr Alt A ma Auto detect E 3 4 1 Self recognising The command Desktop Auto detect ALT D U checks the configuration of the connected MID keyboard and displays it in the
43. o to xy can be tested in the LCD presentation window which is displayed when the LCD module button is pressed 1 Euro sign 01 o Clear LCD 9 Set Defauit Goto xy Set LCD entry mode 5 z Direction increment 10 6 n s o auto shift display a 1 Turn the backlight 11 fon Display ON OFF 5 v Display Shift display 6 Vc 12 p s s 5 Alphanumeric LCD module 2 lines 20 chars with LED backh jht Display every pressed key Set char mask Char code fi Go Mask TT VW iv jv 3 j rwii BE Intf 2 6 7 Figure 25 LCD presentation window The following functions can be tested Display string set the string that shall be displayed and press Display button Nonprintable characters be entered as ASCII codes between brackets I in this example ASCII 0 defined as euro sign see above Every entered char in the box 1 can be displayed on line on the MID USER S MANUAL Page 30 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD display if you check the Display every pressed key box Goto set the column number 0 39 top and the row number 0 3 below then press Go button 8 e Displayed text can be shifted by entering the number of chars and pressing the Go button negative numbers shift display to the left e LCD
44. onal Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft corporation Software distribution MIDDOS and MIDWIN are distributed with MID Master module It is free software and may be used by any number of systems Modification of the programs or their resources is strictly forbidden Any modification of any component of the MIDDOS or the MIDWIN are a breach of intellectual property laws in most countries and will be pursued vigorously to the full extent of the law No liability for consequential damages Tipro keyboards and its suppliers shall be in event liable for any damage including without limitation special incidental consequential or indirect damages for personal injury loss of business profits loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use this product MID USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHTS WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT Page 55 Technical support Your first port of call for technical support for MIDWIN is this manual and the list of frequently asked question on the Internet The address of the Tipro Technical support web site is http www tipro net tehnical htm If these sources do not give satisfactory answers you may contact our technical support by Email or Fax We endeavour to answer questions within 48 hours except on holidays weekends and working free days Contact Tipro keyboards Via A
45. phisticated input device Modules differ in size and functionality Some of them don t need any special API functions in order to operate matrixes but the others can t live without them LCD s smart card readers etc We created MID API in order to allow programmers to develop applications for TIPRO modular keyboards The libraries H files examples for various Windows programming tools and a comprehensive documentation of the MID API are already included in the standard MIDWIN installation No additional installation 15 required MID USER S MANUAL TECHNICAL DATA 6 Technical data 6 1 Keyboard features Up to 8 key modules Total maximum number of keys 256 Up to 14 all modules 6 2 Technical data MID USER S MANUAL E power supply 5V DC 5 power consumption master module 25 mA without external keyboard master module RS232 30 mA without external keyboard all key modules 15 mA with LCD module 2x20 with backlight 90 mA MCR 15 mA BCR 45 mA ICCR 25 mA LCD backlight communication AT PS2 or RS232 non volatile memory 64 Kbit EEPROM memory data retention 100 years endurance 000 000 write erase cycles operating temperature range 0 409 32 104F storing temperature range 20 609 4 140 relative humidity range 20 85 non condensing Page 47 Page 48 TECHNICAL DATA 6 3 ASCII Character Set Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex
46. s M M If the configuration consists of more than one keyboard module in our example KM064A and you may connect master module in any of them Add left and right side covers Fasten the bottom plates Stick the appropriate labels on the keyboard modules where master module 15 inserted Lock Lock Lock where master module is NOT inserted PLACE BLANK LABELS e with integrated keylock PLACE THE LABEL O AROUND THE KEYLOCK If your configuration includes external modules connect them as explained in 2 3 Connecting external MID modules If your configuration includes an external barcode scanner connect it as explained in 2 4 Connecting the barcode scanner 10 Keyboard is ready to be connected to the system WARNING connect the keyboard when the computer is turned off MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 7 2 2 Connecting MID There are three ways how to connect MID to the system or with different words three different working modes 1 MID uses AT PS2 primary interface only this is typical when MID consists mostly of input modules e g key modules MCR iButton Communication with output modules is also possible just somehow slower 2 MID communicates simultaneously via both AT PS2 and RS232 primary interfaces this operating mode is typical when MID is composed of both input e g key modules MCR iButton and output modules e g LCD ICCR 3 MID communi
47. s backlight can be turned ON and OFF in the section 11 e The LCD display mode can be set in sections 5 and 6 and reset to the default values with the Default button Up to 8 different user defined characters can be set on the ASCII positions 0 to 7 Define the character mask 5x8 the char number and press the Go button 7 In this example the Euro sign is designed as the ASCII character 0 The Interface field shows the primary interface for the communication You may change it as displayed in chapter 3 7 A combination of integrated LCD and keylock module is also possible The MID keyboard is displayed in this case as a composition of three modules DOS version of the download program may not support some LCD test functions 3 9 4 Matrix module with integrated smart card reader The existing module 0325 integrates Xe besides 16 programmable keys a smart card eer reader and a 2x16 character LCD ICCR MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Some basic test functions are integrated in the download program power ON OFF sending a command to the LCD and reading the content of memory cards IC card reader x Card Properties Power ON Smart IC Card Type 2 a Power ON Mem Comm Protocol 3 Bit Rate Memory Card Synchronous Half Duplex kb s g 4 mmm Historical Chars Send amp Receive L
48. section you can see the type of the inserted Press the Read Mem button the whole content of the card is displayed in the Response block Press the Power OFF button now may take out the card test functions MID USER S MANUAL Page 32 KEYBOARD FEATURES 3 9 5 Matrix module with integrated identification button reader iButton The MID iButton Reader is a built in option for MID KM Key Matrix modules It consists of the iButton socket holder which is mounted on the top right hand corner of the housing and associated electronic circuitry Since the socket is magnetized it holds firmly the inserted iButton Every iButton holds its unique identification number which is sent toward the system when the button is inserted in the socket Three programmable sequences which are sent along with this ID number define the output interface and help the system application to differentiate between keyboard and iButton data Below you can see the sequence order of the iButton actions Action Button is inserted IButton is removed What is sent Insertion ID Insertion Removal toward the system Header number Terminator Header All programmable sequences can be programmed same as any programmable key see 3 8 2 2 The field Interface defines the communication interface for the sent data could be AT PS2 or RS232 The settings flags which ca
49. t Internet support tipro si Fax 386 1 78 88 299 Mail Tipro keyboards Ljubljanska cesta 64 51 1290 Grosuplje Slovenia Updating software Both the download programs MIDDOS and MIDWIN will be regularly updated on our www home page If you need to install new version of the download program you have to get either the MIDDOS or the MIDWIN setup program from the following Internet sites and run it as written in chapter 3 1 Program installation HTTP www tipro net follow Support Or directly www tipro net technic htm MIDWIN MID USER S MANUAL TIPRO board s ocusing on your future needs Art 5 E gt gt 2 t
50. th low level keyboard communication e g WKMIDAPL DLL ver 3 0 1 28 07 2000 MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 39 4 Keyboard features 4 1 Programming the keyboard The Download function saves settings of all File Desktop 5214421 Tools Options Window Help Download Ctrl Alt D modules and all keys into the MID s internal Dawid rd Vei DUE non volatile memory PTT ADU With the additional Verify function you can 8 Uplo 10 check if the data have been successfully 7 nea stored Ctrl Alt Space KMO064A 4 2 Testing the keyboard The accuracy of the programming can be AMA e cen un tested in the test windows The keyboard can be tested either the AT PS2 or in RS232 mode wey Download ex Upload aia Auto detect To test the AT PS2 keyboard output choose the menu command Tools gt Text window Alt T T and the normal text input window is displayed First verify the layer switching keys When such key 1 pressed its content being a switch to a certain layer an appropriate LED diode should light up on the keyboard The active LED diode represents an active layer for the whole keyboard all the matrix modules The display in the test window must fit the content of the currently active layer 4 2 1 Testing the RS232 keyboard With the menu command Tools gt TTY terminal Alt T Y you can test the codes coming from the keyboard
51. the 5V power supply DSUB connector has to be connected to the COM port RS232 port on the Terminal or PC computer This connector is used for sending data in both directions 2 2 3 1 Power supply connector If the keyboard is used as shown in Figure 10 the additional power supply should be connected to the keyboard connector mini DIN 6 or DIN 5 Power supply requirements depends on the keyboard configuration and can be found in the chapter 6 2 Technical data Below you can see the pin out of DIN 5 and mini DIN 6 connectors DATA NC DATA 45V 2 CL SHIELD 5 SHIELD Figure 11 DIN 5 connector Figure 12 mini DIN 6 connector MALE front view MALE front view MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 11 2 2 3 2 D SUB9 connector RS232 RS232 connection is provided through a standard female D SUB9 connector whose pin out you can see on the following figure 2 kbd to system 3 RXD system to kbd 5 GND Figure 13 D SUB 9 connector FEMALE front view 2 3 Connecting external MID modules An external MID module is derived from the corresponding regular MID module by means of simple electromechanical modification where additional 5 pin MINI DIN connector is added at the rear side of the module Modules that are available in external variants are MCR BCR ICCR and 32 key pin pad Using special cable ord code MID CEE you can connect external module to the connector EX
52. ton and a window will pop up choose the Copy content command The content of the key is now stored in memory Go to a new key and choose the Paste content command The MID USER S MANUAL Page 26 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD content in memory is pasted onto the new key The content is deleted through the Clear key command The Cut content command displaces the Clear key current content of a key in that it stores the Cut content content into memory and at the same time Copy content deletes it from the key The Paste content Paste content command then copies the content in memory onto the selected key 3 8 2 4 Changing the contents on the predefined modules The alphanumeric modules such as MID QMI28A PM128A TM128A have several keys which contents cannot be changed initially These keys are protected in a way that lower 2 layers are fixed To change the key contents you need first to Clear key unfix the key by pressing the right mouse Cut content Copy content button and to select the Unfix key option BT From now on all the available layers can be Theses changed 3 8 2 5 On line key content preview The contents of the key marked with the Key Prop Fale E3 mouse cursor are constantly displayed in the Ma Koy 4 Key Prop window Windows or in the status a line DOS CA A ATIPS2 Scan codes MID USER S MANUAL SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Page 27 3 9 Setting
53. ul failed readings MID USER S MANUAL Page 34 KEYBOARD FEATURES MID BCR INPUT is a RS232 pass through port optionally integrated on the master module Since all the port settings are programmable a variety of readers with decoded RS232 serial output could be connected Incoming data are modified and rerouted to the selected AT PS2 or RS232 interface Those data stream modifications include several programmable features such as appending of header prefix and a terminator suffix sequence Headers and Terminators Bytes 1 2 3 Interface Bytes 4 11 Prefixes and Suffixes Cancel Content Scan codes Success code Beep Clear Fail code BeepDelay100msBeepDelay100msBeep Interface and content type JAT PS2 Scancodes Content Scan codes Start code Clear End code Enter Clear Interface and content type aT P52 Scan codes 02 C1 84 00 00 00 86 00 D 00 Set BOR Mode Get Mode AT PS2 Figure 28 Defining headers terminators Four different programmable sequences enables the BCR unit to fulfil many system software requirements these are e Success code is generated when the bar code has been successfully read The action is executed before any data is sent e Fail code this sequence indicates that the code has not been read successfully e Start code and End code are sent right before and after usefully bar code data The interface t
54. yer 2 C Double vertical C Shift to layer 3 C Lock to layer 3 C Quadruple x Cancel Shift to layer 4 Lock to layer 4 Blank Click switch Step layer down Custom Content Scan codes Label sert PUEDE Layer1 How to use MIDWIN TEST M 2 Ctrl F12 Layer 3 Ctrl AEnter iv Layer FLENEW m Clear 1 Clear 2 Clear 3 Clear 4 Interface and content type AT PS2 Scan codes M Exit key Right Ctrl 01 100ms key Ins Dly 1s key Home Beep key PgUp Figure 22 Key properties e On any layer a key can be assigned a property of producing a sound signal whenever pressed soft click a tick next to the Click control element designates this Content s auto repeating is set through the Autorepeat control element e Shape of the keys can also be set Simply go to the control element MID USER S MANUAL 24 SETTING UP THE KEYBOARD Shape and mark the chosen shape Setting the keycap as a Blank keycap disables the key e Interface and content type determines which interface should the contents of the key be sent to AT PS2 or RS232 and how the contents are entered as scan codes or as ASCII In the picture below you can see the available options Interface and content type 7717717 7 AT PS2 Scan codes AT PS2 ASCII entry AT PS2 Code sequence RS232 ASCII ent AT PS2 Scan codes contents are entered as normal sc
55. ype of these codes defines the port AT PS2 or RS232 where the data shall be sent MID USER S MANUAL KEYBOARD FEATURES Page 35 The sequence order of the sent data Bar code Success code Start code Bar code data End Code successfully read Bar code Fail code unsuccessfully read NOTE Beeping as a part of the sequence could be entered only if the interface type is selected to AT PS2 Scan codes Since the interface could be different Success Fail code and for Start End code you can set beeping as a success and fail code even if the primary interface type Start End code is set to RS232 The BCR Properties page consists of two additional sub pages where you can define the parameters of the connected Bar Code reader As a help tool there are few types of the BCRs already predefined in the Predefined Settings scroll down menu All set settings are saved in the keyboard layout file along with all properties of all keys BCH Propeities and Tamnalois Bees 1 2 Y desse Bytes 4 17 Protas and Ei Byte 1 RX mode byte Suara Dele tas Paw ype i At bri eu c Eee und Cu m f B Pradatirrad Tipo Slot Byte 2 RX flow byte Use detest iow auc herdsheke 7 pense is 5 r na LOEO E nv handsheke Diseatd conire characters 1 ju i Sane
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