User Manual for Matrix Maker
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1. 0x Insert oalti 2 83 4 ms A Eleza g s o a ae Prise Scroll Pause Narn pGermany Gad 2 fw a al oe SST 1 fa J 4 p G f i q pole en Jafe ef e a o e oa ene onl mas reed o iA e G alot E E al e ee Sy ji ASCII Code In this method you can assign any printable ASCII Codes 1 e A Z a z 0 9 and punctuation symbols Up to 255 ASCII codes can be assigned Five special symbols can also be assigned by using the following representations ASCII Code xHH where HH must be a two digit hexadecimal integer For example if you program a button with Hello nWorld as shown in the following diagram User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 6 Eey Code Fos Index 2D Enter a string to represent this key HellojnWorld cancel After programming this button 1f you type this button in Notepad it will display Hello World Note 1 By using this method no matter you press Caps Lock or not it will always display the same character string 2 The output of the character string is the same as what you enter if you choose a correct Country Code in the Keyboard Setting dialogue Refer to Section 3 For example if you enter How are you in a Germany OS but you choose USA for the Country Code in the Keyboard Setting dialogue the ouptut will become How are zou iii Customize Code For PS 2 keyboard only This method allows a user to directly assign PS 22. C temp poskb bin t S78A The format of the batch file for updating firmware for a RS232 device Location_of_Executable_File 2 Location_of_Firmware_File t Category s Port Baud For example C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard MatrixMaker exe 2 C temp poskb bin t C202AC s 1 57600 Note a There is a space before 1 2 t and s but no space after 1 2 t and s b The double quotation mark is required
3. File on the menu bar and then Save or click icon on the toolbar 13 Open You can load the key mappings keyboard setting or magstripe card reader setting from a ra file click File on the menu bar and then Open or click La icon on the toolbar An error will occur if you choose to load a wrong format keymap file IV Batch Update You can update the keymap or the firmware automatically by creating a batch file After updating the program will be closed automatically 1 Keymap Update The format of the batch file for updating keymap for a PS2 or USB device Location_of_Executable_File 1 Location_of_Keymap_File t Category For example C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard MatrixMaker exe 1 C temp s78a dat t S78A The format of the batch file for updating keymap for a RS232 device Location_of_Executable_File Location_of_Keymap_File t Category s Port Baud For example User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 14 C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard MatrixMaker exe 1 C temp C202AC dat t C202AC s 1 57600 2 Firmware Update Except for the USB device The format of the batch file for updating firmware for a PS2 device Location_of_Executable_File 2 Location_of_Firmware_File t Category For example C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard MatrixMaker exe 2
4. to bring up the window for input After finish the settings you like you can press Update button to send these settings to the keyboard and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed Or you can press OK button to save the setting in the program memory and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed Firmware Update Except for the USB device On the menu bar click Keyboard and then Update Firmware or on the toolbar click icon it will ask you the location of the firmware file During updating please do not press any keys on the keyboard for better performance Diagnostic i Enter Test Mode The key pressed will show its key position For testing the keyboard only If your keyboard has key lock and the repeat feature is turned on the keyboard will continuously send the key lock position To stop this you can press any other key ji Exit Test Mode The key pressed will show the code programmed 10 11 User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 12 iii Load Factory Setting Re load the default factory setting to the device This function can be used when the QUERTY section of the keymap is lost For the USB keyboard please re plug the keyboard and close the software after executing this function successfully Iv Reset Reset the keyboard only For testing the keyboard only V Firmware Version Get the current version of the firmware Update Key Mappings After you assig
5. ASCII Code orr Customize Code option However if you do not program a key to the layer index 2 there will be no response for those keys you assigned at the 2 layer User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 8 SoA Eile View Eeyboard Diagnostic Help Su ndre yen um Caps Scroll ack Lock Lock 6i G Gol i ia Memory Left 10000 Bytes 3 Keyboard Setting This setting will not be provided if a RS232 magnetic card reader is selected in the Keyboard Category dialogue If a PS2 or USB magnetic card reader is selected only Country Code setting is meaningful On the menu bar click Keyboard and then Keyboard Setting the following dialogue window will appear Eeyboarn Setting Country Code USA Iw ids Enable a All Keys C Only Programmed Keys User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 9 If you want to have a beep sound when pressing a button on the keyboard click Beep Enable option 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 click Repeat Enable option Depending on what type of keyboard chosen you can assign a country code in the keyboard setting This country code will affect what the magstripe card reader reads and the keys programmed by the ASCII code method After finish the settings you like you can press Update button to send these settings to the keyb
6. CII code methods For details please refer to the Section 4 A button in the keyboard layout changing dark grey when the mouse cursor is on top of it indicates that the button can be programmable Click the left mouse button on that programmable button a popup menu appears There are totally three methods to assign the key map One method is called Key Code one is ASCII Code and the other is Customize Code After assigning codes for a button you can choose Clear in the popup menu to clear the codes Choose Layer Index to assign an index to a key ofoek Untitled File Keyboard Diagnostico Language Help se Mito w ill ayera Key Lock Hum Caps Serol Lock Lock Look EA a Fol ta fun Eey Code ASCII Code Layer Index Customize Code tegl Memory Left 10000 Bytes User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 3 Note Not all models have Key Lock i Key Code In this method you can assign any scan codes to a key Eey Code Pos Index 2D Mapping Sequence special Codes Left Shift Down H E Left Shift Up L L 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 f i q s a e Fa rio Fit re Wake Sleep Power Spates ia A ye ee eee fe ee fea fra tes tomel rue oe yes mae on tf pn a Js va gO Be om J b 2 le 2 2 E El El In the above dialogue window most popular key codes scan codes are shown in the virtual keyboard area
7. Set 2 Scan Codes for the key Customize Key Code Make Code 12 33 fO 33 FO 12 24 FO 24 4b FO 4b 4b FO 4b 44 FO 44 Break Code cane The codes entered in the Make Code field will be sent if the key is pressed down while the codes entered in the Break Code filed will be sent when the key is pressed up For example the codes in the above diagram are the Scan Codes for left shift s make code 12 h s make code 33 h s break code f0 33 left shift s break User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 7 code f0 12 e s make code 24 e s break code f0 24 1 s make code 4b l s break code f0 4b o s make code 44 and o s break code f0 44 Note 1 Please enter the codes in hexadecimal format and use space to separate the codes 2 Each code should have at most 2 characters 0 9 A F or a f 3 There are 2 codes you cannot use to assign They are 00 and 02 Iv Layer Index Depending on the category of the keyboard it is allowed to program the keyboard at most 16 layers You can assign a layer index to any key you like Eey Code Fos Index 2D select one of the layers Layer U C Layer 1 C Layer 2 C Layer 3 C Layer 4 C Layer 5 C Layer b C Layer f C Layer C LayerS C Layer10 C Layerll C Layerl2 C Layer13 C Layer14 Layer15 If for example you want to program the keyboard at the Ore layer you can choose Layer 2 option in the tool bar Then assign the key codes by Key Code option
8. User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 1 User Manual for Matrix Maker Version 2 6 I Program Installation To install the program run the Setup exe file The default folder for installation is C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard II PS 2 Keyboard and MSR Card Reader Driver Setup This section is only for Windows 2000 or XP users who have PS 2 keyboard or MSR card reader The default folder for the driver files is C Program Files Matrix Maker KB Driver For the detailed instructions please refer to the file POSKB_DRV_SETUP pdf which is in the default folder III Keyboard Programming Software The default location of executable file is gt C Program Files Matrix Maker Programmable Keyboard MatrixMaker exe 1 Select a keyboard When the program runs the Keyboard Category dialogue will appear Eeyboard Catezory Available Product Preview 3118 CP aA oe 32 OA 551A SEKA SBBA of GA STGAtS2 4A rB 569A sb44cC f P52 0 USB R5232 User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 2 Select the category of the keyboard you want to program and then press OK button The following instructions are based on S78A model but they can also be applied for other models Edit Key Map If a magnetic card reader is selected in the Keyboard Category dialogue you can treat Header Separator and Suffix as buttons in the keyboard and program them by Key Code and AS
9. haracters 3 For a RS232 magnetic card reader they can only be programmed by using ASCII method According to the settings in the above dialogue window after you sliding a magstripe card along the reader it will display as follows Header codes Track 1 Start Sentinel Track 1 Data Track 1 End Sentinel Separator codes Track 2 Start Sentinel Track 2 Data Track 2 End Sentinel Separator codes Track 3 Start Sentinel Track 3 Data Track 3 End Sentinel Suffix codes After finish the settings you like you can press Update button to send these settings to the keyboard and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed Or you can press OK button to save the setting in the program memory and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed 5 User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 11 Bar Code Reader Setting Optional On the menu bar click Keyboard and then Bar Code Reader Setting or on the toolbar click Illl icon the following dialogue window will appear Bar Code Reader Setting T4301 Flo4sa e082 Header Enable check digit verification ASCI C Code Suffix C ASCII Code Enable the sending of UPC EAN supplemental Code I Enable the first character of UPC EAN a 0 l Enable the sending of the check digit v Enable Code 39 full ASCII Enable Beep Update OK Header and Suffixes can be programmed similar to normal buttons on the keyboard click on the ASCII or Code
10. ning the codes for all or some of the buttons you can start to program the key mappings in the following manners On the menu bar click Keyboard and then Update Key Mappings or on the toolbar click Ml icon During updating please do not press any keys on the keyboard for better performance Update Whole Keyboard After you assigning the codes for all or some of the buttons configuring keyboard setting magstripe card reader setting and barcode reader setting you can click Keyboard on the menu bar and then Update Whole Keyboard During updating please do not press any keys on the keyboard for better performance Retrieve Keyboard If you want to get the key code programmed in each key keyboard setting or magstripe card reader setting you can click Keyboard on the menu bar and then Retrieve Keyboard or click oy icon on the toolbar During retrieving please do not press any keys on the keyboard for better performance Clear All User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 13 If you want to clear all key mappings the keyboard setting or the magstripe card reader setting click Keyboard on the menu bar and then Clear Al or click or icon on the toolbar This action only clears the program memory It does not clear all settings in the actual keyboard 12 Save If you want to save all key mappings the keyboard setting or the magstripe card reader setting into a file click
11. oard and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed Or you can press OK button to save the setting in the program memory and then the dialogue window will be automatically closed Caution If you choose Repeat Enable option and you assign non layer index for certain key lock position for example assigning Hello for key lock L When the key is switched on L position Hello will be generated repeatedly If you choose Beep Enable at the same time you will hear a continuous beep sound Therefore it is recommended the key lock be assigned a layer index Magstripe Card Reader Setting Optional On the menu bar click Keyboard and then Magstripe Card Reader Setting or on the toolbar click icon the following dialogue window will appear User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 10 Magstipe Card Reader Setting Start Sentinel End Sentinel Track 1 I oe et Track 2 iv S s a 7 Track 3 V F Others Header C ASCII Code separator W Enable Beep C ASCII C Code Suffix C ASCII Code Reading sequence 1 2 3 Header Separator and Suffix can be programmed similar to normal buttons on the keyboard click on the ASCII or Code to bring up the window for input Note 1 The code length for Header Separator and Suffix are limited to 16 only 2 You can only enter 1 character for each sentinel If you enter more than character the software will discard all c
12. ock is on Caution l If for example you want to assign Left Shift code no any other codes you just press left Shift button once in the keyboard picture But in the Mapping Sequence list of the above dialogue window if you press left Shift button once 1 e there will be no Left Shift Up code in the Mapping Sequence list when you press this button after programming it seems that the left Shift button is still pressing continuously The above situation is also applied for Right Shift code Left Alt Code Right Alt Code Left Ctrl Code and Right Ctrl Code Therefore much attention is needed when assigning these codes For PS2 interface if lt Pause gt code is assigned no other codes can be appended On the other hand if other code is assigned the lt Pause gt code cannot be appended For USB interface the following codes cannot be assigned with other codes lt Wake gt lt Sleep gt lt Power gt lt Vol Up gt lt Vol Down gt lt Media Select gt lt Mail gt lt Calculator gt lt My Computer gt lt WWW Search gt On the other hand if other code is assigned the above codes cannot be appended Depending on the version of the software you can change the virtual keyboard layout by selecting the country you like User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 5 Eey Code Pos Index 2D Mapping Sequence opecial Codes 5D 61 2F Cancel 37 3F E032 E02 E050 E046 w Hex Code
13. plus a few special codes which are listed in the Special Codes area Selecting a key from the keyboard area or double clicking an item in Special Codes area will add that key s code to the Mapping Sequence list Up to 256 codes can be mapped to a single key position Any key codes scan codes that are not selectable in this screen can be mapped by directly entering the hexadecimal code for that key into the box next to 0x and pressing Insert Example If you press Shift H E Shift L L and O buttons in the virtual keyboard the Mapping Sequence list will be shown as in the above dialogue window If you want to delete O in the above Mapping Sequence list you can right click the O item A popup menu with two options will appear Select Delete option will delete the O item But if you select Clear All all items in the list will be deleted User Manual for Matrix Maker Page 4 If you want to add S before H in the above Mapping Sequence list click H item in the list first then press S in the keyboard picture But remember to click any empty items in the list if you want to append the codes at the end of the list After programming this key if you type this button in Notepad it will display HEllo if the Caps Lock is off However it will display heLLO if the Caps L
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